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So now what distro are we running for LTS desktops? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ubuntu has too many problems for me to want to run it. However, it has occurred to me that there aren't a lot of distros that are like the Ubuntu LTS.

Basic requirements for a LTS:

at least 2 years of support
semi recent versions of applications like Chrome and Firefox (might consider flatpak)
a stable experience that isn't buggy
fast security updates

Distros considered:

Debian (stable)
Rocky Linux
openSUSE
Cent OS stream
Fedora

As far as I can tell none of the options listed are quite suitable. They are either to unstable or way to out of date. I like Rocky Linux but it doesn't seem to be desktop focused as far as I can tell. I would use Debian but Debian doesn't have the greatest security defaults. (No selinux profiles out of the box)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Rocky linux is definitely for desktop too. It was designed as a successor of Centos, which was widely used in medium and big companies. We currently use Rocky 8 where I work. It works fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Rocky Linux would meet all of your needs easily and give you 10 years of support.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Kubuntu and other Ubuntu derivatives are okay. they still use apt/flatpak on their software center

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Not the official ones

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ubuntu LTS is based on Debian Unstable branch, funnily. So you can probably try Debian Testing or Unstable branches, if Stable is too hardcore for you. I daily drive Bookworm Stable on 2 machines and it is fantastic. I use it with a few Flatpaks and Appimages.

The XZ malicious package did not get pushed to Stable branch, which is one of the reasons why I prefer updating late rather than being an idiot obsessed with consooming updates released 5 minutes ago. I always wait for updates, vet them, read forums and changelogs before hitting the green button.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I'm running Garuda as a daily driver for work and casual gaming. No problems

Before I was running debian and loved it as well

Ubuntu was a good intro but I left them when they made Unity default (and not ready imo) and was surprised to find I never missed it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Tails. It may not be designed for LTS, but it appears to be stable and secure.

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