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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by gattr on Monday November 16, 2020 @03:44AM (#25109514)
> The things that annoy me about Linux are the lack of system upgrade options, you basically have to reinstall from scratch every time

I'm using Fedora as my main OS (on the laptop since 2011, on the desktop since 2015) and here it's easy to upgrade to the next release, I've been doing it for years (with only 1 full reinstall at some point):

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/dnf-system-u...

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by benhurmarcel on Monday November 16, 2020 @07:47AM (#25110970)
Similarly, I've upgraded an Ubuntu install every 6 months for the last 8 years, and it never gave an issue.
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