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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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List of versions (stable, LTS, unstable etc) of major distributions from fastest to slowest updates? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nobody is mad at this thread. My reply has valid points and is trying to help the guy asking this question. The question can't be answered in a straightforward manner as he wants it to be. Therefore I recommend him to specify some things, so we can help him better find the right distribution.

I recommend to learn what a rolling release, a LTS, the difference between stable and unstable are. In example LTS means holding back lot of packages, but the minor or security updates might be quick. Feature updates are often slower, but that does not mean the updates on the distribution are slow. Let's take distributions with KDE in example. Some are still on version 5, because of LTS, but the updates might be quick. Others might have a newer version of KDE 6, but the updates itself might be often lagging behind official releases, because they have to make lot of changes.

Therefore its important to specify what he wants to find, so we can help him better. Not mad, just trying to help. Don't make this awkward.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

IIRC Beehaw doesn't federate downvotes. The OP has been pretty heavily downvoted for no valid reason