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1 • Adele networking (by Brad on 2024-02-12 01:16:55 GMT from United States)
Like Jesse, I also have access to a laptop lacking an RJ45 connector. I worked around this potential problem by purchasing a USB-C-to RJ45 dongle,which allowed me to use wired internet until I could download networking software that would allow me to connect wirelessly.
2 • New Distro Releases (by Jerry on 2024-02-12 01:45:31 GMT from United States)
Oh, I don't know. Any deciding factor(s) I have about when in the development of a distro I'm going to try it most often become evident as I look at its review history. That starts here at Distrowatch on the distros dedicated page where reviews are listed and links to the distro's website are there along with other info.
I'm not one to try distros that reviewers, here or out in other sites, highlight issues about this or that problem etc, even if they report that they like the distro once things are straightened out via advice in forums or elsewhere.
My experiments with Linux (and BSD) are about whether or not they work well with my hardware, mostly. But also security issues turn me off, as well as ongoing struggles with the very development of the distro (Solus, Gecko, Void, and of course most BSDs).
3 • Opinion Poll... (by Tech in San Diego on 2024-02-12 03:02:20 GMT from United States)
SuSE Linux was the first Linux distribution I tried back in 2001, with version 7.2. I instantly fell in love with its user-friendly YaST installer and the rock-solid stability. While I've dabbled in Ubuntu, Mint, and even Arch Linux over the years, none offered the same combination of stability, powerful features like YaST and Zypper, and robust security that openSUSE provides. Plus, the ability to rollback my system with Btrfs snapshots has saved me countless times when experimenting with new software.
Whether I'm working on development projects, editing videos, or just browsing the web, openSUSE has always been a reliable and adaptable companion. Its vibrant community and commitment to open-source values further solidify my loyalty to this amazing distribution.
4 • @1 (by Chris on 2024-02-12 05:51:34 GMT from South Africa)
BTW would a USB-to-LAN device be supported by something like Adelie?
5 • Poll (by Adrien.D on 2024-02-12 09:34:20 GMT from France)
I try alpha or beta because I made tests in VM .
For a production use, when I use a system, it's 1 month after the release of stable version
6 • Rolling vx Fixed? (by joncr on 2024-02-12 09:57:48 GMT from United States)
I'm always curious about how long users asking about fixed vs rolling actually keep a distribution on a machine.
There are two kinds of stability: 1) Lack of crashes caused by bugs; 2) Reduction of change caused by feature updates and API changes. (Let's assume everyone wants security fixes.)
Both are important. The second is very important to enterprise users who expect to keep a distribution release in use for upwards of a decade or more AND want their in-house and 3rd-party applications to work per usual all that time.
Adoption of an enterprise distro like RHEL, Suse, or Ubuntu LTS supported by Ubuntu Pro is probably the surest way for an individual to have years of use, if they know their requirements will not change over that time.
7 • I will first try a distro when... (by James on 2024-02-12 11:34:23 GMT from United States)
I only install a LTS release and only after the first point release. I don't want to deal with multiple bugs. That said, I really appreciate the people willing to do that.
8 • I am going to try a distro when .... (by alway-curious-about-FOSS on 2024-02-12 11:47:58 GMT from Germany)
I am going to try a distro when there is a new special concept or a new interesting basic idea. If I am curios about it then will also test a beta or something else version - but certainly not as daily drver.
I am also often catched by eyecandy if there is a focus on costomizing the desktop.
9 • Adelie shell (by TennesseeJed on 2024-02-12 12:03:46 GMT from France)
Just to put you out of your misery Jesse, Adelie uses the Z shell by default. No built in commands at all!
10 • @7, @10 (by Vukota on 2024-02-12 14:34:58 GMT from Serbia)
I am totally with @7, I am willing these days only to try what is stable (mostly free of bugs and has solid support track record/schedule), but regardless what these "stable" point releases are called. Rolling is mostly not stable unless you are willing to do lot of baby sitting.
About Tax Software, nothing is safe, even regular mail can be intercepted. Online filling has no alternative (unless you are willing to go through the hassle - what just 7% proves). Easiest target for hackers are third parties (mostly tax preparers with low legal recourse) that does not handle your information in a security conscious way (sending/storing confidential information in e-mail, using outdated OS, not having up to date antivirus, belongs here). Electronic filling does provide some kind of (legal) guaranties in case of information leak.
11 • Poll & rolling vs fixed (by Ken Harbit on 2024-02-12 15:11:24 GMT from United States)
As far as when I try a distro goes, it's normally when I see a review that I like or a friend says I should try something. My favorite review sites are Distrowatch and Dedoimedo. I've used both rolling and fixed distros, it's mainly what fits my or my customer's needs at that time.
12 • Rolling vs Stable (by borea on 2024-02-12 15:14:52 GMT from Moldova)
Newer software is cooler than older software, so it would be nicer every distro to use rolling release model.
But like it or not software has bugs, so stable releases are a necesity.
What bothers me most, is that distributions don't use one another in order to minimize work, which is needed to assemble a stable release.
In an ideal world both Ubuntu and Debian should freeze at the same time from same set of .deb packages.
Imagine a world where:
1) Debian gets a release every 2 years in April (2026.4)
2) Ubuntu is based on that Debian released in April (2026.4)
3) Debian backports team work together with Ubuntu non-LTS team
4) Ubuntu ditches 6 month builds
5) Ubuntu&Debian has enough time to make a stable yearly build (2027.4)
Debian 2026.4 LTS and Ubuntu 2026.4 LTS
and yearly Ubuntu 2027.4 with newer software.
13 • Review policy (by Roger Brown on 2024-02-12 15:34:05 GMT from Australia)
Yet another review of a distro that didn't really work. Useful to tell us what to avoid but otherwise?
May I most respectfully suggest to site management that if it doesn't work, don't waste your time telling us about it. Move on to something that does work.
14 • Review policy (by Jesse on 2024-02-12 15:40:15 GMT from Canada)
@13: "Yet another review of a distro that didn't really work. Useful to tell us what to avoid but otherwise?"
All operating systems work (or don't work) in degrees. Some better than others, but it's always a spectrum. What I find more interesting that _if_ something works is _how_ it tries to work.
"May I most respectfully suggest to site management that if it doesn't work, don't waste your time telling us about it. Move on to something that does work."
If I adopted this policy and only reviewed projects that worked entirely, I'd write about two reviews per year. And then it would be the most boring pair of reviews in history: "Here is a list of new features. Everything works. The end."
15 • @13 @14 review (by Bruce on 2024-02-12 16:28:45 GMT from Japan)
I tend to read the reviews disinterestedly if it's a minor distro with issues. Unfortunately, that tends to describe most of the DW reviews. I can understand the urge to review the unknown distros, but, in my opinion, it would be better to mostly review the major distros roughly every major release. Considering that an average distro may have a major release roughly every two years, that would be mostly the top 100 distros, a set that has a lot of churn, with a small amount of time spent on distros like Adelie. On the DistroWatch popularity scale, I see that the distros I most often use are between 50 and 100, such as Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, and I'm typing this on Mint. Or you could see Ubuntu and Mint as in the top 10. But it's the reviewers' choice, I guess, and you have to go where your interest leads you, so thanks anyway for keeping an eye out on the horizon.
16 • Rolling release (by David on 2024-02-12 16:44:54 GMT from United Kingdom)
Four years ago I needed something for a new computer instead of CentOS. I picked PCLinuxOS, a little uncertain as to whether I could live with a rolling release. Since then there has only been one niggle, when a couple of programs didn't like an update to Python. Both were recompiled and in the repository within 24 hours. So it is possible for a rolling-release distro to deliver a consistent experience for those of us who don't hanker after new things.
17 • @12, Shared resousces. (by Mr. Moto on 2024-02-12 20:39:19 GMT from Philippines)
"In an ideal world both Ubuntu and Debian should freeze at the same time from same set of .deb packages." And they could do a joint release and call it Debuntu.
18 • Debian & Ubuntu release schedules. (by Tuxedoar on 2024-02-12 21:07:06 GMT from Argentina)
@12: Interesting idea!. Even though Debian stable releases have ocurred (more or less, in recent years) every 2 years, Debian doesn't guarantee or make a promise on a release cadence. Given whatever circunstances, it could take several additional months to release or even it could be delayed by 1 or more years (adding to those `~2 years) for a release to happen. As they say, "they'll release whent it's ready"!.
In contrast, with few exceptions, Ubuntu has a commitment to have fixed release schedules. Having said this, however, I'm not sure how much of a problem would represent to have more or less synced releases with Debian, for Ubuntu LTS releases only. Historically, Ubuntu has always been based on the Unstable branch of Debian (I think it's still the case). I think, many years ago, that made a lot of sense due to better hardware support (updated kernel) and more recent apps and userland software stack. Nowadays, I don't know iif having recent components of the system, has an equal impact as it did years ago. I mean, may be it's still important, but for a lesser degree.
Cheers!.
19 • stability is king (by Adrian on 2024-02-13 01:48:03 GMT from New Zealand)
With choosing distros, I voted for the ability to have several good releases.
A distro must have a history / reputation of success, a low disasters count (eg: Ubuntu's blunders with desktops choices, dubious deals like with Amazon... count against it), everything works in multimedia, excellent desktop and support tools like file manager and image viewer, good selection of software with recent enough versions, many mirrors and a good update system. This rolled up into one word would be: stability.
Currently for me, the distros that pass my criteria are Manjaro and Mint. And all on Cinnamon. This is what works for me in a repeatable, predictable manner that I can take to a new machine or in upgrading an old one. I need to get work done, not sit 6 hours a day for weeks tweaking some new-fangled thing.
20 • Unified Debian & Ubuntu release schedules (by Vinfall on 2024-02-13 01:56:49 GMT from Hong Kong)
I'm afraid that is very unlikely. In fact, (in a simplistic way of thinking) Ubuntu uses packages from Debian Unstable and Ubuntu LTS uses the ones from Debian Testing. So when you are using either Ubuntu variants, it's more or less a rolling release in the sense of Debian upstream. It's just so stable compared with other rolling releases with bad reputation that you would not even think about it.
So ideally I'd prefer every distro to at least offer a similar approach like Debian: offer fast developing branches like testing, unstable or even experimental, AND have stable release (or better call it frozen snapshot, sort of) along with backports for newer packages on older snapshots.
21 • criteria move (by grindstone on 2024-02-13 03:02:34 GMT from United States)
For years, I tried everything and anything. The last maybe 7 years, it's been only LTS...until right now when the DSL alpha came out. Having big-fun again--but with the comfort of a running LTS to fall back on. Sincere gratitude to all who contribute!
22 • Rolling release vs fixed release (by vw72 on 2024-02-13 04:08:37 GMT from United States)
While it may be convenient to have a stable (as in unchanging) system for 3, 5 or 10 years, it also means any regressions or quirks are there for the same time period. Also, long term fixed releases might not fully support new hardware.
With rolling releases, the implication is that as soon as there is a new update to an application it is pushed out immediately and if it is broken, your system is now broken. That might have been done in the past, but at least with openSUSE Tumbleweed, there is extensive automated testing performed that if a component doesn't pass, then it is held back until it can be fixed and passed. Other distros may have similar testing practices, but to the best of my knowledge, they aren't as thorough as openSUSE's.
As for a downside for rolling releases, if you have low bandwidth, they probably aren't a good choice as there can be a few megabytes of data updated or a gigabyte or two. While massive updates are not common, they do occur. Recently, openSUSE updated with the new glibc which required every installed package to also be updated
One final negative for a rolling release is if you use NVidia proprietary drivers, a kernal update may break your video until the driver is updated or you manually compile it yourself. That's not the distro's fault but the proprietary nature of the closed sourced NVidia ecosystem. If you have an AMD or Intel chipset for your video you should be fine.
23 • @12 borea: (by dragonmouth on 2024-02-13 12:17:38 GMT from United States)
"distributions don't use one another in order to minimize work"
Do competing companies (Because that's what distros are) in ANY other industry "use one another in order to minimize work"? Does Ford help GM or Peugot help ZIL?
24 • Rolling vs fixed release (by dragonmouth on 2024-02-13 12:20:36 GMT from United States)
Another thumbs up for PCLinuxOS as opposed to LTS releases.
25 • new releases (by james on 2024-02-13 12:28:45 GMT from United States)
After being burned by the original Solus and also Point Linux, I am very careful to pick established distros with a large development team and a lot of financial support. Waking up to see your distro's servers shut down and the distro discontinued overnight is not a great feeling.
26 • distros as "companies" (by Jerry on 2024-02-13 13:01:19 GMT from United States)
@23 Well, some. But there are some important differences between what relationships could be between Ford and GM and what they are between Debian and MX, Fedora and Alma, etc.
27 • @19 Stability... (by Ed on 2024-02-13 16:04:42 GMT from Sweden)
I agree. Its important that a distribution is well established and have been so for a long time. Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint are. IMHO Fedora are closest to being perfect considering the well executed balance between stability and new packages.
28 • @13 distros that 'work' (by Rip van Winterbottom on 2024-02-13 20:01:00 GMT from Denmark)
@13: Distros that 'work': If you want distros that just 'work' go for one of the top distros on the page ranking. I like Jesse's reviews because he tests things I wouldn't have looked at - distros that are 'different' from mainstream distros, BSDs, distros for mobile, etc.
I'd turn your argument on its head: Distros that just work are less interesting than distros that try to be unique. Adélie is more interesting than the latest *buntu clone. They're making something new and that's the key to innovation. It may not succeed but they deserve respect and applause for trying.
29 • Adélie & rolling/stable (by Rip van Winterbottom on 2024-02-13 20:14:35 GMT from Denmark)
@Adélie: My advice to Adélie's developers is to focus on fewer flavors and work on a more polished user experience. Jesse had trouble getting online, that's unacceptable: Fix it. Serious bugs like that qualify Adélie as alpha, not beta.
Apart from that you're onto something special. Keep going, we want you to succeed.
Rolling vs. stable: Rolling can be fun but don't ever use it in a production environment, professionals use stable all the way. And when support for a stable OS ends you never do an upgrade - that's asking for trouble. Rinse and repeat: You back up everything, erase the hard drive, install the updated OS, then retrieve your data from the backup. An upgraded OS is dirty.
30 • wifi (by su on 2024-02-14 21:37:40 GMT from United States)
Simple. At a minimum if wifi does not work out of the box with a modern browser available for a desktop distro, forget it. I do not have the time to work around those basics.
31 • Long-support releases for me, mostly (by RJA on 2024-02-14 21:47:40 GMT from United States)
I mostly do Ubuntu LTS, in the world-of-Linux.
I used to not dislike the non-LTS releases of Ubuntu so much, but since Raring Ringtail, the non-LTSes are effectively "throwaway" to me.
32 • PCLinuxOS Repository (by Jan on 2024-02-15 00:32:32 GMT from The Netherlands)
Off Topic
I had no joy downloading/Live-testing PCLinuxOS KDE.
Untill I choose another mirror than the standard offered.
The live-USB from this worked.
However in the started live-USB, updating did nothing, untill I choose another repository-source than the standard.
In both cases the download-location and the repository was Netherlands (nluug).
So PCLinuxOS-maintainers: I advise you to check the Netherlands-nluug mirror/repository.
At trying out PCLinuxOS KDE initially I found it working very well/fast. However after some time the mouse pointer froze and the keybord became in-active. This happened at repeated try-outs.
So when does the new/up-to-date PCLinuxOS-iso's become available (hopefully witout this nuissance).
Another KDE without systemd is MX-KDE. The live-USBtesting was also a pleasant surprise (on my old CPU), and it updated and working without any flaw.
33 • MX Linux (by Jerry on 2024-02-15 15:03:23 GMT from United States)
@32 Jan, MX Linux is so thoroughly tested as a rolling release model that I can't recall any glitch or anomaly during my years using this distro as daily driver, and on several machines over time. For a long time I did hop around, but always ended up grateful for my MX DVD. Now I do not replace MX with anything; no need at all. Experiments and testing other distros are now done on different machines.
KDE version? Too clunky to customize to my liking, so I ended up sticking with XFCE.
PCLinuxOS? For me there is something "heavy" for want of a better word about that distro. But it's very reliable and has an amazing fan base in the forums there now (there was a time when their forums was not a nice place to go, that seems to have nicely changed). That about their repos you mention is something I have not seen, but if I do test that distro again I'll follow your advice about Netherlands-nluug mirror/repository.
34 • PCLinuxOS Repository @32 @33 (by Jan on 2024-02-15 16:43:06 GMT from The Netherlands)
To prevent misundersrtanding:
The Netherlands nluug mirror/repository was the one It seemed to have a flaw.
KDE/XFCE: Strangely, my live-USB-testing experience is that KDE systemd-free (and the atest Gnome-distros) gives the smoothier experience than XFCE (tested by a browser opened on a busy news-site).
35 • @34 Jan: (by dragonmouth on 2024-02-16 12:18:34 GMT from United States)
I have been using PCLinuxOS for close to 10 years. Never had problems with any of the repositories. Since PCLOS is a running release, I run an update almost every day. The Netherlands nluug mirror/repository is my primary. Never had any problems downloading packages from them. I would suggest the problem is on your end, not with the repository. Granted I am only one user but would I be able to download while you have problems?
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| • Issue 1045 (2023-11-13): Fedora 39, how to trust software packages, ReactOS booting with UEFI, elementary OS plans to default to Wayland, Mir gaining ability to split work across video cards |
| • Issue 1044 (2023-11-06): Porteus 5.01, disabling IPv6, applications unique to a Linux distro, Linux merges bcachefs, OpenELA makes source packages available |
| • Issue 1043 (2023-10-30): Murena Two with privacy switches, where old files go when packages are updated, UBports on Volla phones, Mint testing Cinnamon on Wayland, Peppermint releases ARM build |
| • Issue 1042 (2023-10-23): Ubuntu Cinnamon compared with Linux Mint, extending battery life on Linux, Debian resumes /usr merge, Canonical publishes fixed install media |
| • Issue 1041 (2023-10-16): FydeOS 17.0, Dr.Parted 23.09, changing UIDs, Fedora partners with Slimbook, GNOME phasing out X11 sessions, Ubuntu revokes 23.10 install media |
| • Issue 1040 (2023-10-09): CROWZ 5.0, changing the location of default directories, Linux Mint updates its Edge edition, Murena crowdfunding new privacy phone, Debian publishes new install media |
| • Issue 1039 (2023-10-02): Zenwalk Current, finding the duration of media files, Peppermint OS tries out new edition, COSMIC gains new features, Canonical reports on security incident in Snap store |
| • Issue 1038 (2023-09-25): Mageia 9, trouble-shooting launchers, running desktop Linux in the cloud, New documentation for Nix, Linux phasing out ReiserFS, GNU celebrates 40 years |
| • Issue 1037 (2023-09-18): Bodhi Linux 7.0.0, finding specific distros and unified package managemnt, Zevenet replaced by two new forks, openSUSE introduces Slowroll branch, Fedora considering dropping Plasma X11 session |
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