What distro should I install?
>Arch
>Debian
>CentOS
>Gentoo
>Slackware
>Void
I plan to use the OS as my normal everyday laptop OS.
What distro should I install?
>Arch
>Debian
>CentOS
>Gentoo
>Slackware
>Void
I plan to use the OS as my normal everyday laptop OS.
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Use windows
All of them
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If you're a total noob I recommend Mint. Just werx, minimal hassles, nice interface. Systemd yeah but unless you want to spend 17 hours setting up gentoo it's a decent tradeoff.
Depends on how much time you are willing to invest configuring/learning. stuff. My personal preference is Void.
If you want to be maximally productive just install some flavor of ubuntu
gento
This. Arch or Gentoo if you want to learn more about linux in general.
Install manjaro KDE (I like to name it ManDE)
Gentoo if you have some experience and want a minimal system that does exactly what you want it to do and no more than that.
Fedora
But user, the OS mascot is a gnu.
Been using Arch for quite some time so not a noob.
Void? Didn't the creator go missing?
Ubuntu was my first distro. Will not go back to it. That's like going back to Windows after discovering Linux.
>KDE
Bloat
WHICH
When you have enumerated options, WHICH is used.
Also, Slackware till the day Pat dies.
Not once did I state the mascot was an OS mascot, so please take your "I'd just like to interject for a moment"-speech someplace else.
Mint, it runs fast, and it's simple to use
Why Slackware?
Stop caring about bloat that much and do something useful.
Slackware is a great platform for learning a base of Unix/Linux systems that is directly transferable to almost any other. You will learn a lot with Debian, Gentoo, Fedora or Arch, but you will also learn a lot that is only specific to those distrobutions. It makes more sense to learn on Slackware, and then experiment from there. Void is interesting after you have been around the block a few times and want to try something new.
I like Ubuntu MATE. Ubuntu just werks and MATE is comfy.
Debian on a laptop
Windows on a desktop
>centrist linux
>>Arch
Bloat
>>Debian
god tier, use net iso, with dwm
>>CentOS
gay server shit
>>Gentoo
bloat
>>Slackware
old
>>Void
hipster minimal shit
How is Gentoo bloat?
Void.
their package manager is god tier
but that shit is bloat
purging kernel bloat doesn't do much
I tried KDE Neon as my first distro and didn't like it at all, should I try a different one
>>void
>>'hipster minimal shit'
Minimal isn't bad you fucktard.
Minimal, systemdless, simplism is the best route for happiness.
xubuntu
i'd rather use openbsd than void
kys void dev
literally doesn't matter
if noob, Debian
Whats wrong with openbsd?
>I am nut noobe
>Can't into different DE
>Or CLI
>Falls for the Arch meme
this Linux is a meme
read the linux from scratch manuals and be your own boss
>Been using Arch for quite some time
Why do you want to switch then? If you know your way around arch and don't want bloat, just reinstall
Your distro has nothing to do with productiveness. In the end you should be using a distro that fills your need, not jump because maybe it's gonna sound cooler to people that unironically use the word bloat. Distro jumping is the only meme.
everything is wrong with void
void is fucking shit
openbsd is god tier
openbsd is good
Wow, a retard
seriously this but autists will pretend otherwise. Antergos KDE here but whatever works for you.
Unironically Gentoo
Arch is a piece of garbage. I've just installed it a few weeks ago. First impressions were good. Fast boot times and very minimal (although that's misleading since it pulls in libs every package despite being already installed).
Do a system update --- pulseaudio doesn't detect my soundcard any more.
Arch is shit.
>pulseaudio
Found your problem
>everything is wrong with void
>can't give one example
>shills bsd
cuCk
>I plan to use the OS as my normal everyday laptop OS.
In that case I'd go with Ubuntu or Debian.
(Although I'm unfamiliar with void)
My experience has been that they are easier to install and its easier to install other software with them and there's a lot of well supported software and a large community of users.
There's somewhere to go if you have a question. askubuntu.com
except you can't run a different init system other than systemdicks
Literally used on all systemd Linuxes. Never had proplems on openSUSE or Mint or Debian.
Install Gentoo
>using systemd
For me, it's Manjaro KDE (ManDE).
I use fedora as a daily driver, I quite like it.
I'll just outline the benefits of these and let you decide.
>Arch
Bleeding edge, access to a lot of software, rolling release, well documented.
>Debian
Very stable, easy to use, huge repositories.
>CentOS
I see no reason to use this.
>Gentoo
Versatile, can run on anything, great ports system, highly configurable.
>Slackware
Again, no real reason to use this.
>Void
Arch for those who don't want to use systemd, basically.
I'd recommend Arch if you are inexperienced. It's easy to use and is kept very simple. But Debian if you value greater stability, though Arch is very unlikely to break nowadays through updates.
arch is for those who can't install gentoo
Don't be like the Ubuntu crowd. Stop putting undue emphasis on the DE.
Arch and Gentoo are not at all similar. Only someone who has never used either of them would say something like this.
>Arch and Gentoo are not at all similar. Only someone who has never used either of them would say something like this.
Agreed.
Gentoo is for people who know what they are doing.
Arch is for those who pretend to know what they are doing.
Do you think they're similar because the lack a graphical installer? Or is it because they are both popular here? Because you can't have used either if you think they're the same.
You are replying to the wrong dude. I never said they were the same.
second for fedora
Okay, "dude". I don't appreciate the yankee slang, however.
No one ever mentions SUSE Tumbleweed. It's stable for a rolling release, packages are bleeding edge, and lots of tools built in.
Works good.
>gentoo
fuck portage
What's wrong with portage?
the arch autist, outside of his containment zone.
>I don't appreciate the yankee slang
Well I was going to call you a dumb nigger.
>compiling packages on low-end pc
>10 hours later
If you think Gentoo and Arch are similar then your life is a downward spiral of memes and loneliness.
What's wrong with portage on mid to high-end hardware made in the last 5 years?
Dumb nigger.
If you're gonna use Gnome then install Pop!_OS. It's just pre-riced Ubuntu. If you want to configure stuff yourself then install Devuan (Debian without system) with the window manager of your choice. Do the net install so that you can choose stuff like file systems. EXT4 would work fine but if you have an SSD then XFS is the way to go, since it'll be a lot faster.
Install Gentoo
Fedora. So you can learn selinux.
>didn't the creator go missing
He's not the only code contributor, dude. There's other peeps and they migrated the project to a new repo.
Slackware was my 1st and most nostalgic, i haven't got time for the fuck around of not having a popular package manager and updating so i just use minimal debian sid due to its cutting edge but stable repo and build off that these days.
MX Linux, debian-based without systemd
created and maintained by literal fucking communists
...
fucj off anticapitalista, you're a complete faggot in need of a helicopter ride
Corporations don't need you to defend them.
>spouting assinine bullshit
just shut up, no one is defending corp's, I just prefer standing over yours
Retard.
>communist calling anyone a retard
hilarious
Assuming you haven't used linux before
Install Fedora or Ubuntu (not a spin, just the official)
Use it until you understand the basics
Then install Arch/Gentoo/some meta distro until you understand it inside and out
The go back to Ubuntu/Fedora and enjoy.
Avoid openSUSE tumbleweed, it is garbage. The stable release can be nice however.
At the end of the day it's all the same shit though.
I have abbreviated the steps I took cause I am phone posting on the shitter, but you should get the general idea here.
Manjaro or Mint
Based and redpilled
Why do people keep repeating the same stupid stuff. You wont learn shit by using arch or gentoo. The only way to learn about linux is to read some books about linux.
Slackware-current
Might as well go balls deep
gnu.org
I learned a lot about *nix by installing and using arch to start off with, you don't get the nitty gritty details, but you do get familiar with commands and how they work, the directory structure and how shit x11 is.
arch or void
Depends on what you want user, arch is a great rolling release distro, void has a lot of cool new takes on things. a minimal debian install is light and stable, gentoo offers you almost limitless features.
>Ubuntu
Have fun with adware, just use debian cuck