On Wed, 19 May 2021 at 13:18, Tom Horsley <horsley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:06:56 -0400 > bruce wrote: > > > So, I'm interested in thoughts for the group. > > For things I want to be relatively stable, I've tended > to use the ubuntu LTS release with long support times > so I have no reason to upgrade frequently. > Ubuntu is very widely used around the world, but their LTS releases sometimes mean you have to go outside the core distro when you need a current version of some library. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu with simpler desktop environment that many users prefer. > > I started using fedora because where I worked our software > ran on redhat, and fedora was a good thing to use to get early > warning of things that would break in future redhat releases. > That got me used to fedora, so I've stuck with it for my main > system, but it does become annoying to upgrade every 6 months > (though I've just gone from 33 to 34 with relatively few problems). > I use Fedora for similar reasons, and have VM's for other distros. These are very useful when something doesn't work for a user with another distro. Debian unstable provides an early warning system for Ubuntu. Some of my current projects "just work" in Debian, then I have to work out what other distros got wrong. Many key libraries have a myriad of build-time configuration options, starting with compiler options that target low-end processors. Most distros build the packages with a default configuration that invariably omits a feature I need. All this means that I end up installing only basic things and rely on local builds of the libraries I'm using. -- George N. White III
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