> And that is not even getting into the updates and the packaging and heaven for...

imp0cat · 2025-06-20T06:58:14 1750402694

And lead him to Nix? :)

And then watch his eyes glaze over as he realizes that he's bitten off a lot more than he can chew. :D

Milpotel · 2025-06-21T09:09:58 1750496998

I have no experience with Nix but Ubuntu is the distribution that always breaks on major updates...

imp0cat · 2025-06-21T20:11:00 1750536660

I can't disagree with that.

I think the safest way is to stay on a LTS as long as possible. Then, when the time comes to upgrade, get a new drive, install new LTS and then transfer data.