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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Arch Linux isn't up to date anymore (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by OldWorldOrder@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Arch Linux keeps falling behind in package updates, basic packages like gdb and LLVM are newer in Fedora then in Arch, and Bash is newer in DEBIAN then in Arch. Why have package updates fallen so far behind?

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[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And you can also install packages from the Arch testing repos - which I really wouldn't want to - but it's entirely up to you.

I appreciate the work that goes into testing and patching stuff for Arch a lot. I don't want my OS to break for no good reason. Getting an update a month earlier is no good reason.