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Jameson Lopp | 7 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +11 
 It should be borderline illegal for a server hosting provider to only offer Linux versions that are 4+ years old. Becomes a huge pain in the ass to build recent C++ software with obsolete libraries!
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OgFOMK ArTS | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not your motherboard, not your server.
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viapek | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 How long are LTS cycles?
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Jameson Lopp | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ubuntu is 5 years IIRC
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Livestradamus | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 perhaps a use case for distrobox
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ChipTuner | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That's why I write in c89. That and because I hate myself.
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Matt Warren | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Why can't you install the OS you want?