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One distro for the next five years? (lemmy.nz)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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If you had to pick one distro to use for the next five years, what would it be? Bleeding edge / stable? Rolling / periodic?

What would you prioritise and why?

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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Try it on something that you're not relying on for your daily activities. It takes some time to learn and you'll make mistakes. But it's a great exercise for learning and as a hobby.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Lovely! The hobby aspect definitely appeals, though so does the idea of getting everything running well! Have you heard anything about Manjaro as a user-friendly version of arch? I guess it may cut against the arch ethos of "precisely what you choose to install and nothing more," but I feel like if it's any good I could get the sort of ease-of-use that I have with mint while having the option to dabble and experiment more with the guidance of the arch wiki available?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    With all the issues and breakages that they had over the years I wouldn't feel good suggesting it. But there are other arch-based distros that you can try out to get an idea. I'm a bit out of the loop, since I moved to nixos 5 years ago.

    Also don't fall into the purist distro way of thinking. The PC is yours, you make your own experience.

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