ThinkPad - Time To Move On To Another Distro

[UncleSpellbinder]

@cc_spicuous_2

# Arch
	- Small
		- Artix: “lightweight”

That’s what I went with.

[keescase]

Artix is not bad but no aur OOTB though.

[Stagger_Lee]

@keescase

Artix is not bad but no aur OOTB though.

As it should be. No one should use the AUR without a complete understanding of what it is and how AUR packages work.

[keescase]

Was only saying that because of the fact @UncleSpellbinder seem to like the (chaotic) AUR so much

[UncleSpellbinder]

I like the idea of having to work to get the AUR enabled. The AUR enabled OOTB can get messy with newer users. Whether it’s by a newer user searching how to install and use yay or paru, I think it forces the newer user to investigate exactly what the AUR is.

As for thee Chaotic AUR, I’m not enabling that at the moment. I want to explore and use Artix on the Thinkpad for a while before I even consider that.

[EliasRook]

It’s not exactly difficult to add.

[drunkenvicar]

@cactux

1. Go to Distrowatch
2. Click on Random Distribution
3. Install the first one which tickles your fancy
4. If you like it then keep using it
5. If not go to point 1

Thus Spoke My Friend

the key to DW is using the search delimiters. When I tell it everything I don’t want…I’m left with some nice surprises.

I don’t know if that is belng closed-minded or not…but damn I like hoppin sometimes.

@UncleSpellbinder

I have nothing bad to say about KDE Linux. As a matter of fact, it’s running better than I expected, considering it’s in an Alpha state. But, as an immutable distro, I’m just not happy using only Flatpaks and Appimages. And I like to tinker with configs (like Kitty and Fastfetch, to name a couple). And theming can be hit or miss.

I think for you also that distro is been there/done that.

You are easily bored as I am. It’s significant that you realized immutable not for you. Now hopping gets interesting because theres still a huge undiscovered world.

I just sampled two no-names that called themselves “HAM Radio”-born distros. Linux is an interesting place.

The no-name, little known is my beat. I love Adelie and Alpine…something alien about being in a MUSL world that I like.

Anyway enjoy Arch proper

[Stagger_Lee]

I want my OS to be boring. I want stability and no surprises. Just stay out of my way and let me do what I want to do.

So I use Arch and Debian exclusively. I’ve tried a lot of others, but Arch and Debian are where I’ve landed. FreeBSD, too, but that’s not Linux.

[cactux]

@Stagger_Lee

So I use Arch and Debian exclusively. I’ve tried a lot of others, but Arch and Debian are where I’ve landed.

That’s exactly where I am too.
Well, plus a pinch of Fedora that I added to the mix recently.

[keescase]

That is why I said OOTB (Out Of The Box).