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Debian is the first choice if you look for stability and the last choice if you are looking for the latest versions of the software.
Debian + Flatpaks has been very reliable to me.
I would second that. I currently use nix besides Flatpaks for development environments but also find it somewhat overcomplicated. Looking forward to give toolbx a try.
That's what I've heard just wanted to see if anyone on here had experience just letting it update in the background.
It's a low-maintenance distro.
You misspelled Slackware.