36 Pickled Eggs 
For me, the hardest part of getting a new computer is deciding what to run on it. I was tempted to play with #cachyos, but have decided to stick with a #fedora base. But, which spin? I want to give #niri a try, so maybe fedora server + niri or Sway spin + niri. Also new to me is this is my first exposure to Intel Arc graphics.
The reason I'm not going the CachyOS route is that I'm happy with the stability of Fedora and if I really want the performance features of CachyOS, I should be able to introduce the same in Fedora. Arch is great, but, uhg. It also feel like an extra hobby just to keep it updated. So much is through the AUR and that brings supply chain risk concerns. Maybe I'm just getting lazy.
Tagomago@36pickledeggs Why Fedora, though? Never tried it so far.
@tagomago
Partially because I am used to working with RHEL/Rocky/CentOS in the enterprise. I'm certified for all that, and Fedora is the upstream. I've got an overall distaste towards all things Ubuntu and Debian is too conservative. I tend to bounce between Fedora and Arch, but Fedora is just so stable, and yet leading edge. Tech often arrives to Fedora before Arch. Their release workflow is top notch. It has a huge community, especially when you add in the RHEL world. And Fedora is fast.
Partially because I am used to working with RHEL/Rocky/CentOS in the enterprise. I'm certified for all that, and Fedora is the upstream. I've got an overall distaste towards all things Ubuntu and Debian is too conservative. I tend to bounce between Fedora and Arch, but Fedora is just so stable, and yet leading edge. Tech often arrives to Fedora before Arch. Their release workflow is top notch. It has a huge community, especially when you add in the RHEL world. And Fedora is fast.
@tagomago
But, I would also say Fedora is user friendly without getting in your way. Our whole household have run it, with my kids not knowing anything else until they got older and played with Arch installs on their own. And funny enough, they have been moving back to Fedora primarily for gaming.
But, I would also say Fedora is user friendly without getting in your way. Our whole household have run it, with my kids not knowing anything else until they got older and played with Arch installs on their own. And funny enough, they have been moving back to Fedora primarily for gaming.
@36pickledeggs Do you reckon Debian is too conservative in terms of estability, bureaucracy...?
@tagomago
Not sure this is still the case, but in the past they tended to be super slow to support new technologies. Like, there was a ton of drama around systemd, for example. Their release schedule was slooooooow too. Not sure if that is current. I don't come across many folks daily driving it. I'd probably be more tempted to mess around with a bsd distro again before I'd bother with Debian at the moment. I don't even like it as a container base. But, just personal preference.
Not sure this is still the case, but in the past they tended to be super slow to support new technologies. Like, there was a ton of drama around systemd, for example. Their release schedule was slooooooow too. Not sure if that is current. I don't come across many folks daily driving it. I'd probably be more tempted to mess around with a bsd distro again before I'd bother with Debian at the moment. I don't even like it as a container base. But, just personal preference.
Benoit@36pickledeggs @tagomago systemd was developed by Lennart when he was working at Red Hat. It was a major change over other init systems, so yes it took a while for non RHEL world to adopt systemd.
@benoit @tagomago Right, and I'd say that a lot of new tech is developed on Fedora rather than Debian. I'm not saying Debian is no good. It just doesn't have what I want in a desktop distro on new hardware. It has a two year release cycle and is overall conservative. That might be great for server or embedded systems, but not so great for my daily driver where I've often experimenting with the latest stuff. systemd was BIG drama for the project. At the time, some wondered if it would end it.
I think it really comes down to personal preference in the end.
I’ve used quite a few distributions over the years: Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, and Gentoo.
Eventually, I fell in love with Arch and have been running it for many years now. My main PC will probably always run Arch.
That said, I still enjoy experimenting. Who knows, I might tinker with something else someday and fall in love all over again.
Void Linux has been a really nice surprise, especially for older machines. I instantly liked it as well.
@benoit @36pickledeggs NixOS seems to be the new Arch in terms of nerd adoption 😁 Have you two tried that one?
@tagomago @36pickledeggs Yeah kinda tempted... Someday. It's hard to find the time.