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Which distro do you believe deserves more recognition? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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For me it's PeppermintOS.

I started my Linux adventure a few years ago, and haven't owned a Windows PC since.

I currently use Arch on my main rig, and I wanted to install Linux on two old laptops that I found laying around in my house

I then remembered the first distro I ever used, which is PeppermintOS, and I was amazed at the latest updates they released.

They even have a mini ISO now to do a net-install with no bloat, with a Debian or Devuan base.

Sadly, I believe the founder passed away a few years ago, which is why I was really happy to see the continuation of this amazing project.

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

I was a Arch Linux fan for at least 5 years. Tried all the main ones except gentoo. Kept coming back to Arch. But now I'm one week into using NixOS. I don't think I'm ever going back. It has completely blown my mind, and fixes every minor thing I didn't like about arch. Mainly how package dependencies work. I'm sure there will be a downside somewhere, but so far the only issue I've had is just trying to learn how to config everything.

TLDR: NixOS. I don't know how I didn't know about it till recently. Seems like it would be a lot more popular than it is.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Back when I was on NixOS, my main bugbear was that the Nix package language is pretty esoteric. I have some experience in packaging on Linux, so I thought I would be able to be able to put together at least a minimal package. No such luck. You how Haskell has a reputation for being difficult and full of burritos? It was like that, but the burritos were packages.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Just curious, revisiting this old thread...

    I was a Arch Linux fan for at least 5 years. Tried all the main ones except gentoo.

    Have you tried VoidLinux?

    ... And... Still on NixOS after 2 years?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Wow, I had completely forgotten this comment.

    I am definitely still using Nixos on all my machines. As I have learned how to do more with Nix code it has only got better.

    I have not tried VoidLinux. I actually dont think I have ever heard of it. Or maybe I have just forgotten. The package system does sound interesting. If I remember to I might try it out in a VM.

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