Is it just me, or do you end up installing raspbian over and over again on a complex project?

I very much doubt that it is just you.

I have the latest version of Raspbian installed on my pi 4. Have hardly had any time to use it for a long time now, but try at least to check for updates and install them every week. Yesterday i found time to do some Python programming on it and noticed that it is really screwed up! No one else has access to it and it is shut down when i am not using it, but now the settings are waco - probably due to changes made by an update. I have been using Raspberry Pi's for quite a few years now and have at least 7 of them of various models and have never had problems configuring them properly. The first thing i do when i start a session with any of them is to check for updates and install them. Nonetheless, i have experienced that they occasionally experience so many problems that i believe it is best to just reinstall and reconfigure them.

But i have never before that my configuration settings have been so drastically changed as on my pi 4. Although i live in Norway, i do not believe in setting up anything i have (pc's or pi's) that are not designed in Norway for the Norwegian version. I learned a long time ago that it is wise to always use the native version since that is probably tested most rigorously, and only change the things that are necessary (like for example keyboard and wifi configuration). But suddenly lots of my settings are corrupt and the graphical interface is in a mixture of Norwegian and English! When using the Geany editor for Python programming the "Save" menu is in Norwegian ("Lagre"), while the "Save All" menu is in English!

Very frustrating for me every time things like this happen - and it happens far too often on all systems! Even a huge developer like Microsoft releases updates and products without (in my opinion) adequately testing first.

S**t happens - and keeps happening, unfortunately.

I very much doubt that it is just you.

I have the latest version of Raspbian installed on my pi 4. Have hardly had any time to use it for a long time now, but try at least to check for updates and install them every week. Yesterday i found time to do some Python programming on it and noticed that it is really screwed up! No one else has access to it and it is shut down when i am not using it, but now the settings are waco - probably due to changes made by an update. I have been using Raspberry Pi's for quite a few years now and have at least 7 of them of various models and have never had problems configuring them properly. The first thing i do when i start a session with any of them is to check for updates and install them. Nonetheless, i have experienced that they occasionally experience so many problems that i believe it is best to just reinstall and reconfigure them.

But i have never before that my configuration settings have been so drastically changed as on my pi 4. Although i live in Norway, i do not believe in setting up anything i have (pc's or pi's) that are not designed in Norway for the Norwegian version. I learned a long time ago that it is wise to always use the native version since that is probably tested most rigorously, and only change the things that are necessary (like for example keyboard and wifi configuration). But suddenly lots of my settings are corrupt and the graphical interface is in a mixture of Norwegian and English! When using the Geany editor for Python programming the "Save" menu is in Norwegian ("Lagre"), while the "Save All" menu is in English!

Very frustrating for me every time things like this happen - and it happens far too often on all systems! Even a huge developer like Microsoft releases updates and products without (in my opinion) adequately testing first.

S**t happens - and keeps happening, unfortunately.