Yes, I know that the ranking is not a good metric of real world use.

Just posting this because MX Linux has been in the number one spot for a long time (2 years perhaps?) and it’s surprising to see some other distro on the top of their site.

https://distrowatch.com/

  • Sips'
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    51 month ago

    New to Linux, why is Debian based considerd a con?

    • @[email protected]
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      41 month ago

      Very old packages.

      They have security updates, but are usually held back years to ensure stability.

      • acargitz
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        21 month ago

        And that’s a problem if stability is not one of your biggest priorities.