Me, coder, student, cant afford mid range PCs, interested in learning computers, gamer, not professional. What about you guys?

  • madthumbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    210·
    2 days ago

    You do realize that it’s common for Desktop Linux users to not update because it’s more prone to breakage than Windows right?

    • Switorik@sh.itjust.works
      41·
      2 days ago

      Do you enjoy spending 100% of your time spreading misinformation? Your post history is a cry for help. If you need help with something, just ask. We’ll all gladly help.

    • huey_m@reddthat.com
      31·
      2 days ago

      As opposed to forcing updates that break basic functionality?

      Anyway, it’s certainly not common to do no upgrading, just not mindlessly pushing every single new release when you don’t need it (ie, not a major security fix or something). Which is a good thing if you value stability in your system, no matter what software you’re running. The ones dealing with the BitLocker locked company laptops right now after the last Windows update kerfuffle could probably tell you all about it. It’s a lesson hard won by neophyte system admins.

      • madthumbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        2 days ago

        What OS is forcing updates? -Not Windows. Desktop Linux users are so self-blinding that they ignore the main reason that they end up distro-hopping. (The never ending ‘your my fault you I chose the wrong distro’ excuse.)

        • huey_m@reddthat.com
          6·
          2 days ago

          Literally in the last month or so Windows pushed an update that messed up the BitLocker check and locked a ton of company laptops . I’d point out this was also a major security update.

          But at least we agree updating for the sake of updating is bad policy on any software if you care about stability, so we can set that argument aside now, yes?

          For this new argument you’ve moved to: Distro hopping is for fun for people who like tinkering with computers. You wouldn’t get it. It’s not for everyone, plenty of people just pick a long term support release and call it day.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
      1·
      2 days ago

      No?

      And also, Linux package mamagers don’t just stop doing anything, because you’ve removed some speech dispatcher package.