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So now what distro are we running for LTS desktops? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Ubuntu has too many problems for me to want to run it. However, it has occurred to me that there aren't a lot of distros that are like the Ubuntu LTS.

Basic requirements for a LTS:

at least 2 years of support
semi recent versions of applications like Chrome and Firefox (might consider flatpak)
a stable experience that isn't buggy
fast security updates

Distros considered:

Debian (stable)
Rocky Linux
openSUSE
Cent OS stream
Fedora

As far as I can tell none of the options listed are quite suitable. They are either to unstable or way to out of date. I like Rocky Linux but it doesn't seem to be desktop focused as far as I can tell. I would use Debian but Debian doesn't have the greatest security defaults. (No selinux profiles out of the box)

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[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Mint is built on Ubuntu LTS but removes some of the problematic bits, it has a recent Firefox and Chrome is of course available, Fletpak support is also integrated.

I’ve run Alma and RHEL as a desktop and it was fine, my main use case was “like Fedora but stable” (more than a year of support). However the repositories are very limited, even with EPEL and third parties, so it eventually irked me enough to switch away. Also no btrfs support without replacing the kernel and adding support from third party places.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

This is the response I was expecting

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

is there gnome mint?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

Not as a spin but both vanilla and Ubuntu versions of Gnome are available in the repositories.

[–] embed_me@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not officially, you can install it separately but you'll probably have to tie up some loose ends (haven't tried)

You can look into Fedora if you want a good gnome experience or Debian if you prefer. The latter will have an old gnome version.