That I’m aware of. But with work,I find I may be more likely to want to update because I’m at work, so why not? Less distractions. If it was just like a 5 second security patch it’s one thing. I don’t want to update seemingly the entire system of packages every week or two.
I guess I just assumed that a snapshot release would entail significantly less updates.
Never. But I know there’s always updates. I’m really trying to avoid consistent big updates. When I do weekly or by weekly Arch updates they can be pretty hefty. Security updates tend to be very small even if you wait a while.
Obviously you don’t have to sell me on the arch experience. This is clearly home to me. I’m just trying to separate home from work and have something a little less exciting per se on a daily basis.
If you want to minimize updates…Debian may be the only real answer. Occasional point releases with package updates, and more frequent security updates. Of course then you are dealing with older packages and kernels.
I’ve downloaded solydk to look into debian. I’m not interested in debian proper. Too much setup for a work computer. And I hate apt. It would be a very last last resort. Probably even after going back to windows
Looks like I’ll be switching to i3. Been testing it out on my old laptop (for sale), and spent today using it instead of my main computer. Aside from how low powered this thing is, it’s been running great, and I think I’ve almost got it sorted, no bluetooth for some reason, but that’s about the only issue aside from the occasional theming and icon issues.
If you’re using i3 EOS version, you will need toinstall bluetooth separately. It doesn’t come installed by default for security reasons. You can get it via your welcome app, or by following the guide here:
Gotcha, figured as much since I couldn’t find anything. Wasn’t real important either, plus this is a test system. When I put it on my main system, I’ll definitely make sure that’s in there. I do find it odd that they don’t install it, I mean I can understand not activating it, but why not install it?
Seeing your other post, my system specifically is LxQT+i3. When I do the main install, I’ve gotta remember to kill Thunar and OpenBox from the install.
Why install something and not activate it? That’s extra bloat and unnecessary packaging. It doesn’t really follow suit with the ideals of Arch/EOS. It’s one line of command basically, and you have it if you need it.
If you go to a coffee shop for instance, or an airport, or even if you live in an apartment where there’s folks who can also see your bluetooth signal. Theoretically someone can gain access to your computer through it. Bluetooth can be hacked. It can be used against you. It’s a way to gain access into your computer, possibly without your knowledge.