That’s the point - those mismatched packages often break the system. I had to do probably near a half dozen reinstalls after Ubuntu’s “clever” trick wrecked my system. I ran a Debian system from potato through to sarge updating each time with no trouble. My Ubuntu machine had problems virtually every upgrade (though most minor) and required more than a few full reinstalls.
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The update won’t break the system if you follow the update instructions (remove packages from those repositories first). The Ubuntu way does break the system (see my other comment).
I don’t think so, because it shouldn’t be an automated process. Doing that blindly is a great way to have orphaned and incompatible package versions left on your machine.
I had absolutely no problems updating Debian to 13 from 11 to 12 to 13 one after the other. I also had no problems upgrading between Debian versions when I ran it as my main driver from the Potato release up until Ubuntu came out. Conversely, when I used Ubuntu from its original Warty release to around 2012 or so I had issues on literally every single version upgrade. Most relatively minor, but more than a couple requiring full reinstalls.
I would bet money that the vast majority of those having problems upgrading Debian are on “FrankenDebian” systems. Not all, but I am confident the majority are.
Yes, I saw them afterwards. Nice work! I can do the cross eyed ones with some effort but the wall eyed ones (I didn’t know the name before) I could see instantly and with far better focus.
These ones require crossing your eyes, whereas the other type you relax them (like looking further away).
I find the other type way easier and struggle with cross eye ones. For these images you could swap the left and right portions to get it working the other way.
I’m in the same boat as you. Loved it for what it was on my old Pentium 2 (no internet). Learner a lot and had a blast. Not a daily driver now I have time constraints and binary packages lose what made it special. Happy on Arch for personal stuff and Debian for mission critical stuff.
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Linux@programming.dev•Why Microsoft open sourced PowerShell and ported it to LinuxEnglish
11·8 个月前But that’s almost never how a system is configured. The entire point is that bash, zsh, fish etc. can make use of those utilities. You don’t need bash trying to reinvent everything. You don’t want that. That’s why changing shells is generally painless and a strength, not a weakness.
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Linux Gaming@lemmy.world•Delta Force devs say Desktop Linux support is 'not part of our agenda in the future'English
56·9 个月前Linux gamers say Delta Force game is ‘not part of our agenda in the future’
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cats@lemmy.world•Campari and Sake exploring the outside for the first timeEnglish
291·9 个月前Very cute! Good on you for being responsible too, both for the wildlife’s sake and theirs 😊
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Linux@lemmy.ml•Which new Protocol or Standard are you most excited about?English
5·1 年前I think a register for each of the primes should be enough.
Took a look at it and it didn’t grab me. Different preferences for different people. I hope Helix continues to grow but I’ve no interest in it myself.
You’re thinking of a neutron. They are from memory a tiny bit heavier than a proton. Neutrinos are tiny.
I love the idea of MOND but it does seem like evidence is not in its favour overall. I remember getting an (I think) Scientific American magazine that featured it and I thought the idea sounded awesome. Unfortunately the universe doesn’t care what we think haha
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Linux Gaming@lemmy.world•Arch-Based Distros Dominate the Linux Gaming SceneEnglish
1·1 年前I prefer
paruthese days.
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Linux@lemmy.ml•in most gnu/linux distributions that use xfce or gnome, why is the default music/audio player rhythmbox??English
1·1 年前Nothing wrong with it. I use kitty these days but when I used gnome I had no problem with gnome terminal for one off jobs and some variation of the quake terminal type apps for things I wanted to be ongoing in the background. My usage style has changed a lot since then but I’d happily use it again if I went back.
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•Does it feel like the fediverse is exclusively used by older tech nerds?English
1·1 年前Unfortunately true. Blocking features generally work pretty well though at least.




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