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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Putting Arch in top tier then Endeavour in Why is hilarious

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

typical arch user

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To be fair, I would see why. Arch isn't that hard to install anymore so some people see Arch-based distros that are just Arch with GUI installer as useless. I use EndeavourOS just because GUI installer is more convinient to me.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

Endeavour is objectively better than plain Arch, this list is incredibly subjective.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This looks like a bunch of BS

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

tier listing distros is such a Linux community thing to do. Wish we'd get past it.

[–] bionicjoey 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Have you actually tried Manjaro or do you just listen to what other people say about it? I find it has no issues and have been daily driving it for like 3 years now. Just because something has negative hype doesn't mean it's as terrible as people say.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I personally don't understand why anyone would put endeavour os in "why"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've heard people say that because you can just install arch, which misses the point of endeavorOS

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

exactly - that's like saying "it's pointless to order omelette in a restaurant when you can just buy eggs at the store" - very insightful, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Also Garuda :(

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This website has a good summary of the problems with manjaro https://manjarno.pages.dev/ . I've used it too and it's usable from a user perspective, but it has so many underlying issues

[–] bionicjoey 5 points 1 year ago

I'm fully aware of the issues, but they've never impacted me personally and I'm not much of a distrohopper. If it ever borks my PC I'll probably switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Based on that, it has been over 464 days since the last fuck-up. Sounds good to me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I tried many times, though not recently and I agree with it being worse than just redundant. Sure, it's usable and maintainable, but it's objectively a bad idea.

You can just run vanilla arch, or one of the installers like Endeavor OS and just use BTRFS snapshots to counter breakages instead of Manjaro's delay thing managed by people I just cannot take very seriously.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same here. Was first arch linunx distro I tried that "just worked".

Not too in touch with consensus so when I saw people shitting on it, was a bit puzzled.

[–] isVeryLoud 24 points 1 year ago

Oh good, astrology for Linux, just what we needed. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't really care, for me "linux" is a kernel, a bunch of gnu utilities, and I take Xfce as desktop. I can use firefox? an editor? cmake? gcc? I'm in business.

All distros are the same. The main diff is apt/yum/pacman/etc. to distribute packages.

[–] intrepid 1 points 1 year ago

The ability to declare the configuration of the system as code is a game changer. Nix and Guix should be more popular.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Tf does "modern" mean

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Your meme belongs in the bottom two tiers.

You did ask for honest!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Haha, nice troll

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Look at this guy putting debian in typical

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

the fuck is modern, special, and typical