PSA: DO NOT INSTALL xx.04 releases!!!

  • The .04 stands for “April”, commonly known for “April Fools”.
  • Many projects use the term “LTS”, meaning “Lies, Tricks, and Slander”. So called ‘Enterprise’ users often promote these releases to “own the noobs”. Be warned!
  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dk
    5119·
    3 days ago

    Or just use Debian, if you really enjoy the sluggishness and shitty dependency management of APT.

    Alternatively you could switch to Arch and the glory that is pacman (or, even better, yay).

    …But that’s none of my business.

    • SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 day ago

      The server software world is debian based. Fortunately/unfortunately.

      Horses for courses, desktop and server OS’s should have different priorities and approaches.

    • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
      58·
      3 days ago

      For a main desktop, absolutely.

      For low maintenance servers and vms? Staying with Debian.

      For a laptop on which Arch gives issues (mine where with battery when standby). POP-OS has been working well.

    • Jankatarch@lemmy.world
      36·
      3 days ago

      There are 2 wolves inside you.
      One uses the yay and can install anything from AUR.
      The other can install propreitery .deb packages your university vpn comes in to submit homeworks.

      There is a crow pulling both wolves by the tail called “bedrock linux” that can install packages using both apt and aur.

      The crow is the most dangerous.

      • jim3692@discuss.online
        17·
        3 days ago

        Bedrock Linux requires you to change distro.

        Let me introduce you to distrobox. It containerizes the distro of choice, and allows you to install any software of any distro, without messing any system files.

        Regarding the VPN case though, I haven’t tested it, but I would rather install any kind of proprietary software inside a VM. Steam may be an exception.

      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
        10·
        3 days ago

        There is a crow pulling both wolves by the tail called “bedrock linux” that can install packages using both apt and aur.

        Oh god… what happens when they both try to pull the same library as a dependency, but slightly different versions because different repos?

      • xxce2AAb@feddit.dk
        29·
        3 days ago

        Yeah, but I need to be able to actually do shit. Preferably in finite amounts of time.

      • jim3692@discuss.online
        7·
        3 days ago

        The Nix package manager can be installed on most distros.

        Keep in mind though:

        • GPU accelerated apps will require nixGL, or symlinking Nix’s Mesa to /run/opengl-drivers
        • Debian 12 has an ancient version of nix, and you need to first grab the nix binaries from the 24.11 channel. Newer channels do not support Debian’s nix
        • Fedora may require to disable SELinux. Otherwise it can be a real pain to properly configure nix
      • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
        4·
        3 days ago

        Look at me I am running a package management system with atomic upgrades that can roll back, and indubitable sounds positively fabulous.

        Mostash

    • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
      51·
      3 days ago

      No, thanks. I like my distro not to break with updates ever. Arch breaks stuff every few months at least. I know cause I have used it. Also I prefer to just have fewer updates in general.

    • Ofiuco@piefed.caEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Currently trying CachyOS KDE, so far it’s decent but… I still have no idea where the flathub repository is supposed to be managed from (yes, Ive seen the wiki, no, it’s not where it says it should be) and the app store was a lot friendlier on Fedora KDE.
      Things run better here and things that didn’t run on Fedora, actually run on Cachy so that’s a reason to be less angry at myself. I just have to test Xlink Kai, mumble server and ZeroTier to see if they work.

        • Ofiuco@piefed.caEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          It’s not that I prefer Fedora (so far I’m liking CachyOS better), it’s that Cachy could be better/friendlier and I hope it does.

    • exu@feditown.comEnglish
      41·
      3 days ago

      Paru is a rust rewrite(ish) of yay and therefor even even betterer

      Edit: uncorrecting autocorrect

  • Ging@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    18·
    3 days ago

    This is a messed up meme 😂 When I first into’d ubuntu, I really thought I was big-brained for choosing LTS over the more current release. Mentors are so much more important than you’d think when you’re 14ish

    • nitramek@lemmy.wtf
      3·
      2 days ago

      Wait I know this is a meme but isnt LTS a way to be on the most stable version with the biggest support by other software/hw?

  • lemmyknow@lemmy.today
    4·
    3 days ago

    That explains some of the instability in Pop!_OS 24.04… Programs suddenly closing, session dying upon unlock. Bluetooth turning on by itself sometimes. Glad to know it isn’t haunted, though

    • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      In fairness isn’t that the beta release of the cosmic desktop? I would expect bugs and random hauntings

      • lemmyknow@lemmy.today
        2·
        3 days ago

        Yes, it is Beta. Not a horrible experience overall, despite being Beta. The Bluetooth thing can be a tad annoying, when my headphones randomly scream “connected” in my ears. Windows closing can also be a tad annoying, and the death of my active session moreso (akin to all windows closing together. Combo!)