I have already tried out Linux Mint. But I want to try out other distros.
PC specs:
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Intel Core i5-10400
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16 GB of RAM DDR4
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1 TB NVME SSD
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256 GB SATA SSD
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Intel UHD 630
Your PC can run any distro smoothly. What are you looking for that Mint doesn’t provide?
Personally, I’m looking for reproducible environments where if you create a lock file of your packages, you will get the exact same system on another machine if you copy it over
Maybe you would like an immutable distro such as Fedora Silverblue?
I’m already using NixOS, which is even more powerful since it can configure my software as well as my system
NixOS can do that.
That’s why I’m on it :^)
Hannah Montana Linux
No way that actually exists lol
It exists for the clueless. Elite users use RebeccaBlackOS
I use nyarch btw
I’m using Fedora and I’m really happy with it. Pretty solid distro,
TempleOS
Holy shit! *literally
There are some really mixed answers here. I would stick to the mainline distros and not go for a fork with a few customizations. It does depend on what you want, especially if you are willing to learn using the terminal and if you want bleeding edge or more stability. My list would be:
- Debian
- Kubuntu
- Fedora
- Pop!_OS
- Arch Linux (If you want to learn Linux from its fundamentals)
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Right now I would go with Debian. Newish release. Everything is up to date, and they are quite stable.
Debian stable but be careful though, you might never leave after using it for a while :)
I’m running Debian 12 on an Intel i5-2500K (integrated graphics) with 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD and it runs smooth and rock solid.
If you want to go for traditional distributions that don’t have native rollback mechanisms, I would suggest using btrfs along with something like snapper.
I think the best way to decide is to fire up a bunch of VMs and install a distro on each. Going through the installation process for arch is a great way to start learning more about the OS IMO so if you’re interested in that then that’s a very beneficial thing to do anyway. I use Debian on my laptop and dual boot arch and Debian on my desktop. I’ve only ever used fedora for servers so I can’t comment on how it serves as a daily driver. Here’s a few distros I’ve used and recommend to try out. Debian Arch Manjaro ParrotOS(if you’re into security) Centos
NixOS
Guix
I’m partial to Pop!_OS and their desktop environment.
Pop!_OS is excellent. I came from Mac and Ubuntu and I have had an excellent experience. It can be as out-of-the-box or as customizable as you want. The support is superb. Everything works. Zero downside.
I haven’t really used Pop!_OS! yet, but I am getting a System76 laptop so I’ll definitely check it out. I hope they get their Cosmic desktop out soon so they can differentiate their distro more instead of being another fork with a few customizations and default apps.
How about your own distro? https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
This is giving me “just install gentoo” vibes
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