ubuntu rolling release

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:50 AM, Default User <hunguponcontent at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I would prefer a rolling release, because completely tearing down my
> existing system and starting over again every 6 months is a real hassle, and
> just isn't fun any more.
>
> I checked into LMDE.  Looks okay, but Mint developers are focused on their
> main, Ubuntu-derived version.  Apparently they are short of personnel.  So
> timely updates seem to be a problem.
>
> Debian testing is okay.  But you can't get wireless connectivity during the
> installation process, which is irritating.  Also, the fonts used in Debian
> seem visually crude and fuzzy, compared to the default Ubuntu fonts.  There
> are more things that have to be configured manually.  And that "Jetsons"
> background is the first thing to go, right after establishing wireless
> connectivity.

Considering Ubuntu as an Enterprise Linux distribution (I am not sure
whether it really is any more), I think you can't get the rolling
stuff you want, by definition.

I think you can get the rolling release you are looking for, from a
hobbyist  oriented (which is NOT a derogatory term) distribution, like
Fedora, Debian, Slackware, etc.

>From Enterprise Linuxes, I think Scientific Linux maintains a rolling
release, although I am not 100% sure, you will have to check it out.
But keep in mind that, by definition, a rolling Linux release is not
Enterprise-grade Linux release.



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