I’ve been using Linux Mint since forever. I’ve never felt a reason to change. But I’m interested in what persuaded others to move.

  • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
    43·
    1 year ago

    never really bothered with the spinoffs, as the model of Arch makes them useless and more problematic to deal with

    I highly enjoy using EndeavourOS. But then again, I wouldn’t classify it as a spinoff, it’s pretty much vanilla Arch, but purple.

    Now Manjaro on the other hand… Tried it and understood why so many people don’t like it within the first week.

    • estebanlm@lemmy.ml
      142·
      1 year ago

      Mind to elaborate a little bit more about the Manjaro problem? I am driving it since a couple of years without any issue but I keep hearing this… now I am afraid :)

      • Samueru@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Most stories of people having manjaro break involve nvidia and not knowing how to build kernel entries.

      • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
        45·
        1 year ago

        Keep using it if it works for you.

        Manjaro detractors are usually:

        • People who do stuff they shouldn’t, like using non-recommended kernel or driver versions or replace critical system components from AUR, then blame it on the distro when stuff breaks.
        • People who don’t understand how AUR works and think that Manjaro holding back binary packages for a couple of weeks has any effect on AUR (which is built from source…)
        • People who can’t get over the times when they didn’t renew their certs or when they accidentally DDoS’ed the AUR. It doesn’t matter if the distro is good or not. Those instances of carelessness should be held against it forever.
        • People who can’t stand the fact it’s a commercial distro.
        • People who can’t stand the thought of any Arch-based distro that dares to do anything different from Arch (other than make the install easier, that one seems to be acceptable for some reason; but there are more extreme people who dislike that too).
    • tutus@links.hackliberty.org
      81·
      1 year ago

      Now Manjaro on the other hand… Tried it and understood why so many people don’t like it within the first week.

      I see this a lot and nobody really ever explains, properly, why.

      I have used Linux off and on for many years (mainly server OS such as RHEL and CentOS). I have now migrated from Windows desktop to Manjaro KDE. Using it for a year. Had one issue (wouldn’t boot after a kernel update), which I sorted quickly. Other than that it’s been rock solid.

      But this isn’t a ‘I have a great experience so you’re all just haters’ post.

      I know the stuff about it being a week or behind Arch. I remember something about the maintainers (can’t remember specifics) but they seem to be minor niggles that don’t affect most people.

      Genuine question.

      Why do you dislike Manjaro? I also know it’s a common theme to dislike it, so any other insight there?

      • Illecors@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        231·
        1 year ago

        Not the guy you asked, but my 2 main gripes are:

        • holding back main repos and not aur? That’s dumb and just asking for trouble.
        • sheer incompetence. Remember their certs expiring? Remember their public recommended workaround? That’s webdev level of bs. They absolutely do not understand their own setup.
    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      A few years ago I wanted to get away from Ubuntu on my desktop PC so I sat down and considered about a dozen of the most recommended Linux distros install images.

      My requirements were:

      • Image should be live so I could test it without installing.
      • Should work out of the box with everything I could think to throw at it: wifi, Bluetooth devices including controllers, network shares, play music/video out of the box, printing, audio devices on USB etc.
      • Easy to install and maintain. No need for brain-dead install or zero maintenance, I’m a seasoned Linux user and anyway I don’t want to be absurd, but I also don’t want to spend my spare time debugging or maintaining the desktop system. I have a server for that.
      • Recent packages and frequent updates, but stable.
      • Usable for everyday use, work (mostly Citrix and other forms of remote desktop) and of course gaming.
      • Rolling release.

      Guess which distro ticked absolutely every single box.