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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Linux middle ground? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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so a common claim I see made is that arch is up to date than Debian but harder to maintain and easier to break. Is there a good sort of middle ground distro between the reliability of Debian and the up-to-date packages of arch?

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[–] muhyb 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait, Pop_OS switched to rolling release?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

From their website:

"Update on Your Terms

Pop!_OS provides the latest features and security patches through rolling updates and periodic OS version upgrades, to be performed at your discretion. And if you want a clean slate, the Refresh Install feature resets your OS while preserving the files in your Home folder. "

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's not what a rolling release is...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I didn't say it was. I posted the quote from the website to clarify.