Apparently, Arch Linux isn't scary anymore. It's Slackware, Gentoo & NixOS
I've never installed Nix? 🤔
https://www.howtogeek.com/advanced-linux-distros-for-experienced-users/
Apparently, Arch Linux isn't scary anymore. It's Slackware, Gentoo & NixOS
I've never installed Nix? 🤔
https://www.howtogeek.com/advanced-linux-distros-for-experienced-users/
For your experience it shouldnt be too difficult to install, the only issues are if the packages you want are actively maintained & the ecosystem hasnt fallen apart.
I ran it against debian, but some packages were only half heartedly maintained, once you learned how to declare packages it was easy enough. But modern hw helps, a 2008 Thinkpad probably wasn't a good idea.