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Originally Posted by eschwartz
I like linux for various reasons, but Debian and most other distros lag terribly in pushing updated versions of non-security-critical software.
And the few that keep up to date basically boil down to Gentoo and Arch.
Arch doesn't always carry pre-compiled software -- it depends how popular it is and whether a Trusted User sponsors it.
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Hi eschartz : thanks for the info on Arch. I'll look into that in a while.
The reason I chose Debian when I got my hands on the old Dell was that my main working machine, the desktop, is on UbuntuStudio and I thought I could use the Dell to explore new packages without risking upsetting the main box if things went badly.
It's true that both Ubuntu and Debian lag well behind the bleeding edge on most applications.