• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
    1·
    2 hours ago

    I’ve just installed Fedora. Apart from some installer wonkiness (tbf in Windows) that would totally put off casual adopters it’s been fine and I don’t have to fiddle with anything.

    • festnt@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      5 hours ago

      i’ve heard a bunch of people talking about cachyos

      i use endeavour os, and when i get my pc back (i moved and haven’t been able to build it yet) i’m planning on installing base arch

      so, what are the upsides to cachyos?

  • Rose56@lemmy.ca
    2·
    8 hours ago

    I was thinking install KDE because of its theme modifications, still went with fedora because everyone works fine on my setup and I like the interface, it’s so different.

  • rickrolled767@ttrpg.network
    31·
    16 hours ago

    The funny thing for me is I swapped to fedora after my last attempt to use arch failed spectacularly.

    I’ve found I’m at a point where I just want my device to work and work well

  • CosmicSurgeon@lemmy.ml
    4·
    11 hours ago

    I have the same problem with NixOS and Debian.

    Currently every family computer and server in the house runs Debian 12 as a base. But the urge to convert everything to Nix one day still tickles me, who knows someday…

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      9 hours ago

      I have Nix installs on two computers and have moved one of them twice to different hardware. Works, as it says, on the side of the tin.

      BUUUUT… It’s a bear to get under control. It adds a lot complexity to things that should be simple, it makes some things nearly impossible, and then makes really hugely difficult things cake.

      for example, one of a thousands things I want to do that’s easy

      If I want to run parsec client. (there is no server available sadly)

      nix search nixpkgs parsec

      • legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.parsec-bin (150_97c) Remote streaming service client

      nix-shell -p parsec-bin #ephemeral install, puts it in the store but only links it for this shell

      done! Let’s start it!

      parsec

      parsec: command not found

      parsec-bin

      parsec-bin: command not found

      parsec-client

      parsec-client: command not found

      google: nixos parsec

      a million ways to run parsec but none from the package manager

      google: nixos packages->https://search.nixos.org/packages

      https://search.nixos.org/packages

      parsec-bin

      nothing about how to run it

      but there are at least notes about how to install it permanently

      so you plow through /nix/store looking for parsec, 4 minutes later

      parsecd

      they could have just included that in the docs, but nope…

      Honestly, I really enjoy it, it feels like I’m in slackware back in the 90’s completely lost and confused learning everything new, and moving an install from box to box with a home directory sync and two files? chef’s kiss

      Figuring out why a rebuild isn’t working is pain. Figuring out why an update won’t run, is pain.

      ohh and you only get a month after a major release to install it before they stop putting in security updates for the previous version. And historically all the revisions before 25.05 were generally not just one and done. 24.11 ended up with me doing a wipe, fresh install, restoring my home folder and slowly easing parts of configuration.nix back in one rebuild at a time. but to be fair, they’ve been fighting wayland for a while now.

      My desktops are Nix, my servers are Debian.

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 hours ago

      I tried three times. Failed 3 times.

      And I started with Slackware in the 90s. I can handle jank.

      But Nix really needs to take a clue from Arch on the documentation front…

    • rozodru@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 hours ago

      I think when you first get into Linux it’s a valid thing. you want to find the distro that you’re most comfortable with.

      When I first started using linux I tried them all and eventually just settled on Arch because it felt right to me. That being said I don’t knock anyone who uses whatever. A good friend of mine online uses Slackware and he loves it, it works for him. There’s no “wrong” distro, it’s whatever works for you. you have to initially hop around though to find that though.

      Also distro hopping is great when it comes to helping people, especially new linux users. I’ve made many friends within the community because for a solid year I just hopped all over the place and tried to learn it all.

    • tempest@lemmy.ca
      11·
      15 hours ago

      Yeah at some point they are all the same to me it’s just the different package manager. Pacman, apt, yum or whatever they are calling it now a days.

      Most use systemd.

      I started using Arch flavors because when you have brand new hardware the latest kernel can be important. After the machine is a couple years old it doesn’t really matter.

      Also Endeavouros is where it’s at (but don’t tell the vanilla Arch people, they won’t help me with my problems if they find out)

      • trepX@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        9 hours ago

        Agreed. After years of Ubuntu (who remember single digits?) Endeavour OS really knocked it out of the park on my new laptop. Everything smooth as butter, out of the box. Hibernation works on a bleeding edge device. No tearing. HDR works. VRR works. YouTube 4k 60fps no drops. Games run beautifully.

        Okay, some BT issues, and the Wifi card is crap, and I don’t know how much of this is due to having an AMD graphics vs NVIDIA. But it’s sooo damn smooth. Games just work. KDE plasma >>>> gnome, and I say that as a gnome user since canonical killed unity.

        Don’t get me started on the arch ecosystem and documentation. yay 😁

        Just do what you’ve been wanting to do for a long time

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 hours ago

      I switched from Ubuntu to Debian when I got pissed about something.

      But it’s not a hop, more like a leisurely walk 😀

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
    15·
    18 hours ago

    You can have your cake and eat it too! Just install Arch in a VM to play around with without jeopardizing the stability of your main machine. Once you feel comfortable, you can make the switch. Or not. Having choices is great.