yes i did a os one but i am wondering what distros do you guys use and why,for me cachyos its fast,flexible,has aur(I loved how easy installing apps was) without tinkering.

  • shadow@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 years ago

    PopOS. It was the easiest to get my Nvidia GPU set up and plays all the games that I wanna play without too much pain. I’ve been meaning to try something like Arch with KDE, something like what my SteamDeck is using… but I don’t wanna fuck around setting up Arch.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Kubuntu, because when I got my Vega 56 GPU on release day (August 14, 2017), I had to download the proprietary driver straight from AMD to get it working, and Ubuntu was the only distro supported by both it and Steam at the time. (Otherwise, I would’ve picked Debian or Mint.)

    I don’t love Ubuntu (especially how they push Snap), but I can’t be bothered with the hassle of reinstalling my OS.

  • cally [he/they]@pawb.social
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    2 years ago

    I use NixOS for my desktop because I hate myself you can configure everything without needing to edit a bunch of different config files that use different configuration languages.

    I use Arch btw for my Minecraft server because I am crazy.

  • yirsi@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Arch because it helped me understand the os better and i like tinkering. Also pacman and the aur

  • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 years ago

    CachyOS. I use it because I am a fan of Arch based systems, rolling releases etc, but CachyOS is optimised for my generation of hardware, and has lots of good default configurations for various apps. They have a customised proton version, a good default fish profile etc.

    tl;dr It’s Arch, but optimised, and slightly more pre-configured out of the box.

  • Gregor@gregtech.eu
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    2 years ago

    OMG I use cachyOS too, for the same reasons, plus I love how much I can tinker with it.

  • Libb@jlai.lu
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    2 years ago
    • Debian + Xfce on the desktop, because it (mostly, see below) just works, it’s snappy, reliable, and I don’t need my apps being constantly updated (I have very simple needs and use cases)
    • Mint + Cinnamon on the laptop, because it’s still debian-based and because unlike Debian, Mint was able to connect my AirPods out of the box and I use them a lot when on the laptop… I also quickly learned to appreciate Cinnamon, I must say.

    edit: typos

  • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 years ago

    Alpine:

    • Rolling release (Alpine Edge) yet stable
    • Extremely lightweight
    • Very customizable
    • After setting it up I find that it works very well
    • Decently sized repo
    • OpenRC rather then SystemD (I prefer the way it handles services)
    • Mwa@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I wonder how hard is it to download apps on Glibc-free systems, On Systemd-free systems ik there is Flatpack and stuff , asking this bcs many apps on Linux only work on Glibc.

      • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 years ago

        I personally haven’t ran into any yet, tbh I have more issues with SystemD dependent apps (Also keep in mind Alpine packages and maintains apps in their repo so they don’t require GLIBs/SystemD)

        • Mwa@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Ohh, so only open source apps and closed source apps that work on non glibc/systemd then ig

          • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            2 years ago

            I managed to get Steam working with some work, heroic games launcher worked with no extra effort, and everything in the repo is good (Alpine is independent)

  • thedæmon@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I recently installed OpenSuse, I have been using FreeBSD mostly, but have used linux through the years. I decided to go with an rpm based distro and I’ve always likes the chameleon mascot of Suse. I’m used to Debian based linux, so it’s been a slight adjustment but it’s been nice and smooth. I’m running Tumbleweed right now and all my Steam games work, as well as my 3d Windows applications via wine. It just works* I am too old and tired to spend time tweaking anymore.