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FTA : "The last few Ubuntu desktop releases have been about as exciting as OpenSSH releases"

I felt the same with the last Debian stable. But I was kinda happy about that. Because it means it's reaching maturity.

I wholeheartedly agree. What I really want is a super conservative LTS system that keeps the core - OS, window manager, file manager, network, etc - on super stable and old versions, and my apps - Firefox, Emacs, Spotify, ... - updated to the latest release. I'm tired of "new" desktop environments, and rewrites that means I'll now have to live with years of bug fixing until I get a stable system.

I'm hoping that Ubuntu slowly becomes this, especially with the move to the very stable Gnome 3.

Then use CentOS?

I should add that I also want to use the most standardized desktop environment I can find. Which these days seems to be Win10, macOS, Ubuntu, and maybe a KDE based one?

My argument is the same as what Linus points out in this rant (5:33): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PmHRSeA2c8&feature=youtu.be...

I want life to be easy for app developers, having to target a gazillion different Linux based platforms kind of sucks.

Rationally, I think this maturity is the best thing that could happen to my system. However, I must admit I grow bored if I don't introduce some new widget/functionality from time to time.

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