I mean, I really, really like Linux, don't get me wrong but I don't know if it's my Pi or something I've done but I've always gotten issues with it after a few weeks/months.
Everything will flow smoothly until it crashes, and it won't start the x server, and pretty much everything tells me there is a segmentation fault. A fresh install fixes the issue but I also loose all the stuff I've done with my previous install. Really annoying and I haven't found a definitive answer as to why this happens.
Oh well.

Same with my Kodi raspberrypi. Rumour has it that raspberries are SD card killers. So things I wanted to look into because of that, but didn't have the time yet:
- Use a copy on write filesystem (ZFS? Probably too heavy for a raspi :D)
- alternatively make as many folders read-only as possible, move stuff like /tmp to a ramdisk etc.

I'm sure other ranters have better tips. It's not you mate nor linux, it's raspi + sd card!

Switch to RISC.
#switchingthingsuplol

@paranoidAndroid The problem is that SD cards are pretty short-lived in general and also rather slow.

Apparently with the Pi3 it's possible to let it boot via a USB drive. The problem: It's even slower than SD cards because the USB ports on the Pi are throttled like hell.

But if we're lucky the upcoming RPi 4 solves these issues, they hinted that it'll finally get a hardware redesign which will get rid of that USB/Wifi hack.

Get a good sdcard, quality really matters.

Don't write to the sdcard if not necessary. Our pi only writes to sd when shutting down or saving data.

You can use the tmpfs feature for this. So it only uses ram.

I have been told a stable power supply helps a lot as well. And always shutdown the pi correctly. We put buttons on them so even the not techy people can do this.

We got currently around 100 pi's out in the field recording data for over a year without problems.

Before we had to replace sd cards every few months xD

I have had my pi running for a year :)

As @MisterArie says, a good microSD can make a huge difference.

I had the same issues when I first bought my Pi. I had a server running for some days and when I shut it down to change the power supply it all went wrong. Fresh OS install was the only solution. Now, multiply that by 10 times.

I changed the SD and months have passed without a single issue.

Even if you can't get a Class10 maybe, get an original one. Quality matters.

My first rpi (rpi 1 b) litteraly bent its official NOOBS sd card to the point of it being unusable. Spent like two hours trying to find the problem because my pc's sd card reader slot, being a lot tighter, squeezed the card into a temporary working condition, which made me dismiss the card as a source of problem...