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Don't make a mistake in choosing a distro (lemmy.world)
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[-] infeeeee@lemm.ee 270 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

For those who don't remember the original of this was an ancient meme:

https://images1.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED6/5002dd114f5cd.jpeg

Edit:

Just how old this meme is: OSX 10.9 mavericks was the first free mac update, it was released in 2013. The meme should be created before that. Iirc Windows 7 was the first win with forced and annoying updates, it was released in 2009. So this meme should be from that era, 11-15 years old.

Edit2:

I found the original post, my calculations were correct, this is from 2011: https://www.stickycomics.com/computer-update/

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 40 points 3 months ago

I use linux and I'm in the Not Again boat. Seems like everytime I update, something goes wrong

[-] infeeeee@lemm.ee 36 points 3 months ago

Use debian oldstable, usually 1-2 security updates each months, nothing else. If you need a newer app, install it as flatpak, they can't bork your system.

[-] kspatlas@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

Stable is already ancient enough, but willingly running oldstable? I hope you've got a shovel ready

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[-] colderr@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

The comments on the original post are... interesting...

[-] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 months ago

DISREGARD THAT, I SUCK COCKS

[-] colderr@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Just kidding. I suck cocks too! :D

[-] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

You’re right, I suck cock and I love it. I have never felt so understood until now. Disregard my prior comments. Go ~~Windows!~~

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[-] tombruzzo@lemm.ee 49 points 3 months ago

I thought I had a virus when I got a pop-up about Ubuntu pro. I thought all linux was free and there's no way I'd be getting ass for features I don't have

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 3 months ago

no way I'd be getting ass for features I don't have

Not with that attitude

[-] vox_shit_alt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ubuntu pro is completely free for non-commercial users tho

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[-] DannyMac@lemm.ee 45 points 3 months ago

What are the distros that would align with these categories?

Cool, more free stuff:

Not again!

Ooh, only Ubuntu pro:

  • Ubuntu
[-] Tyoda@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago

I don't think the first two are distro specific, more a question of mindset. Unless there are distros that force update your system like some other OSs, which could cause the second picture to happen more often.

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

On fedora atomic all updates are automatic. I don't even see that they happen. They just happen in the background. I love it.

[-] Tyoda@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

Neat! I was just thinking, if it starts updating the kernel as you turn it off, you'd have to wait a minute for it to finish. M$ style. Has that never happened?

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No. That's not how it works. It installs a new image alongside the current one and once you boot again it simply boots into the new image. Never ever wait for an update again.

[-] Tyoda@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

Oh right, atomic distros work differently, didn't think about that! That is convenient!

[-] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Very convenient because if something happens where the update breaks something, you can just boot the previous image.

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[-] mlg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

The first could be any decent distro like Debian, Fedora, Mint.

The second would probably be rolling release because of the amount of packages lmao.

[-] tuna@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

I was thinking that the user intentionally chose their distro, because of the Ubuntu character.

Cool, more free stuff

Arch, you want more free stuff faster

Not again!

Debian, you want to set and forget, so any updates that do come up are still a nuisance

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[-] neonred@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

sudo pacman -Syu Cool, more free stuff! Fresh as a morning breeze.

[-] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 months ago

Running rm -rf / afterwards because of minimalism

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[-] recapitated@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago

Make all the mistakes you want to. There's a lesson under every leaf in this world.

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 months ago

(probably the most downvoted post i've made yet on lemmy πŸ˜‚)

[-] vox_shit_alt@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ubuntu pro is free to enable btw
unless you're using ub server for commercial purposes, then you're breaking the agreement

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[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

You mean a free Ubuntu pro account for personal use?

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 months ago

b-but that requires signing up. too much effort πŸ˜…

[-] Waffelson@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I think it looks like Microsoft is requesting a ms account to use/install Windows, I think it's weird to request registration for non-commercial users

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[-] BRBWaffles@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

$ nixos-rebuild switch --use-remote-sudo --flake ~/dotfiles#desktop

😎😎😎

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[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago

What does Ubuntu Pro get you besides extended support after the normal OS EOL?

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 16 points 3 months ago

Access to "real time" kernel which is useful for drones etc.

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[-] Michal@programming.dev 17 points 3 months ago

I'm an annoyed fedora user and it seems every day there's an update that requires reboot to install. I want the latest patches to keep the system secure, but this is annoying, and I use 2 laptops.

[-] kopasz7@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

sudo dnf up

Works for me.

[-] bhamlin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Sorry, that will forever be Did Not Finish for me. 😣

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[-] Inconcinnity@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

You can change that in system settings on KDE

System settings -> Software Update -> Apply system updates immediately

Not sure if it's the same on GNOME

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

No, there is not. Updating through terminal still bypasses it and I don't mind so much seeing how my mother might accidentally power it off in the middle an important update otherwise. Most people know not to hit the power button when the scary load bar pops up with a message saying please do not power off system.

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[-] joyjoy@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

Fedora/Arch/Ubuntu

[-] ayaya@lemdro.id 7 points 3 months ago

Obviously you've never used Arch btw. We live for the sudo pacman -Syu.

[-] snekmuffin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

there is something very satisfying about running pacman -Syu at the end of the day and watching it update the repos, give you a neat list of packages to be upgraded, then see them downloading over all your threads with that little chomp chomp pacman animation, disappearing one by one, or a bunch at once, and then at the end it runs the hooks and you see that [1/23] fill up all the way to [23/23] in the span of a minute...

It's like popping bubble wrap, but you have 8 hands and 8 bubble sheets and never try to pop the tame bubble twice

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[-] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 7 points 3 months ago

yay! :)

[-] RustyNova@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I've started to become 2) for some stupid reason.

I use btrfs snapshots to backup my system, and it has the side cost of needing a bit extra space. This is absolutely fine.

What is not fine however is free desktop/Nvidia flatpaks update. I get 10gb every week, and it keeps filling my disk with this stupid crap.

Not only that I am both a rust programmer and blender artist, and it's the trinity of non deduped disk space filler

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