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Ranking Linux Distributions for 2025: a tier list for my use case !
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{ts:234} down a notch this year the reason is there's just not enough testing on this drro and not enough people working on it {ts:242} to really be a stable and reliable solution cracks were starting to appear last year but this year they flat out {ts:250} broke some upgrades and some systems by moving to a new LTS base and before that they had big issues with the move to … {ts:302} it unsuitable in my eyes but they do have updated packages in their repos to move beyond what Debian stable offers {ts:310} fortunately now MX Linux just doesn't give me anything that I really want here it's not necessarily a faster dis throw {ts:318} it's not necessarily more lightweight apart from maybe dis space usage which I really don't care about because I never … {ts:368} still in hell no for me this year as a Dro it is just completely outdated with very old package versions that they {ts:377} don't update often enough and they're missing plenty of things in these repost they tried to fix that with their own {ts:385} packaging format called Ling long but it doesn't do anything use full or new it just seems to be a flatback fork if you … {ts:820} placed in no thanks last year because it just did not receive any updates to its desktop they did update the base of the {ts:829} drro some drivers and the kernel but as of now it's still based on 22.4 which is unacceptable for a Linux {ts:838} desktop going in 2025 the other issue is that the desktop environment it shapes is a very old gnome version without any … {ts:1003} to me the potential performance gain of compiling things from a hardware specifically is just not worth the wait {ts:1010} time or the learning curve I really like tinkering but this is way too much for me and honestly judging from benchmarks {ts:1017} you will gain like 2% performance after wasting hours the use flags are a cool thing you can build versions of the
Related Pain Points
System breakage from routine operations
8Simple updates, package installations, or configuration changes can render a Linux system completely broken with no clear recovery path. Users are forced to debug using obscure forum posts and terminal commands they don't understand.
Long Build Times
7Build time remains a significant pain point for C++ developers, with 43% reporting it as a major issue. Multiple systemic reasons contribute to slow builds, though there is a slight downward trend indicating some ecosystem improvement.
Desktop environment version stagnation and lack of updates
6Some Linux distributions ship with outdated desktop environments (like very old GNOME versions) and fail to provide timely updates. Using unacceptable base versions (e.g., 22.4 in 2025) creates a poor user experience and limits access to modern features.
Outdated package versions and insufficient repository updates
6Certain Linux distributions maintain outdated package versions in their repositories and don't update frequently enough. Alternative packaging formats attempted as solutions (like Flatpak forks) lack functionality and provide minimal improvement.