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I am kind of new to Linux. I started with nobara and got comfortable with the overall feel of Linux. Then a few weeks ago I switched over to cashyos, to try something new.

But what I wonder all the time: How often should I update my system? With Windows there were some updates happening in the background about every week and it was not necessary nor possible to manage them in detail.

But now on Linux I get update notification sometimes twice a day. I am also aware, that cashyos is doing roling updates. As I understand it, this means they are pushing them without much delay for testing. Is this a reason to wait a little before applying new updates so bugs can be fixed? But when I wait, arent there always new updates coming in? Also those Bugfixes would also be updates that I would then delay.

How are you handling it? And how are your experiences?

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[–] who@feddit.org 9 points 16 hours ago

How are you handling it?

I handle it by not using a rolling distro. I get security updates, but I'm not interrupted every time a new version of something becomes available. I do the periodic release upgrades on my own terms: when I have time.

And how are your experiences?

Wonderful. My system is very low maintenance, which means I have more time to get work done or play games.