# Temporary distro hop **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux lounge\ **Created:** [April 15, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307 "2025-04-15T20:13:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/sempterobit/32/78758_2.png) [@sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/sempterobit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/1 "2025-04-15T20:13:16Z")
While I figure out why all of a sudden EOS will not load on my Dell I am running [Nobara Linux](https://nobaraproject.org/). I have to say it is different but it has a smooth Cadillac sort of feel. Funny thing is Fedora will not install on this DEll. but Nobara which is a Fedora spin off will. It uses the dnf package manager, and different repositories, so I already miss a few apps I got used to. I ll fiddle around with this for a bit… ---
**Author:** ![peciwov](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@peciwov](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/peciwov)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/2 "2025-04-15T20:21:27Z")
I wanted to try Nobara in the past, but I’ve only had an old laptop available as a test-bed that for some reason REFUSES to work with Grub (only systemd-boot distros) so I never got to try it. Fedora does support installing with systemd-boot unofficially through kickstart… Btw, just because of the timing, did you try setting up F42 (just released earlier today) or F41? Whichever you tried, you could try the other if we are talking about the main Workstation (Gnome) edition, since F42 comes with the new Anaconda Web UI. The installer being different _might_ mean it works for you. ---
**Author:** ![sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/sempterobit/32/78758_2.png) [@sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/sempterobit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/3 "2025-04-15T20:25:26Z")
I have the KDE edition. Not sure what F41 and F42 is referring to. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![peciwov](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@peciwov](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/peciwov)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/4 "2025-04-15T20:29:31Z")
Fedora Release 41 Fedora Release 42 Fedora is not rolling like Arch/Endeavour, rather stable biannual release with an incremental number. That said, KDE did not (to my knowledge) opt for the new Anaconda Web UI this release, so if whichever release you tried didn’t work, I doubt it will make any difference trying the other (but might as well try regardless if you wan’t to try Fedora again). ---
**Author:** ![Jko4m](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@Jko4m](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Jko4m)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/5 "2025-04-15T20:51:00Z")
nobara is cool but i always have updates problems with it and i think a lot of people do too from what i see, a month ago after i did a fresh nobara install and after updating it gave me black screen in booting 😂 ---
**Author:** ![ycom1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ycom1/32/133849_2.png) [@ycom1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ycom1)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/6 "2025-04-15T20:57:25Z")
… Fedora has a more complicated installer, maybe that was the source of the problem. As for me I have my Distros found, My 5 computers run RebornOs, EOS, Garuda, Debian and Mint LMDE all of them with KDE-Plasma, so no more hopping since a long time now ---
**Author:** ![cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cactux/32/134907_2.png) [@cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cactux)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/7 "2025-04-15T21:13:12Z")
My distro-hopping came to an end when I installed Archlinux and began learning to maintain it. I’ve still a long way to go and a lot to learn. I have, however, had others systems installed on may machines in different multi-boot constellations. Since a couple of days ago, I have started a process of dismantling them. So far I have removed a Fedora KDE and a MX Linux system. The cost of maintaining them was not proportionate to the joy of using them once in a blue moon. There are more to follow and I am relieved. ---
**Author:** ![sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/sempterobit/32/78758_2.png) [@sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/sempterobit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/8 "2025-04-15T21:17:57Z")
> [@Jko4m](#): > > nobara is cool but i always have updates problems My guess is not to stray from the default repositories. First thing I wanted to do was to install pacman, but I decided against it. ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/9 "2025-04-15T22:31:05Z")
smells like a Ventoy thang…(your failure at installing select distros) ---
**Author:** ![eznix](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/eznix/32/2043_2.png) [@eznix](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/eznix)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/10 "2025-04-15T23:07:27Z")
> [@ycom1](#): > > My 5 computers run RebornOs, EOS, Garuda, Debian and Mint LMDE I have simplified this to running two computers, one with Debian and the other with Arch. I have tried all those you mention (and hundreds more) inside VMs and I just never saw the point of putting any of them on hardware, replacing the OGs. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![ycom1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ycom1/32/133849_2.png) [@ycom1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ycom1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/11 "2025-04-16T08:11:18Z")
> [@eznix](#): > > I have simplified this to running two computers, one with Debian and the other with Arch. I have tried all those you mention (and hundreds more) inside VMs and I just never saw the point of putting any of them on hardware, replacing the OGs. 🤣 Yes, you are kind of right, but distros I mentioned they have a bit spice on top, and not to mention the feeling of comunity … ---
**Author:** ![dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dbarronoss)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/12 "2025-04-16T08:23:23Z")
I get you. I currently have 4 or 5 distros on bare metal, though only one is my daily driver. One might be an alternate, just in case I get in a bad situation for a while. The other 2 or 3 are simply because I’m curious about directions in their distros and keep installed just to see what’s happening. I’m terminally (pun intended) curious. ---
**Author:** ![sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/sempterobit/32/78758_2.png) [@sempterobit](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/sempterobit)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/13 "2025-04-16T08:26:03Z")
> [@drunkenvicar](#): > > smells like a Ventoy thang…(your failure at installing select distros) Please elaborate. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/14 "2025-04-16T12:30:59Z")
> [@sempterobit](#): > > Please elaborate. 🤔 I find you cannot install many distros from ventoy. Most, yes. But many: no. Both times I installed Endeavour I needed to burn a dedicated USB iso. I thought your problem sounded like “a ventoy thing”. People give Ventoy too much credit. ---
**Author:** ![dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dbarronoss)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/15 "2025-04-17T00:23:51Z")
It actually works fine for me on MOST (but not everything)..which is rather different than “most, yes. But many:no”..maybe it’s translation error ? ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/16 "2025-04-17T00:29:31Z")
> [@dbarronoss](#): > > than “most, yes. But many:no”..maybe it’s translation error ? I am unashamedly prone to hyperbole, it’s no secret. Last time I loaded up a Ventoy for spring tryouts, last year, I filled it to the brim, maybe 1MB left. I was eager to try. Maybe had a dozen on there. One out of every 3 or 4 distros (25%) would not load. That was a year ago. Every 4th or 3rd distro unloadable…UNLESS I burned it to its own USB. We will call that many, not most, thanks for calling me out on that. Ventoy is fun when it works, which it does _most_ of the time. ---
**Author:** ![dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dbarronoss)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/17 "2025-04-17T00:51:02Z")
Not pertinent but perhaps interesting, any quality distro seems to work (imo), the ones that are more slapdash are less likely to work (which may have to do with testing by the ventoy folks with more popular distros). ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/18 "2025-04-17T00:56:08Z")
that’s partially true for me anecdotally: some minors would not load, true, but Endeavour never did either. Someone pointed out a factor to me that I did not mention and you did not mention: possibly the USB was on its way out. It was an old sandisk; eventually I stopped using it. ---
**Author:** ![dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@dbarronoss](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dbarronoss)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/19 "2025-04-17T00:57:13Z")
I certainly have used Ventoy with EOS many times (though not in the last six months). ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307/20 "2025-04-17T01:08:18Z")
> [@dbarronoss](#): > > I certainly have used Ventoy with EOS many times (though not in the last six months). I could be an outlier. USB maybe a factor. I often wondered if bios was a factor or architecture. Some distro’s startup scripts were not uniformly kopasetic to a given PC, I am guessing, maybe it’s the **computer** that coudn’t handle the loading ie communication etc. Its possible in light of all my verbal cargo that Ventoy a smaller factor in a bigger net of factors? That;s as deep as I go 🙂 [Next page](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/temporary-distro-hop/70307.md?page=2)