• J_on_Lemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    4 days ago

    My mint install doesn’t even let me use that old of a kernel version, I can only choose from 6.8, 6.11 and 6.14.

    • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      23·
      4 days ago

      I’m using the 21.3 LTS release. That may be why I have more kernel options.

      Since in my experience something always breaks when upgrading any Linux OS, I’ve come to try to avoid that.

        • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          Because whenever I’ve upgraded any Linux OS in the last 10 years, something broke. Always. That’s why I’m riding this LTS until it dies.

          • onlinepersona@programming.dev
            3·
            3 days ago

            Can’t say I had the same experience, but staying on an outdated version is going to make you run into problems as the one you just experienced.

          • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            1·
            3 days ago

            Meanwhile on fedora over ~5yr or so I update at least once a week (or daily when I have home internet, but currently I do not so I bring my laptop to friends’ places and update on theirs every so often) and I’ve had updates break stuff only two or three times, and only once was it that serious. Like once it broke vlc and I just had to use mpv for a day or two until it updated to match and whatever issue was fixed, nbd.

            If something breaks every time you update it’s either your hardware and you’ll just always have that until you switch it up (which sucks, so hopefully not) or try a new distro if you’re having that many problems with Mint. “Every time” isn’t a “normal” user experience, it should be an uncommon annoyance, maybe common back in the day, but not anymore.

            • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
              1·
              3 days ago

              try a new distro if you’re having that many problems with Mint

              I’ve had problems across all the “beginner” distros: Ubuntu, Mint, Manjaro. The biggest reason why I tried so many is because two out of three always had issues out of the box. When the time came when the LTS died, it was a different set with problems.

              On two different laptops.

              • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                2·
                3 days ago

                Strange, it’s the exact opposite of the experience I’ve had with a “bleeding edge” distro on three different laptops. Well, sucks I guess, idk.