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What distro do you use and why? (self.linux)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Mwa to c/[email protected]

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yes i did a os one but i am wondering what distros do you guys use and why,for me cachyos its fast,flexible,has aur(I loved how easy installing apps was) without tinkering.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

CachyOS. I use it because I am a fan of Arch based systems, rolling releases etc, but CachyOS is optimised for my generation of hardware, and has lots of good default configurations for various apps. They have a customised proton version, a good default fish profile etc.

tl;dr It's Arch, but optimised, and slightly more pre-configured out of the box.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Garuda for me. The reasons are similar; just replace some optimization with some convenience. It's a bit garish by default but pleasant to use.

[–] Mwa 2 points 1 month ago

Same thing.