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Lots of PCs are poised to fall off the Windows 10 update cliff one year from today
(arstechnica.com)
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This isn't an issue anymore with flatpacks and snaps. I've been using Pop_OS for years now and I've never had to compile anything. If the deb isn't available, or is the wrong version, there is a flatpack of the latest version. These aren't tied to system package versions so you don't run into dependency hell. It's all managed through the pop shop so you never have to use the command line to install software at all.