Since 2006, I've bounced from one distro to another, never choosing a favorite. However, I'm wondering if it's not time to settle into a distro for 2-4 years and really dig in. I've used well over a dozen different distros, but keep coming back to the top 4-5 on DistroWatch. What is your recommendation for or against distro-hopping?
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On July 24th, 2009 Mitch Frazier says:
Guess that "title" could be interpreted in different ways:
- If distro-hopping works for you and doesn't hinder your usage, then keep hopping.
or
- If you find one that works, use it and increase the depth of your knowledge rather than its breadth.
In the end there's no wrong choice, except of course, re-turning to the dark-side.
__________________________Mitch Frazier is an Associate Editor for Linux Journal and the Web Editor for linuxjournal.com.
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