Which Linux distribution is stable yet up-to-date?

[Yuval Adam]

Arch Linux is highly recommended in this case. I've been using it for
the past several years and have never looked back at any other distro.

Arch should fit your requirement for bleeding-edge packages (kernel,
docker, etc.) yet it really is extremely stable (granted, I wouldn't use
it on a production server, as updates do have the potential for some
downtime.)

There is a learning curve to Arch, but it is an extremely rewarding
distro to use.

On 11/30/2015 10:53 AM, Omer Zak wrote:
> In another E-mail thread I am discussing selection of a laptop.
> Once a laptop is acquired, I'll want to install one of Linux
> distributions on it.
> 
> At present, I am using Debian Stable (today it is Debian Jessie) as the
> host OS of my PC, along with Ubuntu 14.04 inside a VirtualBox based
> virtual machine (Android development environment).
> 
> For the new system, I'd like to select an host Linux distribution with
> stable but up-to-date kernel, Docker and a virtualization system
> (VirtualBox or other).  For this, Debian Stable (today's Debian Jessie)
> is not the answer as it gets updated about once each two years.
> 
> I'll want to use Docker to run my current Debian Jessie installation and
> the Android development environment (running on Ubuntu). The
> virtualization system will be used to experiment with bleeding edge
> stuff such as new Linux kernel versions, Debian Unstable, GNU/Hurd and
> other exotic stuff.
> 
> What is the community's recommendation for a Linux distribution which
> provides stable yet up-to-date versions of the Linux kernel and the
> other basic software tools?
> 
> --- Omer
> 
>