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1 • Published schedule (by DaveW on 2024-01-29 01:42:45 GMT from United States)
Linux Mint has kind of a slippery schedule. They publish twice a year, two months, more or less, after each Ubuntu release. They never publish an exact date, just do the release when they consider it ready.
2 • End Of Life Mint (by Guido on 2024-01-29 01:50:23 GMT from Philippines)
For Linux MInt you can find the information here: https://endoflife.software/operating-systems/linux/linux-mint
LM 20 will EOL in April 2025
3 • published support (by pengxiun on 2024-01-29 04:43:21 GMT from New Zealand)
I understand that Linux Mint only supports the Linux Mint parts of their releases.
LM MATE and Xfce DE releases get nearly all their security support via Ubuntu.
So, when Ubuntu drops security support for their release, Linux Mint does not take up the security support for the remainder of the LM release, based on that Ubuntu release, but continue with the support of the LM only parts. Too bad if there is a kernel exploit that Ubuntu doesnt patch.
Firefox may be an exception.
4 • Peppermint (Devuan Daedalus) EOL (by Solicitor on 2024-01-29 08:18:40 GMT from Qatar)
I currently use Peppermint (Devuan Daedalus) that was released on 26 Oct 2023 and there is no published EOL for the stable release, however both Debian (upstream) and Devuan (downstream) support the stable release for around 3 years. Thus, I expect my distro to be supported until Mid of 2026.
5 • poll (by Jazzfelix on 2024-01-29 09:05:29 GMT from Germany)
Yes - there is a published schedule for FreeBSD.
Also: I do not run a Linux distro.
xD
6 • Linux Mint (by Jesse on 2024-01-29 11:48:39 GMT from Canada)
@2: "I understand that Linux Mint only supports the Linux Mint parts of their releases.
LM MATE and Xfce DE releases get nearly all their security support via Ubuntu."
This doesn't really make sense. Linux Mint supports their releases for the same length of time as Ubuntu does upstream. In other words, when Ubuntu no longer supports their packages, Mint doesn't support that release anymore. Their support cycles are the same. Mint doesn't continue support after Ubuntu stops supporting their packages upstream.
7 • Mx-23 (by Kc1di on 2024-01-29 11:51:19 GMT from United States)
The distro I'm using publishes EOL infor MX-23 actives support ends on 10 Jun 26 and Security support ends 10 Jun 28 - So it's got a ways to go yet :) I use other distros Debian that have no clear EOL date.
8 • @5 – “distros” (by SuperOscar on 2024-01-29 13:03:55 GMT from Finland)
Well, as BSD stands for “Berkeley software *distribution*”, I would say the poll question (“Does your distro have…”) still qualifies ;)
9 • distros (by 0323pin on 2024-01-30 05:40:26 GMT from United States)
@8, well yes, but not "Linux" one. The question states Linux.
As for official support schedule, yes there is one for my OS but, I don't use it. I run the development branch and build everything from source.
10 • distros @7&8 (by cynic on 2024-01-30 11:58:34 GMT from United States)
One thing I love about Linux is everyone is an expert and also loves to nitpick! (sarc)
11 • EOL (by Jerry on 2024-01-30 13:39:37 GMT from United States)
That's something that's always bothered me about some/many linux distros, the End Of Life thing. I tried to get a handle on the reasons for it, and it came down to what the various experts say, along the lines of, "..end-of-life refers to the point where the software's developers or maintainers stop providing updates, patches, or any form of support for that particular version."
What I don't understand is WHY the software's developers/maintainers STOP providing update/pathes, etc. The most stated reason is that a new version has been developed and released. But, again, WHY? What causes devs to move away from the project to another project with a different number? Why not just continue with patches and all else needed to keep the distro going along the same path as what eventually becomes a new version?
12 • @10 • distros (by Geo. on 2024-01-30 16:15:14 GMT from Canada)
I used to be a pert, now I'm an expert. 😉
13 • published schedule (by John on 2024-01-30 20:11:10 GMT from Canada)
Hard question to answer. My Distro, Slackware, has no formal way in advance "published schedule", but when support is going to be stopped for an old release, the date of sunset is published a well in advance.
I think a release is sun-setted when it gets too difficult to update a package due to old Libs or gcc. 14.0, 14.1 and 14.2 were all sun-setted on Jan 1, 2024 leaving only 15.0. This is the first time in a very long time when only 1 release was being supported.
Some Stats:
14.2 - Supported for 7 years
14.1 - Supported for 10 years
14.0 - Supported for 11 years
14 • @11 • EOL (by Jerry from United States) (by Tom on 2024-01-31 16:28:37 GMT from United States)
1. Development costs time and money. If software doesn't bring money, one is doing it for free.
As we all know, one can't survive solely on love and ideals.
Often, it's hobbyists who start a project for personal purposes, and later they let it fall.
Besides, there are many other reasons. Sometimes people get bored and look for another hobby.
2. Because the toolkits and basic libraries also change over time. GTK2, GTK3, GTK4, GTK5, etc.
Underlaying technology may or may not maintain compatibility and varies from case to case.
Sometimes it makes sense to maintain compatibility, but not in all cases.
Backward compatibility can cause a very large overhead.
Sometimes, it becomes a security risk.
3. If the numbers didn't change, one wouldn't know the difference between the old and new versions.
The newer versions get features or security issues fixed, and one needs to differentiate among them.
Sometimes just because the naming scheme was inferior.
LO 7.6.4.1 is now called 24.2.1, as of today.
4. That's what they do, as long as they work on it and don't give up on their project.
5. Repeat 1 to 4...
15 • CNIX vs. Haiku (by B. Marley, Esq on 2024-01-31 16:36:15 GMT from Denmark)
From the CNIX review: "... what the distribution did provide was a solid, Debian-based experience."
As does Debian. Honestly, distros like CNIX serve no purpose whatsoever. They bring nothing new to the table. They are skinstros, not distros. There is no vision.
Haiku does bring something unique. I hope the lack of new developers doesn't kill it. Different is fun.
16 • SysLinux (by Dave Postles on 2024-02-01 12:18:42 GMT from United Kingdom)
Obviously I shd contact the maker, but can anyone point me quickly to the checksum for SysLinux - I can't find it and I've already downloaded the .iso. Thanks.
17 • SysLinuxOS checksum (by Jesse on 2024-02-01 12:43:39 GMT from Canada)
@16: "can anyone point me quickly to the checksum for SysLinux - I can't find it "
On our front page there is a release announcement for SysLinuxOS at the top. We link to both the ISO files and the checksums in the announcement.
18 • EOL (by Jerry on 2024-02-02 01:04:05 GMT from United States)
@14 How do rolling releases fit in with those explanations? Some of them do have EOL published but some do not. My queries up there in @11 were with the rolling release model in mind, while wondering why that way of doing things could be extended a bit to the notion of a perpetual release.
19 • EOL (by Tom on 2024-02-02 08:17:19 GMT from United States)
@18 • EOL (by Jerry from United States)
Exactly the same, Jerry. The operating system evolves, and eventually inferior components are replaced by the newer and better ones. X is replaced by Wayland, old init systems are replaced by systemd, and so on.
The system consists of the system libraries (needed to run the core operating system) and the software (system) libraries (not needed for the operating system, but needed for the software functionality; e.g. multimedia codecs).
Rolling or not, it makes no difference. Libraries change over time, as does the technology used to build them. The only difference with rolling is that these new libraries reach the end user sooner, are less well tested, and are more likely to cause incompatibilities. In other words, the user is the (rolling) beta tester.
Essential core libraries are not a concern for having a working server OS. All other libraries are a concern because they, combined with poor overall design, will make the system unusable as a desktop OS.
Once I have installed Astro on someone. Soon after, they upgrade the system and Astro breaks, or they keep Astro and can't upgrade the system. The main selling point of Shutter was its ability to take full website screenshots. Some time later, the required library became obsolete and so did Shutter. History repeats itself with the Gimp plugin Resynthesizer.
In 2010, Photoshop introduced the "Content Aware Fill" function in Photoshop CS5. A student named Paul Harrison developed the Resynthesizer plugin in 2005 as a part of his PhD. The plugin, which is one of the main selling points of the Gimp, is slowly disappearing from the repositories. The Resynthesizer plugin requires Python 2.x, which is deprecated and has been replaced by Python 3.x, and if you try to install it on Ubuntu 22.04 for example, it will fail. The workaround is to install the Gimp and the resynthesizer and then use the AppImage Gimp Starter which provides the necessary Python 2.x environment without messing with system components. Adobe's Content Aware Fill implementation was also based on Dr. Paul Harrison's work, and because it was not open source, which is a cost and not a revenue generator, it evolved over time.
These are just a few examples that illustrate why Linux is not the alternative to Windows for virtually nobody. Linux's core concept is great for a server distribution, but its core concept is completely broken for desktop use.
I can still run almost every application from the 90s on my Windows. Try that on Linux. And MacOS shows that one can make it even worse. They have changed both the hardware and the software architecture several times over the years, and not a single application I ever bought runs on the latest Macs.
The best system in the world is worth nothing if there is no software for it. The operating system is just an "app-starter".
20 • Linux 90s software (by Dave Postles on 2024-02-02 10:00:14 GMT from United Kingdom)
Wine will run 90s programmes in Linux, @20. I run MapInfo4, Minitab14, GenMapUk2, and a variety of Windows programmes from the 90s in Wine. What I don't want to do is run Linux-based programmes from the 90s on my Linux desktop.
21 • CNIX (by Rita Marley on 2024-02-02 10:05:26 GMT from The Netherlands)
@15 • CNIX (by B. Marley from Denmark)
"Honestly, distros like CNIX serve no purpose whatsoever. They bring nothing new to the table. They are SKINSTROS, not distros. There is no vision."
DISCLAIMER: If you have no sense of humor, STOP READING NOW! The topics described below are serious, but the comments may not be appropriate for everyone.
If "skinstros" can't provide the proper skin for the OS, what's left?
1. The boot screen (Plymouth) of CNIX OS is lovelessly designed and technically poorly executed.
https://ibb.co/JvPrS6k
It displays the U.S. flag with transparency instead of white, and with completely misaligned text.
This shows a complete lack of creativity. How about a burning flag or some falling-off stars?
2. Bad choice of system theme and wrong default icon theme.
Arc themes are known to be bad because of lack of contrast.
https://ibb.co/JtYr74F
Papirus icon theme is set by default, even if ePapirus is also pre-installed. ePapirus would make some "invisible icons" a bit more visible. Still bad though.
3. The distribution comes without its own logo, using the Debian logo instead.
https://ibb.co/Pg9yLCT
There is nothing wrong with the Debian logo. It is well done and nice, but taking the existing distribution with the goal of improving its appearance and not even making your own logo is just cheap.
https://ibb.co/VQYvhBg
4. Wallpaper... :(
NEVER, NEVER put the distro name on the wallpaper, and if you can't leave it alone, NEVER, NEVER put the large text on the top or left side, but the small text on the bottom right side.
https://ibb.co/rcGCqXV
Speaking of image choices, the barn makes a decent wallpaper, but the cowgirl protecting the barn brings some accotiations...
https://ibb.co/S7wsBxf
5. XFCE with Thunar as a base.
XFCE is broken. Thunar is broken. Anything based on it is broken.
https://ibb.co/R3zMdmw
https://ibb.co/BqLg5k7
6. Distro name... CNIX??
CrippleNIX? CrockedNIX? CrudeNIX? CrinklNIX? ClowNIX? ...
My verdict: 1 (red) star.
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Californian_Lone_Star_Flag_(1836).svg)
Another fail in the month of fails. First MX Linux, then Bunsen Boron, then the Slackel, and now cNIXos.
22 • WINE (by UnScramble on 2024-02-02 10:49:27 GMT from Japan)
@21 • Linux 90s software (by Dave Postles from United Kingdom)
"Wine will run 90s programmes in Linux, @20. I run MapInfo4, Minitab14, GenMapUk2, and a variety of Windows programmes from the 90s in Wine."
Sure, there are some exceptions that work fine, but that's not the rule of thumb. Not only the old stuff often won't run, but also the new stuff often won't work with Linux and some emulators or non-emulators.
Many games from the 90s also had some DRM mechanisms that just won't work with WINE, some games will only run in WINE with some hacks (the game will run in the background, hidden behind the black window, for example), and some applications will expect some components that are missing (XARA for example couldn't be installed because Internet Explorer was missing), or some other applications will install and run, but some of their features won't work properly, or hardware acceleration will be missing, or ... You name it. And if and when something runs, how well? I recently installed the game Victoria, and it ran at 50 fps in Windows, and 1 fps with Steam's non-emulator Proton (WINE).
Thanks, but no thanks.
23 • Windows/Wine (by Dave Postles on 2024-02-02 11:24:45 GMT from United Kingdom)
All my programmes run perfectly in Wine. Personally, I only use my desktop for productivity.
24 • Windows/Wine (by UnScramble on 2024-02-02 12:28:31 GMT from Japan)
@24 • Windows/Wine (by Dave Postles from United Kingdom)
"All my programmes run perfectly in Wine. Personally, I only use my desktop for productivity."
If you drop the stone from the 2nd floor, how many floors will it fall before it hits the ground? One or two? ;)
Speaking of "I only use my desktop for productivity", have you ever heard of XARA? Originally it was even British.
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=41190
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=17927
So, yes, I am happy for YOU that all YOUR programs run perfectly in Wine.
25 • @22: (by dragonmouth on 2024-02-02 13:22:13 GMT from United States)
"6. Distro name... CNIX??"
How about "cynics"?
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