And that’s the story of why I switched to Arch <3
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  • Pika@rekabu.ru
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    18 hours ago

    If you often find yourself in a position when you can’t troubleshoot issues yourself, CachyOS might not be the perfect option. It’s Arch far and wide, iirc since I tried it about half a year ago, it doesn’t even feature something as basic as the app store, and is heavily terminal-based. Considering how many diverse issues Arch can create, this turns into a nightmare very quickly.

    Currently, I ended up running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed on my machines.

    • It’s an OG distro, so no fork issues
    • Has decently large userbase
    • Is nearly as bleeding-edge as Arch
    • At the same time is rock solid thanks to advanced automatic package testing
    • Does not brick your system upon poor update
    • Has good and user-friendly documentation (that can be understood by non-nerds, unlike Arch Wiki)
    • Unlike newbie-friendly distros, does not assume user is an idiot and gives all power at your fingertips
    • Has btrfs and snapper properly set up by default to easily revert most mistakes you can make

    So, generally, this is the peace of mind rolling release distro that just works, doesn’t bother you too much and at the same time allows you to spend as much time under the hood as you like. You’re unlikely to break anything, you can always revert if you do, packages are well-tested and unlikely to cause issues, and on this solid foundation, you can do anything you like.

      • Allero@lemmy.today
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        9 hours ago

        In terms of package management, it relies on rpms, like Red Hat.

        But it is developed independently by SUSE, an independent German enterprise, with decades of history and very good reputation.