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Elementary OS 8.1 released – OSnews (www.osnews.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Keep in mind that elementary is doesn't provide an in place upgrade path between major versions, I didn't realize this when I set it up for my parents so they've been stuck on one major version since I can't backup, fresh install, and restore remotely.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

8 is rolling though, so all these changes are included if you’ve got it installed

Rolling updates would be soooo nice

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sadly too many Linux distributions do that. Linux Mint didn’t for the longest time.

[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That is such an utterly awful user experience I am shocked it still exists currently.

It's kinda to be expected for the thing only enthusiasts claim is super easy to use, but still.

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

It‘s a major reason advanced users go with rolling release distros.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Wow, I didn't realize that