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

[Steve Litt]

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:53:09 +0200
Omer Zak <w1 at zak.co.il> wrote:


> 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.

Hi Omer,

Sounds to me like you're looking for a rolling release: Gentoo, Funtoo,
Arch, Manjaro, Void etc.

Gentoo and Funtoo are both compile-installation, and both use chroot
installs exclusively. Arch is a more difficult than average chroot
install. Manjaro and Void have regular installation programs, although
Void has facilities to do chroot installations if you prefer.

If you love systemd, Arch is what you want: They're fanatics about
their beloved systemd. If you hate systemd, Funtoo and Void have
pledged never to have systemd. If you like daemontools-inspired inits,
Void Linux inits with Runit (one of the big reasons I chose Void as my
daily driver).

Manjaro is like Arch with an easy installation program. Also, Manjaro
is more init agnostic, and in fact offers an "OpenRC Edition".

From what I hear second hand, Void is the one of these rolling releases
*least* likely to bork your system on an update.

HTH,

SteveT

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