Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux!
I thought I'll make this thread for all of you out there who have questions but are afraid to ask them. This is your chance!
I'll try my best to answer any questions here, but I hope others in the community will contribute too!
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Debian systems are verified to work properly without subtle config breakages. You can run Debian practically unattended for a decade and it's chug along. For people who prefer their device to actually work, and not just be a maintenance princess, it's ideal.
Okay, I get that it's annoying when updates break custom configs. But I assume most newbs don't want to make custom dotfiles anyways. For those people, having the newest features would be more beneficial, right?
Linux Mint is advertised to people who generally aren't willing to customize their system
having a stable base helps. Also, config breakage can happen without user intervention. See Gentoo or Arch's NOTICE updates
I customized Mint. It is a great system that I run in a VM.
Breaks can happen without user intervention in other distros, there are some safeguards around it, but it happens. Also new users are much more likely to edit their configs because a random guy on the Internet did it than an experienced person who knows what they're doing, also a lot more likely not to realize that this can break the system during an upgrade.