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Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by giancarlostoro on Friday May 31, 2024 @07:20PM (#40541269)
my biggest point being that Linux package managers carry out of date packages. Unless you want to use arch linux or similar.
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by bitwize on Friday May 31, 2024 @09:37PM (#40542129)
Then point your /etc/apt/sources.list to 'testing'.
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by joe200 on Saturday June 01, 2024 @01:20AM (#40543096)
@giancarlostoro

This is the solution. Use the following web page to compare packages versions from Debian Testing and Fedora 40: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?firstlist=debian&secondlis...

Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by Zetaphor on Friday May 31, 2024 @10:37PM (#40542434)
Stop using Debian based distros, this a deliberate choice on their part. Use a rolling release like Fedora.
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by joe200 on Saturday June 01, 2024 @01:18AM (#40543087)
Use Debian Testing. This is the _rolling_ release from the Debian family.

And don't be fooled by the name of the release: "Testing". The name "Testing" exists due to an orthodox approach of Debian community that only the Debian stable can use "stable".

Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by Kwpolska on Saturday June 01, 2024 @03:27AM (#40543657)
And ignore the orthodox Debianeers who say "nobody should be using testing".
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by mkesper on Saturday June 01, 2024 @09:16AM (#40545490)
Testing is not really a rolling release and is not guaranteed to get security updates in a timely manner so it's certainly not for everyone.
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by joe200 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @02:25AM (#40571273)
Testing is a rolling release for most of the time. As well as Sid is:

Sid [rolling] -> Testing [rolling] -> Stable [point release]

Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by mkesper on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @02:34AM (#40571336)
This is only true until testing gets frozen. After a freeze gets lifted again, many transitions might occur. I use it myself but it's wrong to call it a rolling release that everyone should use.
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by deadbunny on Saturday June 01, 2024 @09:46AM (#40545693)
testing is absolutely not a rolling release. Sure it gets new packages faster than stable which can appear to be the same as a rolling release it gets frozen before a stable release and suddenly it's not a rolling release.
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by joe200 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @02:34AM (#40571332)
So to describe it precisly: Debian Testing is a rolling release for majority of time. When the Stable is going to be released, Testing gets frozen for a while. But then it becomes the rolling release again. Debian stable gets released once in ~2 years. So once in ~2 years Debian testing is not a rolling release.
Re:Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional dig... by attentive on Saturday June 01, 2024 @03:01PM (#40548239)
Fedora isn't more rolling than Debian. That is both have rolling testing vs rawhide but otherwise they are not.