I’ve been seeing a lot of people trying to find the perfect Linux distro to replace Windows 10 with, now that its support is ending, and Ubuntu is usually the first name that comes up. It makes sense since it is stable, beginner-friendly, and has a huge community that makes getting started with Linux easier.
But as someone whose first Linux distro was Ubuntu, and who has used it for over half a decade across different PCs, I’ve realized it might not be the smartest choice anymore. Instead, Fedora Silverblue turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. Even if you are new to Linux, it might actually be the better option.
I’ve never tried silver blue, but I can confirm that fedora in general has a very good balance of “Just works” and “Tinkerability”
E: I’m a little worried about red hat with their history, but if something happens I’m totally prepared to jump ship to an ArchOS, probably endeavor or manjaro
I’m more concerned with the current ownership.
Truly a shame, there are a few really talented and knowledgeable folks I knew at RH are no longer there. Even recently there was an RTO push(to drive people away) about a month ago, and then a round of layoffs just a few days ago.
IBM has an unfortunate history with acquisitions, and I fear RH will be just another footnote in a series of IBM mergers and acquisitions.
That’s sad to hear
If you go Arch-based, just go Arch at that point. It’s beautiful.
It’s great if you know how to configure important system elements such as security and quick and easy system restoration in case of failure. If you don’t know how or don’t want to configure the system, it’s better to use distributions such as Manjaro if you want to use an Arch derivative, as it’s a distribution that has control over its repositories. I don’t recommend using a distribution that doesn’t have control over its repositories.
Funny you should mention Manjaro out of all distros, because I hear a lot of people recommend against using Manjaro for various reasons.
Strong insinuation here. What do you specifically mean has happened when you are insinuating that Arch doesn’t have control over its repositories?
Arch has control over its own repositories, but CachyOS, EndeavourOS, etc. do not.