I found out that xubuntu spams users including me, which to me is a no go.

I’m looking for a linux based ad free distro that lets me work with libreoffice, vlc, tbb, transmission, okular, pdfarranger, hexchat, gimp and ocr.

I’m going to use it to edit text, watch movies, download multimedia, chat and edit audio with audacity.

it’s not going to be a server and I’d like to work with the terminal as much as possible. At the same time, I’m a newbie.

  • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    Afaik you will get this message because you use Ubuntu LTS. Which ships outdated, “stable” packages.

    The solution is not just silencing that message and continuing to use them, but some way to get updates OR security backports for them.

      • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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        1 year ago

        Stable means randomly cut off package updates.

        Continuous testing and integration is the best way for normal usage. With the iterations “bleeding edge” “fresh” “slightly tested” and “tested”

          • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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            1 year ago

            Yes but Fedora is semi-rolling, something in the middle. This is about Ubuntu LTS, a traditional LTS version that cuts off packages on some random version.

            This should really only be done if

            1. The programs have a supported LTS/ESR version (Linux Kernel, Firefox, Thunderbird…) (btw GNOME, Chromium etc. dont have one)
            2. The packagers have a lot of time, the users pay money and the packagers actually make those versions as bug free and secure as possible, while keeping the feature freeze

            Ubuntu is trying to do 2. but have this separation in there to get money.