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Re:Linux Problems on the Desktop (2018) by dsego on Sunday February 24, 2019 @08:32PM (#19242009)
> When I update, all my system is updated - OS, apps and all.

Except for when the distro "gods" don't bother updating a package for years, so you always get the "stable" 5-year old version.

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Re:Linux Problems on the Desktop (2018) by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Sunday February 24, 2019 @09:41PM (#19242382)
And when the distro decides you have to give up some software because of a conflict it can't handle.
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Re:Linux Problems on the Desktop (2018) by pnutjam on Sunday February 24, 2019 @09:31PM (#19242328)
Most websites also have rpm's and Deb packages.
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Re:Linux Problems on the Desktop (2018) by gerdesj on Sunday February 24, 2019 @08:51PM (#19242111)
Please give me an example. The Linux kernel is about a week old on this laptop. The current version of Windows server is called 2019, the last one was 2016 (rofl)
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