Is we that a lot but, how bad is it really? Does it affect you (if you use Debian)? Aren’t there ways to install newer versions of most things that actually matter?

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    Out of date is not good for a desktop.

    Some call it out of date, others call it stable. If you want your computer to simply work as you are used to and to not bother you with new features and bugs, Debian is a nice distro for Desktop as well.

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      “To simply work” relies on a specific use case.

      A relative of mine used to do music on Linux and often compiled obscure software for music production from Github. Debian and even some Ubuntu derivatives sometimes lacked the required build chain versions.

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        When your use case relies on using some most up to date software, then Debian (stable) obviously is not the distro of choice. But that case is not what I meant with ‘simply work’, i.e. using the same (major) version of software for several years.