Resolved Question: Why can't software in Linux be both new and stable?

29 January 2012, 7:24 am

Hi! In Windows I just go and download the latest software I need and it usually works. But not in Linux. In Linux you have to choose between old and stable or new and unstable. And if I choose a distro that is old and stable(like Debian), then the only way to get "new" software is to compile from source because the packages for the software are ancient. Yeah, you may not call 1-2 years ancient, but some software actually updates very often and who wants to use old software? I like to have the absolutely latest software, but not if it is unstable.... Read More »

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