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Lingmo OS??? (lemmy.world)
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Hello, Linux people. Anyone tried lingmo os? Is it stable? In videos the interface looks kinda clean and its based on Debian. Sounds nice. Anyone made some tests? Greetings

https://lingmo.org/

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

All of which is just to say that it’s (almost) ill-advised to prefer a new project over a well-established one. Only after a (relatively) new project receives mass adoption, like what we currently see with Bazzite and CachyOS, does it become somewhat of a safe bet.

If you should prefer an established distro over a new one, how is the new one ever going to get mass adoption? And let's be honest, if a distro is a one man or small team project, mass adoption is no guarantee of longevity.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    OP is still a very new Linux user (if at all) that hammers on stability in every one of their posts. My comment was written with that in mind. But, even in its current version, it isn't absolute and leaves room for nuance/exceptions by using terms like "(almost)" etc.

    Veteran users with awareness of the Linux landscape are somewhat able to discern the upcoming serious projects with a future from the to-be abandonware. FWIW, I've championed distros like Bazzite (and its uBlue siblings), CachyOS, Nobara, PikaOS and secureblue far before they had any serious recognition (if at all). So I'm definitely with you that promising projects deserve adoption, support and more.

    And let's be honest, if a distro is a one man or small team project, mass adoption is no guarantee of longevity.

    Agreed. I believe the "somewhat" I used alludes to that. One might argue that the concept of absolute guarantee doesn't exist. Even with Arch and Debian*; though I'd argue they come closest IMO. Nevertheless, there are definitely gradations between Arch/Debian and a student-owned hobby project that was created just today.

    Mass adoption is a relatively easy metric to gauge. And (often) comes with tons of support/discussion across the internet that will prove to be useful for the new user.

    Please feel free to provide other metrics that OP or others might appeal to.

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    OP is still a very new Linux user (if at all) that hammers on stability in every one of their posts.

    Ah, I missed that nuance. In such a case, I always recommend one of the big three, Ubuntu, Mint, and Fedora. When they've been using that for long enough to know what they don't like about it, it's a good time to start exploring the wider ecosystem.

    Even with Arch and Debian

    Yeah, they've been around long enough that I'd be surprised if they vanished. I would add openSUSE and Slackware (even though it's a one man project) to that list. Of course Patrick Volkerding could get fed up with maintaining Slackware at any time.

    And (often) comes with tons of support/discussion across the internet that will prove to be useful for the new user.

    That can be a double-edged sword, especially if the distro has been around a long time. What the user finds can be out of date and now just plain wrong. Ubuntu definitely suffers with this.

    Please feel free to provide other metrics that OP or others might appeal to.

    Besides longevity and adoption, I would argue that whether it has new enough drivers and firmware to support your hardware is the most important metric out there. For example, if your hardware is newer, you should likely choose Fedora from the big three.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    That can be a double-edged sword, especially if the distro has been around a long time. What the user finds can be out of date and now just plain wrong. Ubuntu definitely suffers with this.

    Excellent point! Thank you for mentioning this! I feel this is often overlooked for reasons I don't understand. Thankfully, we can teach (new) users how they can navigate around this: e.g. by mentioning the version of the distro within the search query OR by simply being wary of old(er) info.

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