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I think the Ubuntu flavors are a god start for beginners. They are "easy" like #Ubuntu but cleaned from the "canoncial missteps". I am using #Xubuntu since decades, but to be honestly, I am thinking to switch to #EndeavourOS which is #Arch based, because Ubuntu based distributions are beginning to "feel" outdated on the desktop.
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fc994dc4... 2y ago

Just go for arch if you use Linux for years, Debian sid is a good rolling option too.

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DeveRoSt 2y ago

#Arch it self is not stable enough if you need a 9 to 5 stable machine to work with. That's the reason why my choice is on #EndeavourOS. Still rolling release but hopefully a little "slowed down".

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fc994dc4... 2y ago

Arch is very stable, if you update the machines at least once a week.

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DeveRoSt 2y ago

Sure, if just the OS is installed and not much more. But that's not the case for a developer machine ;-).

Install some IDE's, Databases, container engines, VPN's etc. and every update become's tightrope act.

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fc994dc4... 2y ago

Also Debian sid is called unstable, but very stable. You just need to know what to do and what to avoid, like not running a full-upgrade when there are kept back upgrades packages.

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DeveRoSt 2y ago

#Debian is stable, but even testing is outdated if you compare it with #Arch. I personally try to find something between #Arch and #Debian. Up to now that was #Xubuntu for me...

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fc994dc4... 2y ago

No, I'm talking about Debian Did.

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AK 🎧🔊🎵 2y ago

Been running some Arch servers since 2006 in Prod they have been quite stable. Basically never do partial upgrades that will likely cause chaos. Haven't had trouble with Ubuntu in AWS / Debian on Thinkpad.