The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve

Re:The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve by codedokode on Monday September 30, 2024 @06:57AM (#41695715)

What I don't like about Debian is that they have several names for releases which are difficult to remember (for example, a distribution can be called "Bookworm" and "stable" at the same time and later it is not "stable" anymore). It would be much easier if they just used numbers everywhere and added names in brackets.

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Re:The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve by jeroenhd on Monday September 30, 2024 @07:17AM (#41695857)

Debian also has version numbers (11, 12, 13) but people prefer the names releases for some reason.

I don't mind the names too much, and I don't even mind the moving "stable" name, but I do get confused because Debian's names don't necessarily increment. Ubuntu made the smart decision to make their names alphabetical and that helps tremendously when you're trying to guess how recent a particular version is.

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Re:The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve by sph on Monday September 30, 2024 @01:42PM (#41699906)

Ubuntu alphabetical names help if you keep up with it. I can name various releases of the past, like debian, and don't know which is the latest one.

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Re:The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve by codedokode on Monday September 30, 2024 @06:09PM (#41702671)

And with numbers you don't need to remember anything, especially if they are release years.

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