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Re:Why Valve Is Switching from Debian to Arch for Steam Deck... by krageon on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:24PM (#28121913)
> announced on the site and the arch-announce mailing list

Perhaps there exists some subculture of folks that delight in having to read a set of articles published in the time between the last update and today before they do so again, but I have never encountered it.

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Re:Why Valve Is Switching from Debian to Arch for Steam Deck... by jorams on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:53PM (#28123313)
You really don't have to. If you're subscribed to the mailing you just get an email every month or two. Most of the time it either won't apply to you, or it'll just be a nice-to-know. Every once in a long time (last time for me was 18 months ago) you'll actually have to remember for the next time you upgrade. Otherwise you can just upgrade and you'll be fine.

It's honestly incredibly low-maintenance. You just have to spend a relatively long time setting things up first.

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