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Which distro do you believe deserves more recognition? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by peepo@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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For me it's PeppermintOS.

I started my Linux adventure a few years ago, and haven't owned a Windows PC since.

I currently use Arch on my main rig, and I wanted to install Linux on two old laptops that I found laying around in my house

I then remembered the first distro I ever used, which is PeppermintOS, and I was amazed at the latest updates they released.

They even have a mini ISO now to do a net-install with no bloat, with a Debian or Devuan base.

Sadly, I believe the founder passed away a few years ago, which is why I was really happy to see the continuation of this amazing project.

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[–] GustavoM@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe it's just me, but folks seem to hate ZorinOS for some reason. Which imo, is a perfect distro as is for baby penguins.

[–] Unmapped@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I was a Arch Linux fan for at least 5 years. Tried all the main ones except gentoo. Kept coming back to Arch. But now I'm one week into using NixOS. I don't think I'm ever going back. It has completely blown my mind, and fixes every minor thing I didn't like about arch. Mainly how package dependencies work. I'm sure there will be a downside somewhere, but so far the only issue I've had is just trying to learn how to config everything.

TLDR: NixOS. I don't know how I didn't know about it till recently. Seems like it would be a lot more popular than it is.

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[–] terry_tibbs@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I love the idea of peppermint OS but it didn't work properly on my laptop both times I tried it, first time it wouldn't install any of the extras I selected during the install process and the second time using the Debian 12 base it just straight up wouldn't give me an option to install extras and the window would instantly close when I tried to open it. I really love the ideology behind it and it is a speedy OS but I've ended up going to LMDE instead while I toy with the idea of Arch.

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bedrock

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[–] spleaque@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Archcraft

[–] CalesDumb@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I recently switched to Alpine and after seeing how amazing it is I feel like it deserves more recognition in the Desktop Linux space

[–] Andy@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

I don't think it's mentioned here yet: Siduction

More well known but less common as a desktop: Alpine

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