The last few weeks I’ve tried out several distros (all Plasma Desktops).
All my installs are on their own separate disk as I’ve had inconsistent results using VM’s.
Tried Linux Arch using Calam Arch Installer and that was easy peasy installing basic Arch and then installing all my usual software after booting up. I had read how much there was to do if installing just Arch and didn’t want to go there so I cheated a litlle
Tried CalamaroOS (Gentoo) and that was less than pleasurable. There are so many things to learn to use that OS that I really don’t have the time at this point in life to do that.
If I were younger I’d definitely give it a go as it seemed to be the most customizable OS I’ve tried so far.
Installed Fedora 44 a few days ago and am enjoying it so far. Wasn’t able find all my software I use in their repositories but that’s the same in Arch also. I did find everything I use in either 3rd party repo’s or installing from source/or scripts.
Boot time is a little slower than EOS and some other OS’s, not sure why that is. After signing in no issues so far.
I like the idea of not having to install updates every day, or even every week since I’m away from my PC occasionally, sometimes for weeks at a time.
Not sure if I’d like updating the OS every 13 months but reading thru their forums it doesn’t seem to be a real problem to do so.
And so far, no problem waking up the PC after long periods of being away/sleep.
Anyone else using Fedora, what’s your thoughts on using it?
I have been using Fedora 44 with Gnome for some time and have had no issues. It really feels solid one and well made.
On first boot to desktop, installer asks that do you want 3rd party repo enabled and if chosen, it configures it properly. After that you just have to install driver from whichever software store your desktop uses.
My only bump was during that specific driver installation kernel module was not loaded properly and Fedora did switch back to Nouveau. Solved this by uninstalling and reinstalling driver and after that there have been no issues.
So far I have been happy with 44. I’m curious to see how update to new version happens in real life when that time comes.
Upgrading was always a smooth experience, regardless of the time it took. You can basically upgrade/downgrade (within reason) to any version that Fedora still supports. When testing new distros, I always create a normal/stable build, then upgrade a copy to an unstable one (Fedora’s being Rawhide). Very rarely ran into any problems.
It was sensible. But it just wasn’t thrilling to use. I got no charge out if it.
Fedora is that old fading plaid sweater on your hangar that has got you through some winters, and it’s dependable, but jeesh how long can you wear if for?
I’ve bricked it a couple times. There is no child-proof distro.
I personally LOATHED the version switchover time and the ritual in preparing for that and having to cross your fingers every time while long-timers told you how precarious this was and easy to screw up…unless they jes scarin newbs :).
The COPR is a bear to use.
RHEL syntax and philosophy was easy to understand an appreciate.
All the committees at multiple levels for every decision was really weird to me.
I tried it about a week ago. Installed it on my mini-pc. I had KDE plasma loaded up. Nothing spectacular in my opinion. It was pretty solid, but I still have other packages on EndeavourOS via AUR and Arch that are installed. (Can’t get them in Fedora’s rpm repositories.) Dnf was pretty good via terminal but I think maybe the GUI version will be a better choice when it becomes available. Not a bad experience. . . . Still prefer EndeavourOS.
Well, ran into an issue in trying to get psensor installed.
After installing, no graphical user interface and using psensor in the terminal doesn’t bring it up either.
I use it when I’m editing videos to watch my CPU temps.
On EOS, no issues…
I used Fedora for several years in my mid Linux Journey. I had no issue’s with Fedora as far as its operations go. The system was always stable and rarely did I have any issue’s that wasn’t the result of PEBKAC. My biggest issue with Fedora is that to me it’s bloated. Lots of services by default that I didn’t need or use. It was work to keep setting things back up after a fresh install every six months. (Yes it was a while back) While I had scripts to assist with my installs it was just becoming more work than I felt I should have to do. It was actually that driving factor that led me to discover Antergos and I started my Arch journey there. I learned Arch the “Arch Way” and fell in love with its simplicity and the OS’s willingness to give ME control over what was on my system and what is not. This is why I stay on EndeavourOS for my systems. After being on many of the other main distro’s I just feel this incorporates with my work flow much better than any other distro can.
I’ve had Fedora 44 Cinnamon X11 hard installed 3 weeks now. It’s been very stable, and DNF has worked well. I, as well, would like to see what happens when a new update comes through. I’ll keep it at least til then, it’s been very solid so far.
I have been using Fedora off and on since 2003 when it was Fedora Core.It used to be every new version meant a new install.It does seem to use more resources than some other systems but it is stable.I built this desktop around 2019 and Fedora is all that has been on it.All i have done for the last several years is just upgrade from one version to the next and have had no issue’s.I keep wanting to reinstall with EOS but it works well and I am lazy.
I ran AuroraOS (Atomic-immutable Fedora) for a couple weeks. It’s VERY close to the Fedora experience as long as the apps you want are in Bazaar. Good luck trying to install Ghostty terminal or Fish shell! But it’s nearly impossible to brick without REALLY trying.
