desktop linux with less frequent release schedule

ultimate_linux · 09-13-2010, 09:15 AM

I just want to know the distribution which is supported for longer time
ex: Ubuntu will be supported for 18 months
fedora for 14months.
I repeat,I want a distribution which is stable,which I can leave without upgrading to next version for atleast 2 or 3 years.
tell me other than Ubuntu LTS version

bret381 · 09-13-2010, 09:32 AM

Debian has long release cycles and is what ubuntu is based off of. I think it has a 2 year release cycle.

rob.rice · 09-13-2010, 11:13 AM

red hat enterprise has 10years of support BUT be ready to shell out some big bucks for it

cantab · 09-13-2010, 03:19 PM

CentOS, which is basically RHEL but you don't have to pay for. (With RHEL what you pay for is commercial support, hardware certification, etc.). Each major version is supported for 7 years, during which time there are minor version upgrades.

You should bear in mind that this sort of distribution means running older versions of software. For example Firefox won't be updated to version 4 when that comes out, but only in the next major release of the distro.

craigevil · 09-13-2010, 04:24 PM

Debian

snowday · 09-13-2010, 04:37 PM

+1 for Debian or RHEL/CentOS