• cerement@slrpnk.net
    71·
    6 months ago

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

  • aport@programming.dev
    42·
    6 months 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
    41·
    6 months ago

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

  • Blaze@lemmy.zipOP
    21·
    6 months 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.

  • Gormadt
    19·
    6 months 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.

  • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    6 months 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.

  • wesleyote@pawb.socialEnglish
    14·
    6 months 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·
    6 months 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.

  • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
    13·
    6 months 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
      6·
      6 months 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·
        6 months 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
          4·
          6 months 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.

        • superkret@feddit.org
          2·
          2 months ago

          Another pro tip: You don’t need to update Arch every day.
          I update about once a month. Just make sure you read the news and deal with your .pacnew files.

          • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
            2·
            2 months ago

            I’ve gone months between updates. On servers, that’s a little more risky because it CVEs, which can also apply to the kernel, but LTS is probably safe enough there: if there’s a kernel CVE, LTS will be updated.

            I’ve had trouble with pinning the kernel before, though. Last time I did it, I went several months and forgotten I’d done it, and my system got itself wedged because some package was expecting a newer kernel; it took me a while to figure out.

            LTS might be a better option, since that will be caught be dependency management. Pinning can cause version dependency mismatch issues.

  • misterwu@lemmy.world
    12·
    6 months ago

    Fedora. Super stable, super smooth. Used the thinkpad + fedora combo for over 10 years and will use it for 10 more.

  • Maragato@lemmy.world
    12·
    6 months 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.

  • Bronzie@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    6 months 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…