I have used Linux Mint and I have found that you can remove Flatpak. The only thing that doesn't work is the Software Manager but you can install Gnome Software Center or Plasma Discover instead. You still have Synaptic Package Manager as well if you want to use that. So you don't loose any other features because everything else works. On Linux Mint 21.3 the Ubuntu based version of Mint removing Flatpak doesn't stop the Mint Software Manager from working. It still works but it just has the Deb packages which is what I want. I now use Debian because it has more choice of desktop environments and doesn't come bloated with Snaps or Flatpaks which I don't use. Also in Debian if I were to change my mind I could install Snap, Flatpaks or both if I want to. It's easy to do and I like that Debian gives you the choice and doesn't come bundled with Snaps as Ubuntu does.

Arch Linux is simply brilliant. I use RichARCH btw. With it I was able to get Arch Linux up and running simply and quickly with kickstart like automation features.

Fedora (and derivatives) to Nix to Arch (and derivatives) to Fedora, now on vanilla Arch. Been hopping for three months, settled on Arch. Half a year using Arch now, it's hard to go back to any other OS

Hi FOSS, Thanks for your Video As for not a few Colleagues LMint-22 is my distro of production and I use LMint-21.1 & Debian 12.8 in my other PCs happily ever after Imho the best distro is the one works better for you (your hard, needs, likes...)

So the best distro is all the packages we installed all along the kernel 😂

Kalian jangan seenak jidad kalian aja di debian itu ya. Ahani imana do I debian. Computer inong na do I ( mamak kandung. Original mother ). Halak fedora inong na. Yang adanya orang tidak dikenal ( status: " yatim piatu " alias " orphan ". Original eye balls " grey " ) pada jaman dahulu masuk ke apartment pribadi mereka ketika masih kanak-kanak dia. Lalu ketika sudah dewasa, dicurinya debian itu Dari apartment pribadi mereka ketika sedang sibuk dia sendirian di dalam kamar membuat debian. Yang seperti itunya kisahnya.

I liked Mint like most people seem to do but MX Linux has been my daily option since I came across it

I advise having a working OS on one drive, and another drive to test other distros. The user retains a functional OS, and can test others when there is spare time.

From what I know there is a good choice of fine Linux distros available today. I have a pwrsonal preference for KDE and stability so I am very comfortable with openSUSE Leap. I think that similar would apply to Tumbleweed. It is crucial, IMO, to install a distro and really get to know it first. After this one can decide upon whether to stay with it orchange to another distro more suitable to your needs and one that is more comfortable in your use. I have to say that I have great respect for openSUSE in this case.

I used to prefer linux mint and pop!_os but at the moment I'm really enjoying cachy os. I think when pop goes full cosmic i will switch though.

The correct answer is Arch. Really though, whatever you find that works best for you and what you want to do. Until you find something better, of course. I'm always looking and improving. I hope you are too. Though anything operating system related and how to make my computer do what I want it to do (and nothing extra, please!) is one of my main hobbies, so I understand most people just want it to work and not mess with things so much.

I've been using Linux Mint for over a year and it's absolutely excellent - easy to use and much more responsive than Windows.

Started with Ubuntu and came back to Ubuntu after distro hopping.

I’m a new Linux user of just over 2 months, using Debian 12 Stable at the moment. In the first week of knowing Linux I started with Kubuntu 24.04 because I like KDE, then tried Linux Mint because it is recommended to starters, before jumping to Debian because at the time it seemed to be more straightforward if I wanted to both avoid snap, and to install multiple DEs. At the moment I’m not quite sure whether I should continue to use Debian. It serves me well at the moment, but oftentimes when I have to try to do something more involved, I find myself out of depth to deal with guides and tutorials for Debian. I like the idea of using Debian and also like really using it, but I do wonder if I’m a try-hard stubbornly using it while being not capable enough. Like, “if I have difficulty follow the guides for Debian, should I be using it now? Perhaps I should go ‘git gud’ with Linux through Linux Mint first, then transition to Debian later when I’m ready for it.” I’m still using Debian out of comfort right now, but I’m really not sure if it’s the right way…

My absolute favorite desktop environment is elementary OS, but as for the distros, I use Arch based. Mostly because my laptop doesnt like anything else. I get audio stutters on ubuntu and fedora distros.

I run all my applications in VBox VMs. My Host OS is a minimal install of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on OpenZFS. The VMs I use daily or a few times per week are: 1. Xubuntu 24.04 LTS, the only one with open ports (email, (a)social media, kde-connect and transmission); 2. Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (encrypted by VBox; bookkeeping); 3. Windows XP Home (jukebox); Not very much used during the last weeks: 4. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, because 24.04 LTS is crap in a VBox VM (experiments and trying out new stuff). 5. Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS (multimedia). 6. Windows 11 Pro. Windows XP is my oldest VM, installed and activated in March 2010. It survived 2 VBox owners; 3 desktops and 4 CPUs. It plays the wma copies of my CDs and LPs with WoW and TrueBass effects in Windows Media Player 11.

The best Linux distro is the one "You" like using!

Distros are like shoes; what fits one might be useless/painful for others.

I converted to Linux Mint on an older laptop and also a few of my senior friends. Yes, we were all on Windows and now we're enjoying Linux. Mint is user friendly, always works, updates are easy, and you will survive okay if you don't know anything about the terminal.

Debian Sid Cinnamon for me.

Some become almost religious in distros and territorial for anyone to say anything against it. For me, it is simple. Try them, find what works for you and your style. I have been working with Linux since the very first year it was created. Used many of the OGs like SLS->Slackware, Debian, RHL(Fedora), SUSE that are still going today. Arch came a bit later, but brings a different take on it. I will occasionally move to different distros because I love the world of Linux and love to see what the different styles are doing.

why use mint? CONVENIENCE. there are 3 reasons I use mint. 1. nemo file manager -> open as root, open in terminal (you can do this with other FMs, but you need to install addons some extras, nemo does it out of the box. 2 Driver manager - I have not found a distro that handles nvidia driver and other driver issues better. sure fedora will install, but upgrades and others always give me problems. if you use blender, installing the developer pack or whatever extras can cause alot of frustration. once I had to compile some package just to get the driver so to show in blender. i have better things to do. dumped fedora and installed mint. sure it is not as snappy, but so much easier. speed is measured in productivity, not the milliseconds it takes to open a window. 3.removing old kernels - the mint upgrade manager window makes this so easy, see what kernel is installed and get rid of what you dont need. fast, simple, convenient. you should mention these when doing reviews. one thing I dont understand is when you are doing an install review, why not show how to custom partition the HDD and go through the installer. this is the most important part for people using a distro for the first time. I want to make sure my data on home is not lost. go through the settings. show how much space to leave for swap, home, file system, UEFI, etc. this is the stuff people want to know. not the talk about the same features all other distros have. do a full install and review, not just auto install

I don't like any *ubuntu flavors, sorry about that. I don't like Fedora anymore. I had been an Arch user for a while, and that improved my skills a lot. Gentoo had also been a good workout. In the last few years I went for distros in which I can find vanilla desktop to customize by myself and trustworthy software. My favorite is Opensuse KDE although it is not targeted to rooky users. It seems more power user oriented to me. I also like distro supplying good manuals cause it bothers me to read tons of threads wasting time. Debian is one of my favorites primarily in lack of beefy hardware.

If you want a distro to actually use and get work done its Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Zorin, Manjaro ect. If you don't care about stability and only want to play with your distro its arch. It really is that simple. There are hundreds of distros out there. about 5-6 of them are good enough to use daily.

I have used Linux for 30+ years and distro hop once a month. I have tried dozens of distros and put them thru their paces. Everyone has something wrong with them but Linux Mint does the best job for me. I also have Debian 12 on a second drive and have found that to be very usable! Most don't even install on my old Fujitsu laptop and some of those that did either did not support the hardware or didn't have needed apps in the repositories. At this moment I'm re-installing mint on the laptop because it had Mint 19.3 which is no longer supported. I installed IVentoy on my home server and away it went installing over the network! It's too early to say if this is going to work but Linux is getting better thanks to Ubuntu & Mint!

Thanks, fairly evaluate the main Distros. My favorite choice is archlinux.

In my case USB drive doesn't appear in the boot screen, after Restart + Option. I have Mac with T1 chip.

Watching on KDE Neon until Kubuntu LTS gets KDE 6

I changed to fedora 41 after having some issues with the Performance mode in Ubuntu 24.04 [it wont stay on performance] and so far its being great.

im looking for the blue hat lady

Foss - Yes Trinity as a Desktop environment may not be your cup of tea --- But you forgot to mention that under TDE - desk-profiler you can install XFCE - Mate - Budgie - Gnome - etc

*I've been using Linux for more than 25 years* In that time - I have done more 'Distro-Hopping' -- than Skippy the Bush Kangaroo --- 🙂 But it is all part of the learning experience that has allowed me to compare Operating systems. *Nowadays* - I am far more settled - preferring to run just 2 Debian systems side by side - *LMDE 6 & Q4OS*

This is why I dual boot Fedora and Zorin OS. The best of both worlds. I started with Linux with Redhat also back in 2003 I think.

I hopped around many distros then i found out all of them are lacking somehow so i chose different approach. I decided to go with Fedora Silverblue on my laptop so i can get my work done when im not home and arch because my gaming pc needs that bleeding edge with frequent nvidia driver and kernel changes.

How about hopping between Tiling Window Managers (TWM).

Nixos cured it for me

I don't need no distro hopping coz Linux is almost the same everywhere under the hood 😊 And that's where I love spending time ;) PS: Happy Pop Os and Debian - Ubuntu Server user here 🎉

Distro hoppers tend to be ricing nerds. Zero productivity.. You don't need to hop... Configure what you have. 😂.

i used to do a lot of distro hopping until i got on debian. i might try a new distro in vm if its unique enough or something BSD based, but otherwise it usually just annoys me. I got used to Debian's way if doing stuff that other distros just mess me up.

distrohopping is journey to arch linux

My work computer is a Windows machine. I'm allowed the freedom to distro hop on my personal laptop. I landed on Fedora KDE. The most difficult switch for me wasn't from Ubuntu-based to Red Hat based, but from Gnome to KDE. Now I could easily use both. The truth is you have to try out a few different distributions and desktop environments before you find something you like.

I've been using Fedora 41 Cinnamon spin, very good distro, DNF5 had definitely been a good move.

The reason I do distro hopping is because after switching from Windows to Linux, I feel free and more colorful because of the diversity of distros. I really enjoy the experience, each distro has its own uniqueness so that users have a variety of choices that are right for their needs

"I started with suse, red hat, and mandrake" Me too, those exact three, although I didn't use the gnopme version of red hat, they had a KDE version as well

I stopped distrohopping and ended up on arch. It's 3 years on arch now and I think about getting deeper into the linux by building my own OS with LFS. Just want to learn more about how everything works and probably that will help me get some great knowledge for my future career.

gentoo is the best distro, just stick with that and ur gona be fine

My distro hopping ended with Endeavor OS.

Pls do tutorial to install Opencl on ubuntu 24.04 for rendering, mining, machine learning purpose. Thank you 🙏

Wait for Ubuntu 24.10 LTS...

Well you can waste a lot of time reinstalling the OS frequently while you could do other things. I got a laptop with popos and the main PC with arch in it. When there is something wromg with arch im like "oh pop is going to be better", when pop is having a problem "well how about arch?". It usually isnt the distros fault and the problem is either fixable by me or the devs. All my problems were nvidia related but are fixed now. They just run. I also have a small 2in1 with arch on it with arch, never considered hopping on there because it doesnt have an nvidia and so everything just worked ever since. Maybe ill go opensuse tumbleweed but I dunno, no need currently. Back then when nvidia wayland support was complete crap ive distrohopped a lot to find one with non-shitty multimonitor support under x11 but couldnt find any.