• Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    3·
    2 months ago

    LTS is all fun and games and stability until someone releases an update with features that I really really want right now. This is why I keep coming back to KDE neon.

      • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        3·
        2 months ago

        Most recently I switched from Debian because the version of plasma I was running had a bunch of little issues running wayland on my Nvidia card (bought when i was running windows, will be going amd… Someday). The new version of plasma had a bunch of Nvidia specific fixes that wouldn’t make it down to my system for months.

        Tbh, I also kinda like the little issues that i occasionally have with rolling release distros. I learn a lot from having to fix things and it keeps me sharp.

  • thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    If you want up-to-date rolling release packages without living dangerously, I recommend openSUSE Tumbleweed. It breaks way less than most other rolling distros such as Arch. I don’t know how they achieve it but they do.

  • irmoz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    I’ve used several distros over the years, and out of all of them, the only distro where I’ve faced zero intractible problems has been CachyOS.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    “I’m on the bleeding edge of Linux! I get the most advanced features the distro allows! Yeah, it may periodically brick my home system from time to time, but its worth it when I can get…”

    reorganizing the symlink layout of the NVIDIA firmware

    “… which I literally cannot live without”.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    I have many other things I’d rather do on my computer, than mess around with the OS. I just want one that works and stays out of my way. Oh, and doesn’t spy on me.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Still feels like a hat on a hat. Unless you’re on bleeding edge hardware doing something truly novel with the OS, I’m not sure why a selective opt-in log of various bolt-ons and patches improves your experience.

      Computers, at their heart, are still just a place you go to manage spreadsheets, email other people those spreadsheets, and pirate entertainment. So you’re always left asking the burning question “How will this patch improve my experience with spreadsheets?” And 99.5% of the time, the answer is “It won’t”.

      • Limerance@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Homebrew is supported on Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora.

        I use it on my recent Linux Mint install. Mint has pretty old packages or enormously bloated flatpacks, that come with limitations.

        neovim only came in an ancient version, that doesn’t support lazyvim. Nicotine+ came as ancient from the Mint packages or as a 4 GB monster via flatpack.

        I used Homebrew and everything installed quickly in current versions and worked like a breeze.

        The great thing about Homebrew is that removing it is as easy as rm -r /home/linuxbrew

        Nix is great as well of course and very powerful. Can be a bit of a bitch to write all the config files though.

  • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    21·
    2 months ago

    Or could use Gentoo, only using the more unstable keywords for packages you want to be newer than old stable.

    Best of both paths in one.

    … Though… Do enjoy the increasing dependency wrangling, the more you mix and match.

  • FreddiesLantern@leminal.space
    15·
    2 months ago

    Step 1: ah so glad this setup is complete and fully tweaked. So let’s leave it as is.

    Step 2: but then again maybe I should try out this little extra thing I just found online that might not work…

    • Vlyn@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Step 1: ah so glad this setup is complete and fully tweaked. So let’s leave it as is.

      Step 2: but then again maybe I should try out this little extra thing I just found online that might not work…

      Step 2: Why is x broken after an update!?

      …

      Step 99: ah so glad this setup is complete and fully tweaked. So let’s leave it as is.

      Is it just me? I’ve had more issues with Linux updates than Windows updates at this point. Don’t get me started with major distro updates.

      • FreddiesLantern@leminal.space
        3·
        2 months ago

        To me it kinda depends on what hardware/distro.

        Currently running MX on multiple systems for more than a year now and it’s been pretty smooth sailing.

        I do remember, however, using fedora and whatnot ages ago having exactly what you describe.

        If you want something more stable you might wanna look at debian, opensuse,… (I’m sure someone more knowledgeable will complete this list). They might not be as flashy but you can depend on those and get some work done.

        • Vlyn@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          I’m running LTS versions of Ubuntu server (and Windows 11 on my PC). Debian would be more stable, but then it’s so far behind that it’s a pain to use at times, especially for running any kind of game server. Ubuntu has been pretty good so far, but LTS to LTS isn’t always easy.

  • Arcden@lemmy.zip
    3·
    2 months ago

    I’ve been using Arch (btw) for a few months now and have been really enjoying it. I am scared that something is going to break though. I have Timeshift and BorgBase backups but I would rather not deal with that tbh. I haven’t tried Debian yet but I think I might make it my next distro. However, it’s going to be really hard to give up the AUR and Arch wiki.