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So a new major version of Debian has been released, and now I see a lot of complaints about various issues stemming from an upgrade. I do not remember this many after an LTS Ubuntu version. I don't want to rush to conclusions like "Ubuntu has money for better quality assurance". I can easily come up with explanations for why these statistics can be skewed, like "Ubuntu-loving plebeians do not come to complain to elite Lemmy users about their puny problems". I'm curious what you think?

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[–] echedeylr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago (9 children)

I dont usually see many despiste the typical arch linux, fedora or similar "exotic" distro user who used it years ago.

Or maybe someone who suddenly jumped into it.

I use Debian in container images and servers. Almost everything I touch whenever I have the option.

I only use Ubuntu when expectated, required or asked specifically by customer or such.

[–] arty@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Would this be a correct summary: you use Debian a lot but only after potential issues have been ironed out, so you don’t see problems; you see problems with Ubuntu when colleagues or customers jump on immature releases?

[–] echedeylr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I meant in Lemmy I dont see complaints or bugs reported so much about Debian.

[–] arty@feddit.org 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The first two pages of Linux@lemmy.ml show me 6 entries about such upgrades 🤷 Do you subscribe to this community?

[–] echedeylr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, and also is possible this is due to Debian 13 release plus increment in Lemmy usage in the past years.

I did not notice this before.

I am more around Debian community.

[–] arty@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, the change of the Lemmy user base was on my list of possible causes

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