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Hello forums,
Okay I have to ask what's the advantage of Arch Linux over Debian/Ubuntu Linux.
Thanks
Okay I have to ask what's the advantage of Arch Linux over Debian/Ubuntu Linux.
Thanks
Debian -> Point of Release distribution(Old stable software, meaning only back-ported patches)
Ubuntu -> Point of Release distribution (Newer software than Debian and more frequently updated software, every 6 months)
Arch Linux -> Rolling Release (Bleeding Edge Software, more chances of things breaking because of constantly receiving updates)
If want to run newly GNU/Linux on newly released hardware you are better off with Rolling release, Debian nothing much changes over the life time of a Debian release just patches and security patches and Ubuntu is an in between, the advantage of Ubuntu is that there are many other distributions based off it and there is a huge community of support and alot of software vendors and such also support Ubuntu because it's so popular. All three also have different philosophical standpoints and goals, as well as different user bases.
wiki.archlinux.org
ubuntu.com
Ubuntu -> Point of Release distribution (Newer software than Debian and more frequently updated software, every 6 months)
Arch Linux -> Rolling Release (Bleeding Edge Software, more chances of things breaking because of constantly receiving updates)
If want to run newly GNU/Linux on newly released hardware you are better off with Rolling release, Debian nothing much changes over the life time of a Debian release just patches and security patches and Ubuntu is an in between, the advantage of Ubuntu is that there are many other distributions based off it and there is a huge community of support and alot of software vendors and such also support Ubuntu because it's so popular. All three also have different philosophical standpoints and goals, as well as different user bases.
Arch compared to other distributions - ArchWiki
Ubuntu release cycle | Ubuntu
Overview of the Ubuntu release cycle - maintenance, support and security coverage, lifetime, upgrade paths, kernel versions and the range of editions and images published by Canonical.
ubuntu.com
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