FreeBSD-like Linux distro?
by max.b from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RTFM)
I'm not a FreeBSD user (I need CUDA), but I've read that FreeBSD includes a stable core (from kernel to desktop), while other software is the current released upstream versions.
Is there a Linux distro that does something similar?
I love Debian 11 for its stability, but they go too far. For example:
* Chromium is not current and has 100 vulnerabilities https://security-tracker.debian.org/...ckage/chromium
* Firefox is 16 months old
* VirtualBox was dropped from Debian, because the upstream dev did not have time to hold Debian devs' hands and help backport security fixes into "obsolete" versions
Debian's policy is to age all packages, but I think most users' needs would be better served by a stable core and fresh "leaf" packages (ones that other packages do not depend on).
The distros I'm familiar with are either bleeding edge (Fedora, Arch, Debian Unstable, or they are old like RHEL, Debian Stable, Ubuntu LTS). No hybrids?
(I'm aware of snaps. I don't wish to use them. I'm not familiar with Flatpaks. I've head that their security is bad: https://flatkill.org/ )
Is there a Linux distro that does something similar?
I love Debian 11 for its stability, but they go too far. For example:
* Chromium is not current and has 100 vulnerabilities https://security-tracker.debian.org/...ckage/chromium
* Firefox is 16 months old
* VirtualBox was dropped from Debian, because the upstream dev did not have time to hold Debian devs' hands and help backport security fixes into "obsolete" versions
Debian's policy is to age all packages, but I think most users' needs would be better served by a stable core and fresh "leaf" packages (ones that other packages do not depend on).
The distros I'm familiar with are either bleeding edge (Fedora, Arch, Debian Unstable, or they are old like RHEL, Debian Stable, Ubuntu LTS). No hybrids?
(I'm aware of snaps. I don't wish to use them. I'm not familiar with Flatpaks. I've head that their security is bad: https://flatkill.org/ )