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What would you say is the most reliable, "it just works" distro currently? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev
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Obviously this is somewhat subjective, but I've had a lot of problems in my previous attempts to switch to Linux, so I'd like to create a list of distros to try out, and see what works for me. I'm mostly expecting to be doing basic office work and light gaming via Steam.

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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I've posted and commented about it a few times, so I can just link you those:

https://midwest.social/comment/22303985

https://midwest.social/post/42063982

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Thank you!

    1. I can understand why the random long load-times for apps is very frustrating. I don't recall other Bazzite users complaining about it. So I don't know how widespread the problem is.
    2. I've effectively been on GNOME ever since I made the jump to Linux. So I can't comment on Dolphin.
    3. I can 100℅ relate to windows not restoring their prior states. I've used a tiling window manager extension on GNOME just because it handled that more gracefully; I like them maximized anyways.
    4. The audio sink thingy should have been available as a toggle by now. It's unfortunate that it seemingly hasn't. Though, I do wonder if pavucontrol would have been sufficient. There seems to be a flatpak for it if you're interested.
    5. The developer experience on Flatpak leaves a lot to be desired 😅. FWIW, I prefer that within a distrobox.
    6. For GameMaker, installing it within a Ubuntu distrobox would probably have been sufficient.

    FWIW, I don't think any of these are directly related to "immutability"; i.e. in the case of Bazzite, some subfolders of / being read-only at runtime.

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