Jason,
This is an absolutely brilliant post.
In fact it hints at something I wish a knowledgeable soul would write.
An article, or even a book providing the kinds of questions one should
consider when choosing a Linux distribution.
One thing I have personally noticed is that some companies providing shared
hosting services tend to choose not only the most stable, but stable an
edition or so back.
Linux seems to be shifting almost daily, it seems a basic guide on what
one might want to weigh would help frankly many folks.
Cheers,
Karen
On Fri, 16 Aug 2024, 'Jason J.G. White' via blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 15/8/24 21:20, Karen Lewellen wrote:
More than a few sources suggest there are hundreds of millions of people
on the planet experiencing blindness.
For you to state that if a few are managing a task then a person must be
doing it wrong does not reflect how much like clay Linux can be, how
often a slight change even an upgrade can negatively impact results.
Anyone who runs Debian Sid (also known as "Unstable") is more likely than
most to encounter exactly those issues, which is why it's primarily
recommended for Debian developers rather than users. I've run it
successfully, but I built effective Linux system administration skills first,
and I was prepared to spend time and research effort recovering from the
problems that occasionally arose.
If the purpose is primarily to engage in development efforts or to
experiment, then Debian Sid is fine, but for every-day use, there are better
alternatives, unless you're comfortable with dealing with the problems that
running an unstable operating system can bring, and contributing to the
Debian bug reporting process.
Debian Stable, Fedora, Ubuntu and other options are more likely to be
reliable when upgraded. If you want a very up to date distribution, then Arch
Linux would provide recent packages, but it also assumes knowledge of the
command line interface and system administration.
The essence of what I'm saying is: there are tradeoffs involved in deciding
what distribution to run, and it depends on one's level of technical
competence and comfort, among other factors.
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