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submitted 2 days ago by kionite231@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Hello,

first I installed Gentoo with glibc and it worked fine, I got sway up and running but after some time I got bored and wanted something new. so I decided to go with Arch with rEFInd bootloader but I couldn't make it work. Arch dropped me into a rescue shell. so I went back to Gentoo but this time with musl and this time I tried Hyprland on Gentoo. there were 133 packages to install for Hyprland, so I went for installing those packages but the build failed probably because using musl. now I thought I just pick that's easy to setup and I went with Debian and it got installed successfully. so yeah, right now I am using Debian after the back and forth between Arch and Gentoo.

sadly I pissed of some Gentoo devs on IRC #gentoo :(

maybe it was my fault I shouldn't have distrohopped when Gentoo was installed succesfully and working fine.

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[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Ever try Mint? I'm thinking of it as I finally exit Windows.

[-] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I love Mint! It's not for those who like to tinker and break and fix thinks, because it just works out of the box. External audio, Intel CPU, Nvidia card were no problems in my setup. Calling Mint a beginners distro is like a car mechanic calling a sleek, fun car that's going smoothly a beginners car. I'm not part of some elitist cult, my OS isn't my personality, I'm not a masochist and I don't crave innovation just for the sake of it. I tried a couple other distros but none felt as polished and accessible as Mint.
Be sure to use workspaces (strg+alt+arrows), I ignored them for too long because Windows doesn't have them.

[-] john89@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Trust me, the closer you get to the linux community, the more you'll realize that the "elitists" are just a small and abrasive minority.

They're not even enthusiasts; they're just trolls trying to send others down bad paths.

Free software is for everyone. Not just nerds who know how to tinker.

[-] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

It's known as a beginner-friendly distro, exactly for the reasons you say. There is nothing wrong with using something like that as an intermediate or advanced user if that is what you prefer. You don't have to go "Well, I have been using Linux for four years now, guess I am an intermediate user so now I have to switch to Arch"

[-] KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago

If you just want to try a Linux distro out, you may use https://distrosea.com/

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You are a god! If anybody asks if you're a god and you say Yes and need a backup, I got you!

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

If you game, try Bazzite

[-] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 day ago

distrohoped

This should be a word. It would mean "trying yet another flavor because it might be The One"

[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't just hop all the time in the community.

I run Debian and it does basically everything I needed to, what it doesn't do I have a distrobox container on it which allows more or less seamless integration to my current system. I currently only use it for Final Fantasy XIV via lutris for some reason the arch version of lutris will work fine but the debians version of it when I launched Final Fantasy XIV will white page after logging in. It's so weird.

It's so weird to think about, cuz everyone I talk to has stated do not use that OS if you plan to actively game, because it's considered a stable release so therefore everything's outdated. But I very rarely ever have any issue with gaming it just works

[-] drspod@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 days ago

sadly I pissed of some Gentoo devs on IRC #gentoo :(

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

The adventures and perils of a Distronaut.

[-] noodles@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago
[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I have tried nixos in the past and it just works and it's surprisingly stable!

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago

"distrohoped"?

As in you hoped this next distro would be the one that worked well?

Sounds like S.O.P

[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago

distrocoped

[-] Samsy@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Easiest way of installing hyprland is a combo that only needs 30 min.

  1. Install Arch Linux with "archinstall"
  2. Don't choose any DE or WM
  3. reboot and Log into just arch Linux commandline.
  4. choose one of these hyprland dotfiles devs from github with an install-script

https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles https://github.com/JaKooLit/Hyprland-Dots

PS. For your hopping experience: time to meet fedora.

[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 3 points 1 day ago

I feel those who try gentoo, arch and nix wouldn't accept the fedora compromise

[-] Samsy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I am an Arch guy, and my servers runs Fedora/Debian.

[-] WbrJr@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Then find out you cant stream stuff out of the box and find uburnu vor mint? :D ( i would recommend mint, just installed it on my desktop. Laptop still runs ubuntu)

[-] tacostrange@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago
[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I have distrohoped from morning to night. It's 9:17 here.

I did it because I really want to learn Linux and want a job related to Linux. I am really obsessed with Linux and BSD

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

To distrohope! Way to inadvertently coin a useful word.

[-] exu@feditown.com 7 points 2 days ago

For refind on Arch, you have to fix the entries it creates in /boot/refind.conf. Those point to the ISO drive when created in the chroot, so change them to point to your real root drive.

[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Thanks, I didn't know that, I thought refind-install was it.

[-] exu@feditown.com 4 points 2 days ago

Glad to help :)

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