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Stable Linux distro with up to date packages (feddit.it)

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Maybe what I'm looking for is the holy grail, but what do you guys suggest as a Distro with a good balance between stability and up-to-date packages?

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[–] Raphael 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The holy grail, stable and up-to-date, it exists, it's called Debian with Flatpaks.

Install Debian. Avoid doing any changes to your package selection, try to get things from flatpaks.

[–] RegalPotoo 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is my preferred way off doing things, but trying to glue VSCode + Android Studio + the Flutter SDK + Docker + ... together via Flatpack was an exercise in pain and sadness last time I tried it.

Getting all my normal boring desktop apps via Flatpack is awesome, but for a developer it just doesn't seem practical right now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you're a developer and want a stable distro you'll need a way to have up to date dev environments. I would use Nix or containers.

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot 2 points 1 year ago

I second this!

[–] guyman -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Problem with debian is it's stable in the sense of unchanging, not necessarily a lack of bugs.

He's saying he wants up to date packages and stability, which seems to mean he was current software without bugs. That's not debian stable.

[–] Raphael 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll bite, what is this mythical bugless system thee speak of?

[–] guyman 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

None, but bugs stick around way longer in debian stable because of how old the software is.

Did you... really think I was talking about a bugless distro?

[–] Raphael 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, but I do see you mentioning problems without showing any solutions.