I would prefer something based on Debian, like Ubuntu or PopOS, but I’m open for other suggestions as well, as I’m looking for a distro to daily-drive on my new Framework laptop.

  • Luca@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I know you said you want something Debian-based, but Fedora is my go-to distro for daily driver workstations. Rock solid, has up to date software, and the release upgrade process has never failed me.

    • Alatain@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      So, I know I could just look this up and get answers off google, but for the sake of conversation, why do you prefer Fedora over something like say, Mint?

      I have bounced around through several distros (Mint, Ubuntu, Arch, Pop, a bit of Slack), and have always found something in each that could draw me in. What does it for you in Fedora?

      • Luca@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        Fedora is pretty cutting edge (updating package versions every 6 months), while still being rock solid. The release upgrade is also the most reliable one I’ve had to deal with - I successfully upgraded an ancient install by 10 versions once.

        • Alatain@lemmy.world
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          2 years ago

          Gotcha. For those that are happy with the upgrade process and stability of what they are on though, is there anything that makes it more enticing?

          I may end up giving it a go just to round out my experience with the various flavors and get some real experience with RPM.

          • Luca@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 years ago

            Honestly, Linux is Linux. Once you’re comfortable enough, that’s really all that differentiates distros between each other. (Minus weird shit like glibc vs musl, nixOS, etc) It’s just been the closest experience I’ve had to “it just works” when it comes to Linux desktop.

            I should also shout out that Fedora tends to embrace existing standards rather than make their own (cough Cannonical cough Snap). I’m also a big fan of some Fedora projects, particularly Fedora Silverblue

    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      2 years ago

      This is the way. Why go through middle man when you can go straight to the source.

      Just remember, stable is for servers, testing is for workstations.

      • 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        2 years ago

        Stable isnt just “for servers”. I run stable on my laptop as well

        OP said they dont need it for gaming, so you dont need the latest, shiniest things. Stable + backports should be good enough for most people unless you’re doing some really specialized work