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224 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 15 Jun 2023 \ on: Which linux desktop distribution would you recommend? tech
I like the Arch User Repository so any Arch-based distro.
I used Manjaro with i3 as my daily driver for multiple years but recently made the switch to vanilla Arch to understand my system better since I have to configure everything.
Manjaro is as user-friendly as Linux Mint I would say so I think that fits the description "stable, secure and user friendly".
Also, Arch-based distros are rolling releases so you are always on the bleeding edge. Which can be good and bad.
I second Manjaro. It's been my daily driver for many years, can concur there are occasional screwups but generally good hardware support and nice, frequent updates.
The reason why you switched to pure Arch is exactly why I haven't - I don't have time to spend on OS maintenance and need once that works out of the box and I like most of the defaults chosen by developers.
For me, Manjaro with Xfce is that, but for OP (and anyone else) it might require some distro hopping to discover.
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Same here, long time Arch then Manjaro user. The only time I run into trouble with Arch was during the switch from the single config file to systemd. Besides that, works perfect.
Now Manjaro only with KDE since 2018 I believe. Highly recommended, with yay for Aur.
Maybe the advantage of Debian could be the choice sometimes to get old packages version. Recently for example I ran into trouble with Python 11 updated from version 10, but if you are OK with the latest and greatest I recommend Manjaro.
PureOS looks interesting also.
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