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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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Distro hoppers, what's always on your install list when you've finished setup and logged in for the first time? (self.linux)

submitted 9 months ago by tourist to c/[email protected]

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I wouldn't really call myself a distro hopper, but in the last few months I've had to do some fresh installs on a couple of machines and VMs for work

If these aren't included by default, I'll make sure to get em:

GUI:

Firefox & Chromium
Gimp & Krita
VSCode/VSCodium
Okular
Libre office

CLI*:

git
wget&curl
neovim
zsh/ohmyzsh + plugins
glow
neofetch
figlet/toilet
zellij
python
nodejs/npm/nvm + nodemon globally
ranger/rifle

Also, how do you go about migrating your old config and rc files? Start fresh or just copy em over and make adjustments where necessary?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I understand disto hopping when you’re first getting into Linux. But are there really people who do it regularly? What’s the point?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was using Ubuntu LTS for a while, then it dropped or of support, so I decided to upgrade. It totally shit that bed, and I wasn't really happy with Ubuntu at that point so I hopped.

I tried a rolling release (one extreme to another!) and found it problematic with Nvidia drivers. So eventually I hopped again.

Now I'm back in ol' reliable (Debian) and I've decided that the grass was never really greener anywhere else. If I need newer things I'll backport them, or use Flatpak or Distrobox or something like that.

I'm happy with Debian now, but we'll see what the situation is with Plasma 6 after its final release. If it's too much trouble to backport I might hop again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Debian is always the answer, haha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I know some who do it as a spare time relaxation exercise, install something new (to them) configure, boot, reconfigure, explore. But they have a steady system they use daily.

@NegativeLookBehind @tourist @chris

[–] tourist 1 points 9 months ago

There is absolutely an element of that.

There's something about using a fresh OS that fills me with a mild sense of excitement. Like a child getting a new toy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Well, I’ve only changed distros a handful of times. But, I’ve broken my system more than a few times, as well. Back when I had more time I tinkered a lot more than I do now haha