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    [–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    There's several flavors of Arch?

    [–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I'm new to Linux and use Endeavor OS. Its Arch BTW so everything I do I just look up the Arch Wiki.

    Endeavour comes with KDEPlasma, or you can pick others. It also has basic applications like Firefox and media players. But nothing in the way of office etc.

    I think Manjaro is similar but deviates from arch a bit.

    [–] ratemisia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    I've been using Mint for a year or two now, but if/when I "upgrade" so to speak to something with more control, I plan to get EOS. Arch is a bit much for me right now and openSUSE and Manjaro borked right away when I tried them (though to be fair, so did Mint-my hardware was too snazzy and I needed to update to the latest kernel to get everything working). But the control Arch offers is tempting, and EOS with KDE would suit me nicely. The best thing about Linux IMO is that you have choices about what you run; you don't have to use any one distro, because no one can really force you to.

    [–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 1 points 2 months ago

    My limited knowledge and time force me to certain distros. Some of my stuff only works on EOS, others only on Mint.

    It's easier to install another distro than spend another hour troubleshooting. I know "just read the wiki" but sometimes we don't have the skills, imagine a neckbeard trying to "just have a shower, and get out the basement".

    It makes it even more tempting to move back to Windows where I can just plug and play. But I'm forcing myself not to. ... Well that and Win11 isn't supported.

    And re things not working. I'll not even a gamer with special hardware. Just use it for web browsing and citrix for WFH.