For me, it's a balancing act between package up to dateness and stability.
I don't like needing to download hundreds of megabytes of library updates every few days that I frankly don't care about. But at the same time, I want to run relatively recent versions of the software I use and not something from years ago. I usually end up with a hybrid solution with flatpak for my apps as a compromise.
Does it has a nice community? Is it backed by a big team or just one dev or a couple of developers? Does it contain up to date packages? How user friendly is the distro? Winners for me: Ubuntu, Fedora & popOS.
- Rolling release: after +15 years of using rolling release distros I will NEVER go back to using point-release distros. - No default desktop which gets installed whether you want or not: I want to have full control on install stage.
not to underestimate the show off potential, you know. e.g. when you post a screenshot of your standard ubuntu install nobody's impressed by that, but if you have a highly customized gentoo build with fancy effects and stuff, everybody is like "ooohh" and "aaahh" 😀
but yea, perfomance, stability, simplicity but also release modell
it should run yum/dnf. I don't want a distro which has 2 package managers and forces me to find out if I need Q powers or not. Also, I never found another package manager with something like "yum history".
The desktop doesn't matter, unless it is extremely buggy or heavily outdated.
The distribution should also preinstall and activate a firewall. But every OS except Windows XP and Debian probably does this.
I’m a bit of a control freak, so anything that allows lots of customisation and minimalism. Up to date packages is a must as well. Gentoo would be my ideal distro but I’m lazy and can’t be bothered to customise to the n-th degree. Arch with KDE fits like a glove
My criterias are simple: Be able to do what I need easily. I mean by that be able to do web browsing, be able to code (installing what I need easily), having good material support (specially nvidia drivers) and be able to game (steam/lutris/wine). If those are satisfied, I'm good. Guess I'm a good candidate for almost any distro since I install most of my stuff and maintenance by console. many an other one, having good community o be able to ask questions.
The Pros: I use Raspberry Pis for so many things, and I like all my devices to be set up the same. So even though the hardware is different, the look, feel and even available software are all exactly the same. It is a modified Debian, so everything about it is familiar to Debian users.
The Cons: Since it is a more specialized purpose, the updates come at a slower rate. There are packages that are quite behind. But I don't care unless there is a must-have feature that somehow affects my workflow.
does it support a reasonable separation between subsystems and split for different distros for desktop and server (no display Mgr) ? Between stable and unstable distros ? Between prof. use and home use ? trusted and insecure ?
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •For me, it's a balancing act between package up to dateness and stability.
I don't like needing to download hundreds of megabytes of library updates every few days that I frankly don't care about. But at the same time, I want to run relatively recent versions of the software I use and not something from years ago. I usually end up with a hybrid solution with flatpak for my apps as a compromise.
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •One criteria:
✔ That it's #ubuntu
I started using it in late 2004, and have been using it ever since. I see no reason to switch.
It's FOSS
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •- No default desktop which gets installed whether you want or not: I want to have full control on install stage.
Patrick
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •not to underestimate the show off potential, you know. e.g. when you post a screenshot of your standard ubuntu install nobody's impressed by that, but if you have a highly customized gentoo build with fancy effects and stuff, everybody is like "ooohh" and "aaahh" 😀
but yea, perfomance, stability, simplicity but also release modell
danielwestermann
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •on desktop, stability above all
on laptop, a better balance between stability and performance would be sweet, mostly for the battery life
Germán Enríquez
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •it should run yum/dnf. I don't want a distro which has 2 package managers and forces me to find out if I need Q powers or not. Also, I never found another package manager with something like "yum history".
The desktop doesn't matter, unless it is extremely buggy or heavily outdated.
The distribution should also preinstall and activate a firewall. But every OS except Windows XP and Debian probably does this.
TintedKiwi
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •I use Raspberry Pi OS on my laptop.
The Pros:
I use Raspberry Pis for so many things, and I like all my devices to be set up the same. So even though the hardware is different, the look, feel and even available software are all exactly the same. It is a modified Debian, so everything about it is familiar to Debian users.
The Cons:
Since it is a more specialized purpose, the updates come at a slower rate. There are packages that are quite behind. But I don't care unless there is a must-have feature that somehow affects my workflow.
Allan
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