Linux Upgrade Breakage
Cluster focuses on user experiences with Linux distribution upgrades, particularly Ubuntu and Arch, frequently breaking systems, rendering them unusable, and leading to discussions on alternatives like reinstalls or stable distros like Debian.
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In years I might have had 3 breakage, it didn't feel like a specific issue because for instance ubuntu upgrade install didn't work well enough either.
Interested in hearing about a Linux update that made the system unusable.
Never upgrade Ubuntu. Just reinstall. It's not that user-friendly.
I was using it it and loving it for about 6 months. Then I did an upgrade and it broke the install. Major PITA. Went back to Ubuntu. It's unfortunate, and may have been fluke, but it degrades "trust".
Linux updates also cause issues.
In what distro did you experience the upgrade problems?
I had the same experience with ubuntu upgrades. Something was always broken.I don't think you can blame linux, it's just a specific distro trying to do a task which is too hard and fail.Not sure if it's still the case with ubuntu, I just run Arch which is a rolling release distro; I decide when to upgrade and what it implies + their info on breaking updates is always punctual.
So it's not just Linux that breaks things with updates...
Switch to Debian. They don't casually break things.
if it works, don't try to fix it. for sure. the problem is with security updates which can trigger a massive dependency hell.