Do Linux distributions developers use their own distro for work in their distro? (lemmy.world)

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What I mean is: do Arch Linux developers use Arch Linux to develop Arch Linux? Do Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and others do the same? Or is it a case of "the cobbler's children have no shoes"?

It seems obvious, but it may be more complicated than it appears.

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[-] planish@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Often to a fault. Sometimes building the packages that make up the distro requires software that is only available and packaged for that distro.

this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2026

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