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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Suggestions for my next distro (lemmy.ca)

submitted 10 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am looking to switch to a different Linux distribution (or BSD). I currently use openSUSE Tumbleweed, which is quite nice, but I'm having issues with my USB ports and it takes a hot second to boot up.

However, the reason I'm asking here instead of going straight to DistroWatch is that my laptop has a problem. When I turn it on, it bootloops unless it's connected to power when I press the button. As such, this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

I could get this repaired or replaced, but I have neither the time nor the money to spare.

So, does anyone have any suggestions? Or should I just slap Fedora Kinoite on it and call it a day?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

As such, this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

So, it has to be something stable (i.e. receive little to no updates) that's capable of updating without requiring a reboot. That makes any stable distro a candidate. As such, choose either:

Debian or something based on it
Gentoo (stable branch)
Nixos (stable channel)
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu or something based on it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

Might even be worth checking if https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware has a straight-up fix for the issue.

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