Is Recent System Drift Causing Multiple Silent Failures?
I've been self-hosting for about six years with very few problems, but over the past couple of months several unrelated things have started failing in small, frustrating ways.…
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Why are Raspberry Pi packages older, and how can I run my Python program?
I transferred a Python program from my NixOS laptop to a Raspberry Pi running Debian Bookworm. The program uses sqlite3 and expects an SQLite IF() function, but the…
Can I Trust Chaotic-AUR Binaries When Switching to Vanilla Arch?
I've been using CachyOS for about a month, and I'm considering switching to vanilla Arch. My laptop is fairly slow, and I rely on several AUR packages that…
What does a slow-release Linux distribution actually mean?
I'm fairly new to Linux and am trying to understand the difference between rolling or bleeding-edge distributions and slower, more conservative releases. If I use Cinnamon on an…
How can I write a Bash script to update system and Flatpak packages?
I'm using PikaOS, a Debian-based distribution, and I'm new to both Linux and shell scripting. I want to create a small updater script launched from a widget button.…
How can I write a Bash script to update system and Flatpak packages?
I'm using PikaOS, a Debian-based distribution, and I'm new to both Linux and shell scripting. I'd like to create a small updater script that I can launch from…
Are LTS Linux distributions less secure than rolling-release systems?
I'm trying to understand how security differs between LTS, stable, and rolling-release Linux distributions. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu LTS, while Ubuntu itself draws from Debian, and…
Are Long-Term-Support Linux Distributions Less Secure?
I'm trying to understand how security differs between LTS or stable Linux distributions and rolling-release systems. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu LTS, while Ubuntu itself is downstream…
Can pacman skip one broken package version and resume updates automatically?
When a package update breaks something, I sometimes need to downgrade to the previous working version. I can handle the downgrade itself, but pacman's ignore list keeps excluding…
Can pacman skip just one package version and resume updates automatically?
When a package update breaks something, I sometimes need to downgrade to the previous version temporarily. I would like to ignore only the currently broken version, while still…