What's your preference?

I'm looking at getting back into tinkering with Linux on the desktop... so my options are either a VM on my Proxmox machine (it's a pretty small box, mostly used for containers or small headless VMs, but it can run a limited desktop VM in a pinch), or on my main Windows laptop via VirtualBox, or via something like Ventoy on a small 1L 'desktop' PC (Dell 7040 micro, fwiw) which will likely be the next victim/target for physical install.

Edited to add: one of the things that I'm *way* out of touch with is modern file systems / volume managers / etc. So I expect there will be a bit of nuke/re-pave action going on with the partitions initially until I figure out what I want to run with.

So I am currently running kubuntu and generally I like it especially the stability and how little I have to baby it. I also like the package availability, but they are a bit behind for my liking. I am also not a fun of the snaps being used..

I am thinking that fedora might be my next choice, but I don't know about losing the .debs packages as they are the most common. For instance Minecraft is a deb and discord is a deb. They do not have rps readily available. I know that discord has a flatpak but I have yet to get it working without issue on wayland. As for Minecraft I would like an official package so Ill have to look into that more.

Would love advice or thoughts on this

I have enough free time for now. So I am decided to try some interesting,specifically underrated, interesting distro.

how realistic and likely is it (in your estimation) for popular Linux-Distros (like Debian, Fedora, Mint, Ubuntu, etc) within the next 1-2 years, to pick up their own official Apple-Silicon versions?
(as in diversified development of Apple-Silicon Linux)

Wondering about that after I found out about Asahi-Linux

this is probably asked pretty frequently here (if this is even the right place to ask) but i’m looking to switch to linux and just don’t really know where to start.

as for hardware, i have a pretty beefy and new pc, so difficulties in running a distro shouldn’t be an issue

there are really two main things i’m looking for in a distro: beginner friendliness (obviously) gaming compatibility, in particular with steam

i suspect this isn’t much information to go off of, so i’d be happy to answer any other questions necessary to narrow down my options some more

if possible, i’d love some explanations as to why a particular distro is a good/bad option. pro/con list, paragraph, i don’t care. given i’m still trying to find my way around linux and everything surrounding it, i need all the info i can get.

hi guys, i thinking and use linux again, which distro for notebook i should use? ryzen 5500u 8gb ram, i want one distro who conservates more battery, i use tumbleweed past year and this distro are perfect except the battery utilization, or this is just for me? if you have a laptop which distro you reccomend to me?

For multimedia and Internet on a newly purchased mini PC, you recommend opensuse Tumbleweed or Debian? Thanks

A few days ago, I downloaded VirtualBox on my Windows 10, then downloaded Kali Linux and installed it in VirtualBox, and it worked correctly. But then I had to uninstall it (I had misconfigured some settings) to reinstall it later. But since then, I've been trying to reinstall it, but as soon as I finish the last step (the step where you have to check "install the 10 most used tools" and 5 other options that you can check), after that, the final installation of the files starts and as soon as it reaches halfway through the installation, my PC crashes and the screen turns off for a few seconds and then turns back on with the blue screen of Windows showing a stop code and telling me that the PC needs to restart. I have tried my best to explain my problem which is bothering me a lot, any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance 🙏

I want it to be lightweight and modern, something along the lines of MX or LL though I couldn’t get both to get persistence I usually just do Average Joe stuff, like a browser and sometimes Libreoffice and nothing crazy

I'm ready to move on from Windows to Linux, I am going to become one of you. I need the best Linux distribution for this laptop with tablet capabilities. Should I get a downloadable Linux or one that runs on RAM? I just want it to be good enough for fast browsing for my class. I tried FossaPuppy 64 but, browsing was, slow....
https://support.hp.com/ca-en/document/c04501632

Hey, i have been using fedora for a few months now, and i have been pretty happy with it so far. I have a stable and functional system that mostly does what i want it to. However, i feel like giving arch a try, since the arch wiki is amazing and help with issues with fedora has been harder to find than it should be with arch.

Problem is however, getting my current fedora setup to work took 2+ weeks of constantly fixing issue after issue. If i decide to come back to fedora after trying arch, id prefer to not have to go through that again.

Is there any way i could back up everything from my fedora partition including grub, efi partition, etc. so that i could wipe the entire drive, install arch, and in case im unhappy with it, get my entire fedora setup back in less than a days work?

Hello All!

I'm looking to get into an Arch based distro (mostly have lived with Fedora/Nobara), but not quite sure which one would be best. After some initial research, I've gravitated towards EndeavorOS but I'm honestly not sure what this provides over Arch itself other than the easy install GUI (which I'm attracted to being an Arch novice). Please let me know what else Endeavor offers over Arch or if you think another Arch distro would be better to get into and why, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Goals of the distro is a developer machine with some gaming. Love to tinker and try out many of things (which is why I'm interested in Arch)

Thanks!

I've been running Ubuntu so far, and thus I have the most experience with Ubuntu, followed by Manjaro, and have a solid basic understanding of Linux. I'll most likely be fine with learning everything from scratch about a new distro if needed. I feel like Ubuntu is just too basic / there might be better alternatives.

Stability and security are my top priorities. I'll run most of the software inside Docker containers anyway. Other than that, I'll run a bunch of web applications and some game servers on it.

My provider allows me to install custom images. The default options are Alma Linux, Arch Linux, Debian, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Rocky Linux.

I don't know too much about Alma Linux.

I heard that Arch isn't the best option for my use case.

CentOS is a big nono as it's discontinued.

Rocky Linux looks pretty solid to me.

I would be thankful for your advice and would like to know what exactly makes the distribution you suggest so great, as well as its limitations/drawbacks.

If I forgot to include important details, please ask :)

Hi which things has newest version of most apps. Like can all linux download same apps? Like can all linux download any file explorer

If a different linux cannot, is it because they are a different os. Are each linux like different version of ios? Is that how all that works pretty much. Schoolmate told me about this. Thanks

If we don't know which has newest version of most apps, then umm.. I guess which things better for websites and research. Like when you open websites and you have lots of pages up to read and learn about stuff

Which are the simpler things to try. Tried to install one of the things and it was too confusing and complicated

There was kinda part in the instlaling where had to do some "partitions" and I don't understand how that helps us use the computer better or why it'd need that

I installed Pop OS on a laptop to study DevOps and I hate the top bar. Why? Just put it all on the bottom bar.

Also I’ve seen some other distros and their bottom bar looks better. Pop OS has a massive bar and the icons are way too small.

Is there a way I’m supposed to fix this manually or do I just need to switch to a distro that uses more common sense for their gui?

Advice appreciated.

Looking for Debian related distro with out of box BTRFS layout for time shift or snapper restore

Any suggestions?

Many thanks

I installed Kali Linux on my HP ENVY x360 dual boot with Windows 11 but no audio after the installation and also Bluetooth toggle is not working, I cannot enable it as well.

Tried some troubleshooting steps for the Audio by enabling Pulse Audio but nothing works.

Does anyone know how to fix the Audio/Bluetooth issue ?

Recently I've decided I want to move away and "graduate" from Linux Mint. I've previously used Pop OS and Manjaro (shortly). The reason is I need newer software and more customization, but I love the inherent stability of Linux Mint.

Any suggestions?

BTW I did try installing Arch but it took too long and my private life got in the way so installs on that level aren't something I have time to deal with (unfortunately).

In addition I have a Nvidia GPU and intend to game.

Like the title says, I am looking for a distro that is useful for just a web browser and pdf viewer that has good security defaults and minimal attack surface.

My laptop is Asus X751L with i5-5200u and geforge 920m and apparently 6gb memory, so i like to get suggestion for distro for it. Tested linux mint 20.1 (cinnamon) , Fedora 39 (gnome) and Debian 12 (xfce) and all seems bit sluggish to use so id like to get suggestion for distro. I mainly surf net, watch YouTube videos, Movies on hdd and maybe try plsy but i dont think 920m is capable for any game (maybe some lightweight gaming)

Edit: Debian seems run bit better than Fedora but i dont have real experience running Debian, mainly used on other Laptops Fedora 39 and Mint.

Where people take each other as serious workers who need the OS as a tool to put food on the table.

Arch forum recommendations are even better as I just want to hop because of lack of peer support, but I got used to arch and I like it.

Hello, I was wondering if its possible to drop the albums (different genres) at the same time or do I need to wait for every drop to be on the stores. Thanks

Hi, what would be the most compatible distros for an old Macbook Pro 2011 (I have a dual core 2.5 HGz, SSD and 16GB, bypassed the AMD GPU within hardware to only have the Intel GPU. Seem that broadcom wifi creates some issues. Thanks

I am looking for a OS and features to give me control over system completely. Those features:

I can play all steam games Gave full control of my PC with both security and privacy at the same time.

Hi, I have Dell 7300. i5 8365U 8GB RAM. I have installed windows 11 but it runs like crap and there is always problem with drivers for power management and audio. I am looking for some easy to use Linux distro with KDE. Where I would not spend hours setting it up. I just want to install it do my work and play games like Minecraft and don't starve. Thank you in advance :)

Hello there. I've been switching between Linux and Windows each month or so for the past few months. I mostly use Ubuntu based distributions (Kubuntu was my last one) because I'm more confortable with DEB/APT, but I've tried Fedora in the past and its pretty much the same.

However, Ubuntu-based distributions tend to have slightly outdated software due to its fixed release scheme, and adding PPAs to "fix" this doesn't seems like the ideal solution. While Fedora also has a fixed release scheme, the packages seems to be updated more frequently and staying updated with the applications I use seems to be more straightforward, as long as I enable the RPM Fusion repository.

I have mostly stayed out of Arch distros because the only time I tried it I had a terrible time - installing a simple package took hours because it had to be built from scratch because I probably did something wrong - I'm pretty sure it isn't like that for everything.

For the Windows side... I keep switching between Windows 10 and 11 because I like the W11 looks more, but W10 is far more stable and usable on my machine. I also don't use a vanilla Windows install, I either use AstroOS or ReviOS to squeeze out a bit more of my hardware and, hopefully, don't produce as much telemetry data as a standard install does.

With that said, here's my machine:

• AMD A8-6410 APU with Radeon R5 Graphics
• AMD Radeon R7 M260 dedicated GPU (that I never knew how to use, no matter which system I run on)
• 16GB of DDR3 RAM
• 240GB SATA SSD

It is not compatible with Windows 11, I have to bypass its requirements to install it, but it runs well enough after I set it up. Windows 10 runs a bit better, but it worries me that it'll be discontinued next year, as I'm not sure if I'll have changed to a newer computer until then - and there's also the fact that Microsoft doesn't really care about it anymore.

What you guys can recommend me? I'm open to suggestions, as long as I can install stuff like VS Code, Discord, openconnect, git, go, npm...

PS: I don't really game on this computer. It's been overheating a while recently, even though I recently cleaned it, I'll have to change the thermal paste. And the games I play are mostly old, like NFS: Underground 2, which run just fine (in Windows).

Im neither a hacker nor a security researcher. that said i keep up on the things happening with technology. the recent xz hack effected debian based distros. ive been attempting to migrate to qubes in the past few months made some head way but was going to do a fresh install as i set up the tor instance without bridges and i noticed some bad behaviour in fire fox. its almost like it cleaned its self of privacy links it was really weired.

I also want to make my disk encryption password stronger.

My question is. should i start from scratch and do a whole new install with a new media or do I roll with this version. or is this version corrupt. I made this iso about three maybe four months ago.

Hope this is the right place for this question. If not may the mods forgive me.

Was looking to switch out of my i3-fedora-39 spin soon. I was thinking of Arch/EndeavourOS with sway but not sure if they're safe right now with the whole XZ situation. Any advice?

So, I used Arch for the past few years, trying some other distros (Fedora, Pop!_OS, OpenSUSE TW, Manjaro and EndeavourOS mainly) for one or two months after I got bored with Arch. I am a (not so proud) owner of an NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super.

Right now I want to have a stable desktop experience preferably with Wayland (GNOME and Plasma tend to perform a lot better on Wayland and I had a lot of bugs trying to have newest versions of GNOME work with X11), and with an easy way of configuring and updating NVIDIA drivers.

On Arch the process is mostly painless, I just set it up and add the modeset flat to my bootloader. However, for the past few weeks, my desktop experience is completely messed. It was fine for quite some time now, but recently my browsers (Thorium and Chrome, running natively on Wayland) start flickering A LOT. Things keep flashing, videos are stuttering, sometimes the flickers make it look like I'm changing between 2 tabs really fast. And Microsoft Teams (yuck) is suffering from the same problems, tho it is running on XWayland.

I don't really care for gaming, as the only thing I'm playing is RimWorld, and even when I do play some other things, it is nothing heavy (like Stardew Valley and so on).

In short, I want find (if it exists) a distro that manages Nvidia nicely (and easily, if possible) and can keep the desktop experience mostly bearable even with Wayland.