It doesn’t contradict. My point is: Because more people take it more seriously, the overall reliability of Linux has improved.
Yeah, things can break, but they can also break on Debian and that will also take valuable work time to get running again.
My intention was not to bash on Debian. My intention is to say: “Debian never breaks” is a myth. And from my short experience “Arch often breaks” is a myth, too.
Linux is stable as it could be. Problems begin to occur if someone starts heavy tinkering or follows advices from arguable sources, that includes AI.
I can only report from my experience, I’m traveling in the linux world since about 2003. Every major distro is pretty reliable nowadays, as long as you “KISS”.
Personally I consider Arch and it’s derivates very stable even more stable than some non-rolling distributions, even though it is often portrayed differently.
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Believe me it happens on debian/ubuntu based distro’s too. Look over some forums, specially the zorin forum with all the complaints from users.
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In my experience, Debian doesn’t break often, but when it does, it breaks properly. That’s why, if I’m using Debian, I prefer Sid (via Siduction) to stable as the fixes come thick and fast.
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Oh, I have not claimed that it would not happen. I know it can happen, since I have messed with Debian and it’s derivatives most of my Linux “career”. 
I think one of Zorin’s issues is (this is simply my theory, have not actually used it) that it’s one of those distro’s which is based on something that’s based on something.
Don’t want to be mean, but I consider Zorin a distro that decorates itself with foreign feathers. Just read their website, they claim to have innovative stuff, but if you take a look under the hood, you will most likely find the work of others.
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I agree. I checked their site some time ago and well, I was not impressed.
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I don´t like their idea of putting stuff behind a pay wall. They claim to do this to support the devs…uhu. Making desktop layouts and force users to pay for it.
Edit: Also if a user bought Zorin OS 16 Pro they can’t upgrade for free to Zorin OS 17 Pro, they need to repurchase again. I saw messages from users who purchased a pro license a month before the Zorin Os 18 release, and yet they had issues upgrading. The forum said they could contact the creators of Zorin or repurchase a license.
I would feel ashamed by the fact asking over €47,99 for a pro license with outdated software. I am glad Endeavour OS is free.
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Precisely my point.
Nothing is completely resilient and incapable of breaking, having said that, if Debian’s good enough for the ISS, I think it’s worthy of less critical use cases.. 
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EOS just works until you break it! 
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Thing is… once you learn enough… it’s difficult to break. 
haha I get what you’re saying, though really it’s very easy to break it when you know more. One of those hard to phrase things…maybe…Given experience, it’s hard to unintentionally break it ?
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I have run Debian stable for over ten years and the only breakage for my home use was hardware failure. I have had drive failures take out a Debian install, nothing else. I have also run Arch for over ten years and I have never had a failure to boot, sometimes the video got wonky with a mesa update, but nothing more serious than that. Both Debian and Arch have been super stable in my limited use, and I keep my systems running 24/7 most of the time. Arch needs far more reboots as the upgrades come fast, but that is about the only difference. YMMV.
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