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Nick @ The Linux Experiment

Time for the first #Linux, #opensource and #privacy news video of the year!

And trust me, I'd like to talk about something else than the #EuropeanUnion kicking #Meta's butt again, but since they got a €400 million fine for privacy violations, I kinda have to.

But also, we have #Archlinux being reported as being the most popular linux distribution, with a flawed methodology, and #xorg contributors abandoning the project.

Let's dive in!

https://youtu.be/oeY4SHCQ9W0

No, Arch isn't n°1, X.org is dying, Meta fined €390 million: Linux & Open Source News

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Matheus Fantinel Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP just gotta say I love those thumbnails. Love the mask on the logos with that patterned background 🤤

Nick @ The Linux Experiment Jan 6, 2023

@fantinel I really enjoy them too! I don’t know what it is, but it looks classy

Filip 🌱 🦀Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP welcome back! Glad time flew by and you're posting again!

super_user_do Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP these fees una tantum are not going to solve anything. We need the iron fist

Keith Böhler Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP And there will still be those who defend anti consumer practices by these companies.

Nick @ The Linux Experiment Jan 6, 2023

@keithnator3000 There always are, yeah…

juanejot Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP Oh great. So now it can be “I used

BEFORE it was the most popular distro, BTW…”

Nick @ The Linux Experiment Jan 6, 2023

@juanejot Hahah that hipster cred just disappeared!

juanejot Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP a la Swingers:

Code Noob Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP getting ready to watch this now. Your channel is one I rarely miss a video on. Keep it up, Nick!

Nick @ The Linux Experiment Jan 6, 2023

@codenoob Thanks!

RockyC Jan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP I’m hypothesizing that the majority of people participating in #linux distro subreddits are hobbyists and not people who use Linux professionally.

#ArchLinux is FUN, but would I use it to run my business on? Nope. Give me a nice, stable #debian distro for that.

esc_type Jan 6, 2023

@RockyC
Well I use arch on every work machine, cause it's the best (in my opinion) for it. On server side I would prefer RHEL or something based on it every time. Debian is worst of the both worlds.
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RockyC Jan 6, 2023

@nesc @thelinuxEXP I don’t disagree with you. I like Arch a lot. It’s on one of the machines I use for work right now. But a “work” machine and “running a business” machine are two completely different things IMO.

If my work machine breaks, I just go get another work machine. If the machine that runs my business breaks, that’s a whole different animal.

esc_type Jan 7, 2023

@RockyC
I don't disagree with you either.

Arch isn't the best choice for "running buisness" machines.
Not because of it's inherent instability (which is more stable then debian in my experience) but because isn't designed for that type of work and it shows.
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Fabian【ファビアン】🏳️‍🌈Jan 6, 2023

@RockyC I run Arch on my work desktop machines. The reason for that is mainly because PKGBUILDs are so much easier to write and integrated then debians packaging. Arch configurations are mostly upstream defaults.
Debian is nice if you need an isolated system, to smack podman container on or as VM server, yes. But if you need some integrated apps or services it falls apart fast.

RockyC Jan 6, 2023

@fabiscafe I was using Debian more as an example of a distro that releases slowly and deliberately. I have different priorities for my server than I do for my personal laptop.

Fabian【ファビアン】🏳️‍🌈Jan 6, 2023

@RockyC sure, we all do. Still, depending on your workload (and experience) arch can also be the better choice for the server side.

@thelinuxEXP Where can we buy that sweet Linux Experiment t-shirt you were wearing in this video? I want one!

Nick @ The Linux Experiment Jan 7, 2023

@logrus1 You currently can’t, I wasn’t satisfied with the print quality so I stopped, but I plan to reopen that merch store soon!