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Slashdot Asks: Do You Install Preview Version Of An OS On Your Primary Device?
On Monday, Google released a new -- and also the final -- version of the Android N Developer Preview. Android Nougat, which is the latest version of Google's mobile operating system comes with a range of new features and improvements, including a notification panel redesign and additions to Doze power saving. The fifth preview, which is releasing today offers a "near-final" look at Android 7. Interestingly, Apple also released the public beta versions of iOS 10, and macOS Sierra to users earlier this month. Microsoft continues to offer preview builds of Windows 10 OS to enthusiasts.
We were wondering how many of you choose to live on beta version of an operating system on your primary devices. Does anyone here wait for the final version of an operating system to release before making the switch? Also, what does the setup of your office/work computer look like? Anyone who is still on an older version of an operating system because of reliability and compatibility concerns?
We were wondering how many of you choose to live on beta version of an operating system on your primary devices. Does anyone here wait for the final version of an operating system to release before making the switch? Also, what does the setup of your office/work computer look like? Anyone who is still on an older version of an operating system because of reliability and compatibility concerns?
A not yet finalized version of an OS on my primary device? My primary device only does security upgrades- I can't afford for my primary device to go down for days while I try to get it to work. Now my secondary device like a phone I'd consider it- but still I'd probably wait for 2 or 3 releases later before doing so seriously.
I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
I run lots of beta software (Firefox Nightly, Chrome Dev, Thunderbird Early), but I avoid doing it for the OS. Why? If my email client or browser's too buggy, I can uninstall them and roll back to the stable channel. On the other hand, fixing a computer that won't boot or having some other highly annoying problem takes just way too much of my time on my primary device.
I need to have confidence that I can continue my normal workflows on my primary machine.
Hire actual QA. Showstopping bugs prevent me from getting shit done. Looking at you, Windows Insider program.
This is what VMs or test devices are for
Every version of Linux is good right now, with systemd being the caveat.
Grab whatever Linux from distrowatch.com but know these things:
Ubuntu and Redhat/Fedora are Microsoft wannabe's.
Debian has FBI staff. This means bad ideas in the mix.
KDE is the best windows manager by far, just disable Nepomuk and Akanodi after you install. They are desktop search" and to even clear their history you need to basically take a class in SQL. There is no use for them either. Lots of tiny little hands trying to get into your data pies. It is simple to disable them, just the little square bottom left like a start button in windows, in search type those two names and uncheck the boxes for each. 2 boxes total. Stop server, they won't restart. Best desktop ever and no spy shit in Linux with the exceptions I stated above.
The Wallet functionality is also not useful but everything else is pure bliss. I use all operating systems and windows managers and have for decades. If you want my opinion, opensuse is still the best Linux. For hacking tools, Blackarch is better than Kali. Those 2 are live cd's.
peace.
No. This is what virtual machines are for. Or an older box you might have laying around.
The final version IS a beta.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.