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| From | Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Arch Linux |
| Date | 2026-08-20 06:57 -0400 |
| Organization | None |
| Message-ID | <1166mi8$3dips$4@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <4tqcncw1lc-tkh73nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@giganews.com> <slrn11883dp.765e.ronb02NOSPAM@3020m.home> <neje7pFe0jfU5@mid.individual.net> <slrn118ajm2.1rgj.ronb02NOSPAM@3020m.home> <nel2ndFe0jfU20@mid.individual.net> |
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed): > On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:35:46 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote: > >> I used Arch a good part of the day, but I still like Linux Mint as well. >> I'm surprised at how easy Arch is to work with. I've been testing a new >> Fountain-based screenwriting application that's in beta, and it requires >> brand new libraries, not available in Linux Mint (or Debian 13). They're >> in Ubuntu 26.04 however. ?? Not sure how that works. The name of that >> application is ActOne Screenplay. > > Really, it's just another distro despite the fanbois. It wasn't a big deal > but 'packman -Syu' was the only outlier in 'zypper update', 'apt update', > and dnf update'. Of them all I prefer dnf. It shows you what it wants to > update and asks if you want to do it rather than the > apt update', 'apt list --upgradeable', 'apt upgrade' dance. I use aptitude on Debian. It shows all the packages that will be updated or installed. If there are dependency issues, it shows the solutions (such as keeping some packages at the same version); you can step through them and pick the one that's "best". > fwiw Ubuntu 26.04 just replace the 7.0.0.29 kernel with 7.0.0.30. It gets > newer stuff than Debian but not quite as new as Fedora. Mint is off > working on Cinnamon/Wayland. Ubuntu 26.04 is a LTS so maybe the next Mint > (24? I lose track) will grab more. Debian Sid is at 7.1.7. -- You will triumph over your enemy.
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