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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Stable Linux distro with up to date packages (feddit.it)

submitted 1 year ago by Joseph_Boom@feddit.it to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Maybe what I'm looking for is the holy grail, but what do you guys suggest as a Distro with a good balance between stability and up-to-date packages?

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[–] Zucca@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Note that mixing stable and unstable (~) isn't offically supported on encouraged. You sure will get still help on the forums still. Many people mix stable and unstable, me included. When I need to unmask a unstable package I'll limit the unmasking by providing some version limit. For example: <category/package-1.3.9999. This way next major version bump won't be automatically installed via @world update. It's not bullet-proof, but better than blindly unmasking every unstable version of a package.