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I want to try a new Debian/Ubuntu based distro. Any suggestions? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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What I've used so far:

  1. Ubuntu
  2. KDE neon
  3. Linux Mint
  4. Debian

I don't really like the MacOS feel, so things like ElementaryOS are not an option. I'm eyeing Pop!_OS though, but maybe there are less known distros that are worth a try. Suggestions?

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[–] poVoq@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Not much really. It comes with a graphical repository manager that works similar to apt based tools.

[–] MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Ohh okay, might give an Arch based distro a try then. Not Manjaro though, I don't like the project leaders after the whole treasurer fiasco.

[–] poVoq@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

You will probably have a bad time with anything other than Manjaro coming from Ubuntu, especially normal Arch.

I would say give Manjaro a try first and only of you like arch based stuff switch to something else later.

And IMHO the treasurer story was a storm in the waterglass issue that really was much less problematic than some people claim.

[–] tmpod 1 points 3 years ago

Garuda seems nice in terms of abstracting away the more "complicated" setup of Arch. Never used it though, so don't take mt word for it.

[–] gmate8@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

Try Manjaro Gnome with Gnome Tweaks

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

That treasurer story was also just one of several shitty stories, though. Other dumb things they've done in the past years:

  • Let their certificates expire twice and told their users to "fix" it by setting back their system clocks.
  • Ship the proprietary FreeOffice by default (before backlash made them introduce a selection dialog in the installer).
  • Recently, the Manjaro Cinnamon Community Edition decided to ship the proprietary Vivaldi Browser by default. That is not a decision made by the official Manjaro distribution, but I still feel like that represents the general direction you should expect. And personally, I would want my distribution to at least reserve the right to audit the web browser that they recommend to me.