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Suggestions for my next distro (lemmy.ca)

submitted 12 hours ago by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I am looking to switch to a different Linux distribution (or BSD). I currently use openSUSE Tumbleweed, which is quite nice, but I'm having issues with my USB ports and it takes a hot second to boot up.

However, the reason I'm asking here instead of going straight to DistroWatch is that my laptop has a problem. When I turn it on, it bootloops unless it's connected to power when I press the button. As such, this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

I could get this repaired or replaced, but I have neither the time nor the money to spare.

So, does anyone have any suggestions? Or should I just slap Fedora Kinoite on it and call it a day?

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[–] jamesbunagna@discuss.online 19 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

As such, this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

So, it has to be something stable (i.e. receive little to no updates) that's capable of updating without requiring a reboot. That makes any stable distro a candidate. As such, choose either:

Debian or something based on it
Gentoo (stable branch)
Nixos (stable channel)
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu or something based on it

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 8 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Ubuntu or something based on it

I would not recommend ubuntu, specially on this case. System updates, snapd mostly, have gone downhill and it's nearly impossible to avoid reboots for extended periods. Debian seems to be still as solid as it's always been.

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

It's like people forget Ubuntu is based on Debian but I guess with Snapd that may no longer be true.

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Also Canonical has added a lot of problems to promote their monetization strategies lately. Mostly aimed at business rather than regular users, but still causes problems for home users.

I generally prefer RHEL based distros over Debian based ones, so Rocky Linux for servers is my current go to and Fedora for desktop, though Fedora is heading in a similar direction as Ubuntu I feel...

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Very true I have been a Debian user since 98. I have tried other distros but it only lasts a month or two before I come back. Debian just works and if you need something newer testing works great got home use. I can wait a little when freeze happens and worse case I have flatpak and distrobox to fall back on.

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