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[–] -2 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

I know from experience its just not just a couple of months if we are talking Debian stable.

Here is what chat gpt is saying, even though the versions is already outdated:

Debian Stable lags behind Arch Linux by roughly 1–3 years on most core packages:

Breakdown by category:

Linux kernel6–18 months behindRolling, latest1 year

GCC / LLVM / Clang~1–2 major versions behindLatest stable1–2 years

Python / Node / Go1–3 versions behindLatest stable1–2 years

GNOME / KDE / XFCE One major release behindCurrent1–1.5 years

SystemdUsually current βˆ’ 1Current6–12 months glibc / coreutilsOften within ~1 yearCurrent6–12 months

Security patchesBackported rapidlyUpstream latest0 delay on fixes

In practice:

Debian 12 (Bookworm, mid-2023) ships kernel 6.1, GCC 12, GNOME 43.

Arch (today) has kernel 6.11, GCC 14, GNOME 47.

So Debian Stable is about 2 years behind Arch overall, though security backports mean it’s not β€œoutdated” for production.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, Debian stable and testing are two very different things. Testing is essentially a slower rolling release that only takes packages that have been tested in Debian unstable, which is a very fast rolling release. Similar thing with RHEL, Fedora is a quasi-rolling distro that takes packages after testing in Fedora rawhide.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Yeah. Maybe Debian testing is fine. Couple of months delay is not a huge deal, even though i really want the latest packages myself. When a new version of plasma or gnome is released, im right there waiting for it immediately... :)

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