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What is your go-to Linux distro and why? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by pluja to c/[email protected]

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I'd like to settle on a distro, but none of them seem to click for me. I want stability more than anything, but I also value having the latest updates (I know, kind of incompatible).

I have tested Pop!_Os, Arch Linux, Fedora, Mint and Ubuntu. Arch and Pop being the two that I enjoyed the most and seemed the most stable all along... I am somewhat interested in testing NixOS although the learning curve seems a bit steep and it's holding me back a bit.

What are you using as your daily drive? Would you recommend it to another user? Why? Why not?

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[–] asininemonkey 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Currently NixOS having been a long time Arch user. The power of Nix is unbeatable once it finally clicks.

[–] DudeWithaTwist 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I keep hearing about NixOS, is it possible to leverage both NixOS and the AUR from arch?

[–] asininemonkey 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not that I’m aware of though it would be cool if possible. Thankfully everything I’ve needed has been found in NixOS Packages or Flathub as my last resort. My current setup if you’re curious.

[–] DudeWithaTwist 3 points 1 year ago

Just skimmed my AUR install list, and yea most of them seem to be on there, good to know! If my laptop ever shits the bed, I'll give this a shot haha.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you mean use both at the same time, you can! If you check out the website for Nix (or Guix, its Lispy cousin), instructions are provided for installing it alongside your current distro as an additional package manager for those who want to use it without reinstalling or using a vm.

[–] di5ciple 2 points 1 year ago

NixOS user now. Long time fan of Arch with BTRFS and snapshots but Nix takes everything to the next level.