I have already tried out Linux Mint. But I want to try out other distros.

PC specs:

  • Intel Core i5-10400

  • 16 GB of RAM DDR4

  • 1 TB NVME SSD

  • 256 GB SATA SSD

  • Intel UHD 630

  • Omniformative@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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.

  • zumi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Right now I would go with Debian. Newish release. Everything is up to date, and they are quite stable.

  • NerdyOldGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • fabian_drinks_milk@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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.

    • los_chill@programming.devEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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.

    • fabian_drinks_milk@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I can’t confirm that (I distro hopped to NixOS) I can confirm that Arch is a solid distro worth learning and will give you the skills to manage it long-term. Compared to Arch based distros like Manjaro, EndeavorOS and Garuda where people tend to screw up their install easily when installing the wrong packages from the AUR and updating with dependency conflicts.

      • Entropy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I tried manjaro, it was a total mess after a few days of setting it up. Decided to just nuke it and go with arch and I’ve never looked back. Been 5 years now :)

  • fabian_drinks_milk@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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)
  • 0xd4n@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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

  • pelotron@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Classic distro hop thread. Every distro is suggested. :)

    I’ve been using Kubuntu on my gaming PC for a couple years, and Fedora on my laptop. They both work.