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As Ubuntu embraces AI, Debian discusses banning all AI-generated code (www.xda-developers.com)
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[–] 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)

It is worth adding that using Debian stable comes with the price of being several versions behind on most software packages. It rarely matters, but it’s a pain in the ass for the times that it does.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    You can get some newer stuff (a newer kernel for one) from the (unofficial) repository on backports.debian.org

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    Oh that is quite useful. Thanks for the resource. If I ever find myself back on Debian, I will keep this in mind. Unfortunately, it doesn't carry any updated packages for the issues I was experiencing.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Releases are every 2 years, roughly. Not really that bad / old. And for major gui apps where it does matter, like a browser, flatpaks (or similar) are the way to go, generally means it comes straight from the devs when they release.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    My issues that I’ve run into sat in the UXes and in drivers. Not the easiest fixes to work around for most. But yes, the packages you mention are indeed fairly simple to workaround if necessary thanks to robust, external package managers.

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