Still running Pop on my desktop years later, exactly because of this. It's stable and I like it. The only thing I don't like is that it's Pop.
And yet, all my laptops (which I don't really rely on) run Arch.
If you are happy with your distro then that's cool.
But if you got an urge to try a different distro, just install on a spare drive or partition your current drive and dual boot.
You could even try a live image or something like Distrosea without installing anything.
It's easy, free, and you might form new opinions.
I’ve just installed Fedora. Apart from some installer wonkiness (tbf in Windows) that would totally put off casual adopters it’s been fine and I don’t have to fiddle with anything.
*Except their stand on software patents and video acceleration
Eh?
Fedora includes incomplete video codecs that can’t use GPU acceleration. This forces the CPU to do the decoding. Fedora claims it’s because of imaginary “patent issues” due to its IBM backing. You can install the correct ones from RPM Fusion, but it’s an extra step and it’s not made clear that this is even a problem. You might notice only after you wonder why you have such high CPU temperatures while doing basic things like browsing the web.
I'm using fedora 42 kde on my new laptop since I couldn't get mint working - fucking visit drivers.
Anywho, doom: the dark ages runs like wet ass and I'm wondering if it has something to do with video codecs or mesa )don't know what mesa is and there's a 5080 in there.
I reinstalled tempeh and all my videos work, but - any chance you could point me towards what to do with the video codecs just so I can confirm? If you can offer some guidance on how to install whatever mesa is I want to try that to see if it helps (even though afaik the game should be using the ncidia drivers anyway).
The laptop has a ryzen cpu btw.
Also cool if you can't help. Figured I'd ask. I'm new to fedora.
Edit: it just suddenly works fine now for no particular reason.
I was thinking install KDE because of its theme modifications, still went with fedora because everyone works fine on my setup and I like the interface, it's so different.
There's a Fedora KDE flavour. I've been rocking it since 2020.
I have the same problem with NixOS and Debian.
Currently every family computer and server in the house runs Debian 12 as a base. But the urge to convert everything to Nix one day still tickles me, who knows someday...
i was happy with Arch on my server.
then, i installed NixOS on it.
update: i've set it up to a usable state, it's a minecraft server
the right distro for you is whatever works for you. you don't order a steak just because your friends get one, when you really want those succulent linguinis.
succulent linguinis
Dibs on band name
Every time I've tried using Arch, something breaks.
So you fixed it with a simple search and a bit of research, r-right?
I've been running cachyOS for the last few months....
i've heard a bunch of people talking about cachyos
i use endeavour os, and when i get my pc back (i moved and haven't been able to build it yet) i'm planning on installing base arch
so, what are the upsides to cachyos?
I don’t get distro hopping
There are better uses for your time
But hey, do as you want
Hint: :q!
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