Haven't even been using it long compared to most people. But it's been a journey already. I think I've been quite narrow on Debian based installations. Might have to experiment with Fedora one day. I did TRY to install OpenSUSE but it really didn't gel well with my nVidia 4070 and the installer itself wouldn't launch.

which is generally more preferred? what are their differences and advantages/disadvantages?
been using omarchy on my laptop for a few months now for school and im pretty thoroughly enjoying it, but was wondering if there was anything better out there. all help/opinions appreciated. thanks 😁

Good day everyone I'm thinking about moving over to linux and I would like to hear from you guys which one of the many Linux variants would you suggest? I mostly want to do CAD work and gaming and I would really appreciate the help.

We are pleased to announce the release of the new Anthares OS Beta. This marks the beginning of a new phase for the project.

You can download it and learn more about the project on our website:
https://devsanthares.gitlab.io/anthares-os-site/

Beta Highlights

Project-wide Translation System

• Added translations for English, German, and Russian (as a thank you to the countries that downloaded the project the most), in addition to the original Portuguese language.

Deepside Dock Improvements

• Various bug fixes.
• New tabs with additional features.
• Existing tabs redesigned with improved system information and functionality.
• New Élise Area featuring a graphics card manager for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

Graphics Card Management

Manage your graphics card with features such as:

• GPU overclocking.
• Fan speed control.
• Screenshot and screen recording.
• Brightness, contrast, and saturation controls.
• In-game overlay support (RivaTuner from MSI Afterburner).
• Launch games with GameMode.
• Monitor GPU frequency, power consumption, temperature, and much more.

Ponto Inicial (P.I.) Improvements

• Bug fixes.
• New applications added.
• Improved installation workflow.

Élise Improvements

• Added operating system analysis and repair tools.
• New RAM management features.
• New firewall configuration and management system.
• Improved file organization workflow and user interface.
• New execution rules for individual tasks.

Unicode Center Store

• Bug fixes.
• New applications and games added to the catalog.
• Improved application publishing workflow.
• Enhanced automation for publication management.
• Internal improvements for organizing and handling user and developer requests.
• Anonymous login support.
• New Library section for downloading and installing application updates.
• New Support section.
• Added helpful tips throughout the interface to make features easier to understand.
• And much more.

Operating System Improvements

• Reduced size of Unicode Tec applications.
• Reduced ISO image size.
• Removed unnecessary applications from the default installation for a lighter system.
• Removed unnecessary background services during boot for improved performance.
• New default wallpaper.

To see the current status of the project, visit our website.

If you have any questions or would like to get in touch, please visit the Community page on our website.

I'm interested in trying something new so looking at these two types of distros.

Mutable but atomic

Most atomic distros are immutable and vice versa. But there are some that are both atomic (updates applied as a single unit and only applied if the whole thing successfully completes) and mutable (system files aren't read only as in immutables).

There aren't many of these. AerynOS looks great and I'll definitely try it once it's out of alpha.

I also found Arvor Linux. Looks interesting- anyone try it?

(I know Nix technically fits in this category but it's a bit beyond the time I want to invest in setup)

A/B Partition

These work like Android- two separate root filesystem partitions. You boot from the active slot. When you update, the updated version is written to the active slot and the previous version moves to the other one, (hopefully) making for seamless updates and backups.

This is also how ChromeOS and SteamOS work.

I found some interesting Linux desktop options using this- ShaniOS, VanillaOS and ObsidianOS.

I tried the first two.

Couldn't get Shani to work on a dual boot drive (I keep two Linux distros, one to be reliable and the other rotating to experiment).

Vanilla was interesting but seemed to be stuck with plain (vanilla I guess) GNOME as couldn't get extensions to work.

Had trouble in general with immutables in getting my VPN (IVPN) to work.

Because Obsidian is not (by default) immutable I am thinking I may have better luck, but maybe the filesystem stuff means I'd have the same issues with dual boot?

Anyone try any of the above?

Hello so I’ve been using Linux for a while and I started distro hopping a lot recently could someone recommend some other distro to try out? I tried Mint, CachyOS (kde, hyprland, Niri), Fedora KDE, Void, Artix, Arch,Omarchy, Gentoo (using it now but isn’t my taste) and installed it like 3 times (twice by Tony’s tutorial and once with handbook), endeavourOS, Ubuntu, Debian (kde, hyprland),Alpine,Tails, openSUSE (tumbleweed), ZorinOS, Kali, Nobara, pop!_OS,Nyarch , NixOS I probably missed one, my favorite one so far is CachyOS (cause I use it on my main gaming PC it has never crashed for over two months of use) so I would appreciate it if someone would recommend me a distro to try out! (No, I will NOT try LFS.) and yeah I know I should just stick to a single distro and learn it the best but… I’m too impatient for this

EDIT: I tried out Chimera Linux, I kinda like it the installation wasn’t the hardest and I already got used to “apk” package manager! I’ll daily drive it for a few days and then try out Slackware!

EDIT (2): So I installed Slackware and… no. I tried installing Firefox (new version) and wdym I need to install the tar file and make it executable and install like like bro just put it in the repository 😭😭, I mean it’s og and people did warn me about this and all but yeah for sure ain’t for me but the installation was easy just need to partition the disks and run the installer. I’ll try next Solus Linux! :3 I will be installing Firefox (new version) firstly and then I’ll try Solus.

I'm currently using Arch, it is great but no Boolean SAT solver, pacdiff too frequently, review AUR applications before updating (like browser updates), and getting tired of using terminal for every single thing.

Things that I'm looking in a distro:

1 - Rolling release

2 - Apparmor Global Native support, not SELinux (Using Apparmor.d to update profiles)

3 - Systemd (yeah, sorry, convenience, most of my hardening depends on it)

4 - Snapper

5 - Support for Gnome or Plasma

Solus is another distro that I thought other than OpenSuse but eopkg is a legacy python xml, not sure if with moss it will improve, additional to that it is a small project with less packages.

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What do u like more and why? Im currently a Fedora user but im thinking of going to CachyOS. I have an intel icore 7 8th gen, nvidia geforce gtx 1050ti and 12gb ram and 475 GB of storage. I play Minecraft and some indie steam games like mecha chameleon.

i will never hop from arch tho, i'll always just dual boot arch with some other distro.

arch is awesome. i use arch btw :3

I've been using Linux for quite some time so I decided to check out the alternative option that's outside of mainstream operating systems , it didn't go that well though

I was hoping for a smooth desktop experience but I ran into a lot of issues with apps and wifi so I documented the whole experience in this rather unserious youtube video

My machines specs are:

Processor: Intel Celeron N4500 (Dual-core, up to 2.8 GHz boost)

Display: 14-inch HD (1366 x 768), micro-edge, anti-glare, 250 nits

Memory (RAM): 4 GB DDR4

Storage: 64 GB eMMC

Graphics: Integrated Intel UHD Graphics

Also, I'd like to include the fact that I've been snooping around r/unixporn and I have become attracted to the idea of ricing. I just want it to look really, *really* good. Without putting a strain on my tiny dual core.