I’d like to settle on a distro, but none of them seem to click for me. I want stability more than anything, but I also value having the latest updates (I know, kind of incompatible).
I have tested Pop!_Os, Arch Linux, Fedora, Mint and Ubuntu. Arch and Pop being the two that I enjoyed the most and seemed the most stable all along… I am somewhat interested in testing NixOS although the learning curve seems a bit steep and it’s holding me back a bit.
What are you using as your daily drive? Would you recommend it to another user? Why? Why not?
Arch because I like simple.
Other distros are an exercise in patience I think. Each Ubuntu version has different names and versions of stuff like docker, mysql and everything else. It’s really annoying to work with. I assume all six month distros are like that. And you have to add extra repos, keys and whatnot for it to even find things.
With arch, since it’s rolling, I just install the latest version and I already know the command. It’s always the same. Always.
There are many reasons I like arch but the simplicity of the installations is one of my favorite reasons to use it.
Debian. I always come back to Debian.
It’s just a rock solid, multipurpose distro that has everything. If you have an issue with some older software versions, you can just track testing or sid and treat it as rolling release or use flatpaks for GUI apps.
To me, Debian is almost perfect.
To me, Debian is almost perfect.
I agree, but ever since systemD, well…
Devuan then!
Devuan is awesome, but I’ve moved to Void! Devuan is a ripper though!
I wouldn’t call it rock solid… It was running old versions of kde with lots of bugs. Bugs that had been fixed months ago.
So I don’t know. It’s good we have choice but I don’t personally see Debian as more stable than arch. I see it as having older bugs than arch.
KDE could fix 80% of it’s bugs overnight and it will still be the most bug-ridden DE by a longshot
Yep, most features and most bugs. I go back and forth between kde and Gnome when a bug annoys me too much.
Debian for servers and debian for desktop. Debian everywhere!
Fedora! To me it sits right at the sweet spot of stability and bleeding edge (they call it “leading edge”), and I’m very happy with how they run things (including the most recent controversy!).
Debian for my work. It is stable and I’ve been using it for many years.
Fedora, really uptodate software, GNOME, stability of a server distro.
Nixos, as stable as debian and as rolling edge as arch and if i break something i can just rollback.
This man knows. My whole config is stored in github. Super easy to come back to a perfectly setup box or clone it on another machine.
I’ve always felt that Arch has the least amount of personal compromises. For “bleeding edge,” it’s also generally stable and has a wealth of community support and documentation.
Fedora.
I can highly recommend fedora to a newbie. It’s easier to use than ubuntu. It doesn’t come with snaps. You only need one or two methods of installing apps. It’s safe. It’s well written. It’s supported very well. It’s updated frequently. It incorporates innovative technology.
Opensuse and EndeaverOS are also very nice.
Debian – The Universal Operating System
Because it’s universal, runs on everything rock solid and stable.
Debian stable, the os for 50 year old nudists.
It’s the stable branch of one of the oldest distributions around.
Try Void Linux, or just stay at Arch. If you want to try Nixos (my current distro), watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGVXJ-TIv3Y .
I’ve checked https://voidlinux.org/, looks nice but there is no screenshot! How can I decide without screenshot?
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Currently NixOS having been a long time Arch user. The power of Nix is unbeatable once it finally clicks.
I keep hearing about NixOS, is it possible to leverage both NixOS and the AUR from arch?
Not that I’m aware of though it would be cool if possible. Thankfully everything I’ve needed has been found in NixOS Packages or Flathub as my last resort. My current setup if you’re curious.
Just skimmed my AUR install list, and yea most of them seem to be on there, good to know! If my laptop ever shits the bed, I’ll give this a shot haha.
NixOS user now. Long time fan of Arch with BTRFS and snapshots but Nix takes everything to the next level.
Fedora Workstation is what I use for my desktop. If I were to have to reinstall now I’d do Silverblue.
For my home lab I do Proxmox with a couple of VM’s for Ubuntu server for pihole DNS servers and an OpenMediaVault VM for my docker workloads. I’d probably do CoreOS or IoT if I was starting over there though.
Pop! It’s easy to install, stable, and works great with Nvidia drivers. If I have more time on my hands then Arch, because it’s good old-fashioned computing fun.
