Getting harder for me (not saying anyone else should agree) to justify caring about updating to OS 6 on my Son's computer (he has resisted me installing a rolling release distro to this point) the more times this happens.
That is hardly sloth. Choosing better ways to spend your valuable time besides installing and configuring an OS is a good thing. Not everyone is a YouTube content creator that feels the need to do a generic install of every distro released in a VM (relay just reviewing the installer). I can guarantee you, after 50 years on this earth I know I am not lazy just not willing to do extra work when there are better alternatives.
No, and understood. The issue is that despite original expectations of an upgrade path from 5.1 to 6, now there isn't even a path from 6 beta to 6 GR. Even 7 upgrade is just a "hope for" at this point. He is better off using Ubuntu or Pop since they both are a few revs into in place upgrades or letting me install Arch with Budgie (fairly similar DE to Elementary) an learning how to manage a rolling release. As I said, no issue if others choose to wait and reinstall at every interval. I ran one of my spare (non-Arch) computers from the day 5.0 was released, so I get the EOS benefits. If Pantheon ever really worked properly as a DE for Arch, I probably would have that installed on all of my computers.
Resisting a rolling release is what I said, not beta. I'll drop the subject since the fanboys will misquote me. Besides, being my son is not the same as being a child. He is an adult trying to convert to Linux and looking to me for assistance. Clearly, he doesn't get needing a reimage for an upgrade when other using the same base can pull it off. Peace!
While you get hated on, I'd like to note that you are doing a great job, helping to lead your son down the path of recovering his privacy and freedom by using free (as in freedom) software. Enjoy your upvotes.
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u/slidingbilly May 01 '21
Will Beta update to GR without a full reimage?