▲ 38 ▼ Do people with newer pcs prefer rolling release? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 9 months ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments What exactly is the point of rolling release? My pc (well, the cpu) is 15 years old, I dont need bleeding edge updates. Or is it for security ?
[–] nyan@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) . . . until something in the stack requires a significant kernel upgrade, and then you're stuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 1 point 9 months ago That's a very odd example to choose given how trivially interchangable kernels are. At NixOS, we ship the same set of kernels on stable and rolling; the only potential difference being the default choice. I'm pretty sure most other stable distros optionally ship newer kernels too. There isn't really a technical reason why they couldn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 1 point 9 months ago That's a very odd example to choose given how trivially interchangable kernels are. At NixOS, we ship the same set of kernels on stable and rolling; the only potential difference being the default choice. I'm pretty sure most other stable distros optionally ship newer kernels too. There isn't really a technical reason why they couldn't. permalink fedilink source parent