• JAWNEHBOY@reddthat.com
    1·
    5 days ago

    Tried out Mint, Debian w/ KDE, switched to Debian w/ gnome, now settled into Cachy OS. Only thing I’m wanting for is support for my Dell Canvas touch and totem, but I expect that’ll get pushed to Open Tablet Drivers before long

  • cerement@slrpnk.net
    742·
    19 days ago

    don’t worry, when you get tired of distro-hopping, Debian will still be there for you

  • aport@programming.dev
    463·
    19 days ago

    Extremely happy. Debian Stable. Every time I open the lid of my laptop, it’s working and ready to go. Wonderfully boring and exceedingly reliable.

  • NathanUp@lemmy.ml
    411·
    19 days ago

    I’m very content. Stopped distro-hopping a few years ago and settled on EndeavourOS.

  • Blaze@lemmy.zipOP
    21·
    19 days ago

    I’m running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed.

    99% happy, once in a blue moon there is a library issue during an update, I have to wait a few days, that’s it.

    Very solid KDE experience, all of the things I wanted to do worked out of the box. Very solid.

  • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    19 days ago

    Fedora fees like a nice and tightly integrated distro. I’m no apple fan but I can appreciate consistent UX, I feel like Fedora for now is the closest to that level of experience, whilst pioneering in desktop-centric technologies.

    I have this looming fear that IBM will somehow fuck everything over someday, but as far as I understand, the Fedora project still operates with the same level of autonomy as they did pre-aquisition.

  • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    181·
    19 days ago

    I’m enjoying Linux Mint so far

    I’m thinking I may hope around to a distro using a newer kernel but meh

    Mint is pretty nice

    Edit: My “meh” is because Mint has been super stable for me and I’m not really sure that the effort to switch distros is worth it given that my systems are already rock solid.

    • randomperson@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      17 days ago

      Same! I’ve had the same Arch install since 2010. It has outlasted all the original hardware, except for the case and power supply.

  • wesleyote@pawb.socialEnglish
    14·
    19 days ago

    my arch systems have been great for years now. had one breakage that was not my own fault though.

    i also have some older thinkpads with endeavor and they’re working great as well.

    i would distrohop but i’m too accostomed to the arch repos and aur at this point.

  • KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world
    13·
    19 days ago

    I’m on Fedora Silverblue and I’m pretty sure my distro-hopping days are over. After 20 years of tinkering I really like an OS that requires literally no maintenance and basically just disappears in the background.

  • Maragato@lemmy.world
    12·
    19 days ago

    I am 100% happy. I use a rolling distro, secure (firewall+apparmor), stable (snapshots tested through openQA) and easily revert to a previous snapshot (snapper). Yes, I am using openSUSE Tumbleweed and in my opinion there is no rolling distro that offers all these features.

  • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
    131·
    19 days ago

    EndeavourOS. Arch, but easy to install. I’m thrilled with it, although I suspect I’d be even happier if I’d have tried one of the convenience installers for the base. Endeavor is has prettier defaults, so less fussing with basic stuff.

    Otherwise, I’m thrilled. I have Artix on my laptop, and while I like not having systemd on it, some things are a bit more kludgey, and I spend more time on maintenance and working to fill gaps. Like, there are not dinit entries for every service, and I have to write them myself; which is absurdly easy, but still. Maybe in a couple years Artix will be less of a chore; in the meantime I’m preferring EndesvorOS.

    I do not like the frequency of reboots necessitated by kernel upgrades. I know that I could mask it, but IME that eventually causes problems with packages than make .ko kernel modules; it’s just more things to fail, and it makes me really wish Linus would have just based Linux on MINIX.

    Anyway, I have 4 computers I deal with which are Debian based, and I never love Arch more than when I have to do something on Debian. Two are Mint, which are infected with flatpack, and I really hate those.

    • Kabe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      19 days ago

      I do not like the frequency of reboots necessitated by kernel upgrades. I know that I could mask it, but IME that eventually causes problems with packages than make .ko kernel modules; it’s just more things to fail, and it makes me really wish Linus would have just based Linux on MINIX.

      Here’s a tip that you might not be aware of: Arch has an LTS kernel. It may seem counter intuitive to run Arch and not have the latest, bleeding edge kernel, but the upside is that you get a stabler, less breakage-prone system.

      • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
        3·
        19 days ago

        I didn’t know about the LTS kernel. How does that interact with module packages, like the fscking Broadcom support packages, or bcachesfs (before it for mainlined)? That’s where I’ve historically run into issues with pinning the kernel.

        I will absolutely look into this, though. If it prevents the “you need to reboot or else” messages after every Syu, I’m in. On Arch, when you get a message like that, it’s best heeded.

        • Kabe@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          18 days ago

          I’ve never had to deal with Broadcom drivers or pinned the kernel, so I can’t tell you anything about that. The LTS kernel (currently 6.6.32-1) still updates regularly, albeit not nearly as often as the stock Arch kernel, so that means fewer updates that require a reboot.

          Just install linux-lts and linux-lts-headers via pacman, and you’re good to go.

  • Bronzie@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    19 days ago

    I’m still a beginner but Mint Cinnamon has treated me well, as has my Debian server.

    Don’t see any reason to test anything else as long as it works this well. Nor do I have time after the kids came either…