stolen from linux memes at Deltachat

  • @[email protected]English
    34•2 years ago

    I will not stand slander of the arch wiki.

    Also start with Linux Mint XFCE (unless they’ve fixed the stability problems with cinnamon)

    • @[email protected]
      1•2 years ago

      I’m on like day 2 of Garuda. Ran into corrupted packages during the install which wasn’t fun, but it’s up and running now. I’m hoping that maintaining it isn’t as much of a time suck as it sounds like pure Arch is.

  • @[email protected]
    17•2 years ago

    Start with Debian stable (rock solid, well integrated packaging).

    When you feel comfortable and have achieved some experience, switch to Debian sid (rolling release, updates very often, be a bit cautious).

    • @[email protected]
      2•2 years ago

      A Debian blend like SpiralLinux might be better for less technical people. Debian is one of my favorite distros but it’s pretty bare bones and requires some configuration to become an everday usage desktop.

  • @[email protected]
    14•2 years ago

    Moved from Fedora > Arch > Manjaro > Fedora > Debian. I consider Arch for learning purposes. For troubleshooting / recoveries , that knowledge will be a great help.

    • Nailbar
      1•2 years ago

      My path have been Slackware > Mint > Kubuntu > Arch > Kubuntu > Arch.

      I forsee myself switching between a “care free” distro and Arch many times in the future.

    • @[email protected]
      6•2 years ago

      My lifecycle was roughly Gentoo, Mandrake, SUSE, Debian (sid), Arch, Vector, Arch, Debian (testing), Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Arch, Ubuntu, Manjaro, Fedora, and finally Debian (stable).

      I used to like to mess around with the newest shiniest software but now I just want it to not be broken.

    • @[email protected]
      4•2 years ago

      Funny how it is all relative…

      Red hat for a few months -> Gentoo for 10 years-> Arch for another 10 years

      For me this is the opposite: Every time I am forced to use Ubuntu I feel like I am in a torture chamber especially with 3rd party packages.

  • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє
    35•2 years ago

    For a total newbie, Linux Mint or PopOS are probably the best options. But EndeavourOS is getting there. There shouldn’t be any issues during the installation if one sticks to the defaults. Only thing is, it doesn’t come with a graphical package manager out of the box. But once that is installed (I think anyone will be happy to write a single terminal command, at least), I don’t see why it’s any harder to use than any other distro.

    • andrew_bidlaw
      4•2 years ago

      Mint, with any DE, does come with a graphical package manager. It’s as easy as any appstore. The only confusion is it suggests both it’s original and flatpack versions to install.

      I think you are talking about EndevourOS there.

  • Radioactive Radio
    5•2 years ago

    Is there an easier way to install Arch? I know there’s Archinstall but my dumbass messed that up somehow.

    • GammaEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      If you use EndeavourOS, know that you shouldn’t ask for support on the Arch forums, its a policy they have.

    • @[email protected]
      10•2 years ago

      EndeavourOS is it. It’s basically a better version of archinstall, especially if you’re planning to install a DE.

    • Kühe sind toll
      5•2 years ago

      Archintstall sometimes produces problems(at least I had problems with it). Make sure that you have the current iso version of arch on your stick and try again.

      • Radioactive Radio
        2•2 years ago

        The problem I was facing was manually creating partitions. Should I use Gparted to make them first and then use archinstall, or does it not work with manual partitions?

  • @[email protected]
    31•2 years ago

    I use Ubuntu. It generally tends to be boring stable, which is kinda what I want out of my OS these days. I can still customize it, and even break it if I really get bored, but it’s nice to have things just work for the most part.

    • @[email protected]
      11•2 years ago

      I switched to Debian Stable after using Ubuntu LTS for 6 years, and recommend Ubuntu for beginners. It is stable, best community support, boring and good ol’ reliable, which is perfect to learn Linux and get accustomed to it. Even corporate support and game developers target Ubuntu first. Considering it runs smoothly on a 6 year old midrange Intel laptop chip, nobody is getting that 200% performance boost with other obscure fancy distros.

      • @[email protected]
        4•2 years ago

        Yep, games being designed to support Ubuntu first is a big reason why I’m so far into Ubuntu. I could easily switch if I needed to since I’m both a programmer and very comfortable with Linux but for me, it does everything I need an OS to do.

        • @[email protected]
          6•2 years ago

          Debian Stable is really, really close for gaming, since Ubuntu LTS itself is based on Debian Unstable branch, if you choose to upgrade with more Linux knowledge in future. Nobara is dedicated to gaming.

          Honestly speaking, I keep W10 on SSD for games if any works in a wonky manner on Linux. Takes like 30 seconds to log off Debian, boot into Windows, fire up a game, get back to Linux when not playing.

  • Raccoonn
    1•2 years ago

    I’ve only ever had two problems with Arch based systems…

    1. Nvidia drivers…
    2. Installing poorly create aur packages…
  • Chewy
    4•2 years ago

    I often use Arch in a container, when I need a fhs distro. EndeavourOS is great for desktop use if you don’t want to go through the Arch install process.

    DeltaChat is an awesome messenger. It’s federated, quick and simple to use. Also, I didn’t realize DC was on the fediverse for so many years.

      • Chewy
        2•2 years ago

        The first part is about the meme. Arch has it’s (dis-)advantages depending on the use case.

        I wrote the second part because OP mentioned they’ve found the meme “at deltachat”, which is a email-based messenger I use. It’s a topic adjacent to linux as it’s open source software with linux support.

        https://delta.chat/

  • @[email protected]
    9•2 years ago

    Well, I eventually got bored of Arch and installed Gentoo this summer. I enjoyed it 😎.

    PS. I wish there was a Gentoo emoji.