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Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by shakna on Monday January 13, 2020 @12:47AM (#22032135)
> If I'm faced with a major upgrade of an LTS system, I usually choose to reinstall from scratch, shedding packages I haven't needed for a long time with it. But that happens every couple years or so.

This goes back to my original point, which we've drifted a little from.

Ubuntu has more unexpected behaving when upgrading than Debian.

A working dist-upgrade should not be something that your OS struggles to provide. Asking people to reinstall their OS isn't an acceptable answer.

Upgrading should not be a lottery.

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Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by celticmusic on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:08AM (#22033205)
it's called LTS for a reason. Just don't dist-upgrade, problem solved.

This argument that you MUST dist-upgrade as soon as the next version is available, and completely ignore the entire idea around LTS, is silly.

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Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by shakna on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:16PM (#22039324)
> This argument that you MUST dist-upgrade as soon as the next version is available, and completely ignore the entire idea around LTS, is silly.

This idea that you never want to upgrade from one LTS to the next is equally ridiculous. Upgrading the operating system is part of the package manager's job.

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