Choosing the Right Linux Distro

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Website Guide: christitus.com/choose-linux-distro/

[@randomname2437]

I used to think you worked with LTT

[@mydroid2791]

Excellent video Chris! I look forward to the other parts! Just an fyi: I am a Windows user that wants to ditch new Windows and switch to Linux, so this type of info is great! And I was thinking Linux Mint on my 2009 machine (i7 cpu, 950 Nvidia, a bunch of HDD with legacy windows on them, and get a new SSD for Linux).

[@OldShakerHand]

If you do a Mint installation, could you add some of the extremely useful applets too? I am in particular thinking about: Workspace switcher and to see the computers behavior it is also useful to have applets: Multi-Core System Monitor CPU Temperature Indicator

[@nosbig98]

@@mydroid2791 That machine will probably do quite nicely for Linux. I am running a GT710 card in my daily driver, and the driver support works pretty well, given NVidia's historical hostility to the open-source and free software community. That's exactly how I got started with Linux 20 years ago, running Windows 95 OSR2 on a 6GB HDD and Linux on a 4GB HDD and dual-booting. It was *far* more painful then than it is today, and I'm glad to hear you're interested in learning about Linux and all the various components, subsystems, and applications that make it a far superior experience to Windows, IMHO.

[@Tlyon16_boi]

I have a question, So I am interested In Debian based OS, but what is a decent one. I want to install Linux bare metal onto an old dell latitude laptop, I will be using the OS for practicing hacking skills and things like that. I am interested in running kali Linux bare metal, I have to clarify that the computer will not be my daily driver for things like using the internet or gaming but maybe a casual browse on Firefox. So my main question is, would kali Linux be a good Distro to run on a laptop or should I consider a different distro and then running kali as a VM. hypothetically could I use kali bare metal, The only reason I mention kali so much is because I do run it as a VM on another laptop I use but I just need an understanding on how I should these operating systems. also I was interested in using kali because it seemed like a little challenge considering most of the stuff you do is through the terminal. Thank you for reading my essay, I hope I can get some answers.

[@almosthelpless9374]

I'd recommend Gentoo for people new to Linux. It has the coolest logo.

[@bobbybologna3029]

@@motoryzen it was clearly a joke

[@autovozo5725]

Nah arch has the coolest logo

[@lekemp]

That's mean, newbies might take it seriously

[@autovozo5725]

@@lekemp we do a little trolling

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

@@motoryzen Oh deary me, that joke is going to take a few days to compile for you. That's what you get on a single core CPU.

[@kangaroochili]

I'm a newer Linux user and over the past year I've tried a lot, if not most of the popular distros. Fedora truly stood out to me. It has an extra level of polish that was lacking in some other distros I've tried. Between the official Fedora repository and RPM Fusion, you have a great selection of software. You won't have the bleeding edge, but you'll never be far behind. It's a good balance both new and experienced users can appreciate.

[@ArniesTech]

It is rare that new users migrate to Fedora but you made an excellent choice 💪😌

[@Viesta]

I plan on having fedora kde plasma as my first linux distro.

[@durschfalltv7505]

@@Viesta Good decision.

[@STONE69_]

Debian forks are really Dominating the Linux World, due to being much more Stable than Arch or Fedora.

[@ArniesTech]

@@STONE69_ yes. a Debian fork is what I would recommend to a new user. Cant go wrong. Rock solid ground to walk on at all times 😌🙏

[@kcmperry]

I am looking forward to these upcoming installs. I have been using Linux Mint for three years and have not distro hopped to anything else because Mint just works for me. But because is works so well, I have not been pushed to learn these topics. I have been thinking of going through an Arch install to try it out but now will follow these upcoming videos. Great content as always Chris!

[@lejoshmont2093]

Mint is a pretty cozy home. I suggest you start your venture with learning how to install use virt-manager - qemu/kvm.

[@MW-mn1el]

Nice video.. OpenSuse is an upstream “root” distro in between Arch and Debian. Very similar to Fedora in term of core user base, and it’s capability. Fedora is default to Gnome, and OpenSuse Tumbleweed is best with KDE. Both are good choice for power user, developer and sysadmin.

[@Lanzetsu]

I always feel OpenSuse doesn't get the respect it deserves... almost never in the spotlight and to me it has been my daily driver and the still the best KDE distro for years

[@jbonn5365]

@@Lanzetsu I agree, 100%! Tumbleweed is absolutely fantastic! I've grown to love it! Been using it now as my daily driver on several machines for about two years!

[@larsradtke4097]

Tumbleweed FTW! My Asus laptop with Nvidia and Ryzen only works flawless with tumbleweed out of the box. I can run MST hub on the USB-C port with 2 displays connected, one to HDMI and get 4 screens without issues. all other distributions are crap pool of problems. Ubuntu 22.04 will not even boot sufficiently. Fedora only gives me internal Ryzen HDMI, Nvidia is not usuable. Manjaro works on live but breaks after install. I don't get why people neglect Opensuse so much, as it always runs better.

[@dennispater8833]

Opensuse is also my daily driver. I installed it with gnome and I recently installed one for a friend with xfce on an older machine (leap). In my eyes it's very stable and i personally use thumbleweed.

[@vincentvandenBergh1986]

openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE is my daily driver for over 2 years now. I came from Kubuntu and wanted a KDE focused system without snap-d crap so there was only 1 real option. First I did LEAP to learn everything about yast and controlling the system (including zypper) , then did a clean install of Tumbleweed that yet has to fail and break during a zypper dup (which I do at least once a week ).

[@jasperaj1]

I had installed arch on a linux Thinkpad maybe sometime around 2018 then forgot about it. In the meantime I moved to literally the other side of the world and the other day this laptop fell into my hands. Well, I started to update it using pacman. At first painfully slow. Then I updated the software mirrors and voila, it updated. There were some minor hiccups during the process, but I got there and it works. Probably I just got lucky? Anyway it impressed me greatly that package management survived years of downtime.

[@untype]

I just switched after years of Zorin to Fedora 36 and love the vanilla gnome DE. Stable so far but strangely missing a default mail app. Otherwise, updates and software seem great so far with everything just working. Thanks for the awesome video, it’s going to help a ton of people conceptualize how this all works together.

[@rahulparmar3410]

I started using zorin os ( from1 month) I'm thinking to switch Fedora 36.

[@speedyfox9080]

For new users I recommend LFS. It is the best! New users will be up and running in no time!

[@randomname2437]

Fully customizable too!

[@danmarius]

I've started using Fedora as my main OS in 2014 and I am not complaining. 10 years ago, after big Linux break, Fedora was chosen for that time brand new computer. It it still installed on that computer and it is still used daily because I fully migrated to Linux.

[@angTinTuong]

because of this video, I have decided to move to Fedora from Ubuntu and really happy with this decision even though facing a pretty annoying issue during Fedora installation. It more stable and less bugs than Ubuntu 22.04 Thank you Chris

[@johnjbateman]

I really really appreciate this explanation. I absolutely hate all the distro reviews out there that just talk about the DE and package manager.

[@1Maklak]

Package manager may be a little scary at first, but some distros have a graphical one that looks like a store and then there is Synaptic Package manager.

[@chrisamon5762]

Im waiting on the Full blown Chris Titus optimized distro, hopefully known as Christro! Lmao!!! That would be AWESOME!!!!

[@themedleb]

Checkout Fedora Silverblue (for Gnome) and Fedora Kinoite (for KDE Plasma), immutable Linux distros, the future of Linux systems, they are more stable and secure than regular Fedora and other distros.

[@kenm3209]

Good video for people that already know a LOT of the basics... I would like to see someone, YOU, do a video that talks through an explanation of computers from hardware, thru BIOS, to boot manager, to various system pieces and what each does and why, for people as though they know NOTHING, other than wanting to know about computers from zero

[@scugnizz]

i use arch btw

[@BrockLeyland]

Been using opensuse leap, everything is in the manual, packages are easy to install via YaST (rpm), support is great, since it's linked to suse.

[@demarkz]

The more I try others distros the more I enjoy Fedora. It's just a complete experience out of the box.

[@tjwreds1]

Debian is the best distribution that has ever been.

[@Anthony-cn8ll]

One sore spot for Debian would be support for brand new hardware, which is one thing that makes Ubuntu great. Even though Ubuntu isn't a rolling release distro like Fedora, it has hardware enablements which releases drivers for new hardware. Ubuntu also comes in several flavors. Windows users can pick up Kubuntu using KDE or Ubuntu MATE for more traditional metaphors and Mac users can pick up standard Ubuntu which uses GNOME. Budgie can look like either Windows or Mac, so that's a weird one honestly. Xubuntu and Lubuntu for older systems. Point is, it's easy for new users to pick a hardware supported yet stable environment with community support in the flavor of their choice with Ubuntu.

[@catchnkill]

Fedora is not a rolling release. It sticks to a release schedule roughly twice a year. Thus it has the same release model as Ubuntu. Arch Linux is rolling release.

[@Anthony-cn8ll]

@@catchnkill It's been a while since I've used Fedora, like before Ubuntu was popular, but I remember it updating all the time and breaking occasionally. Also, don't most users of Ubuntu use LTS? So the release cycle would be every two years.

[@lejoshmont2093]

I like fedora quite a bit but I am a bit of a gnome fan so it is a good home for me. I came from windows but have pretty much always used gnome on linux. I guess one of the things I like about gnome is that it isn't like windows. I actually prefer gnome to the macOS desktop environment.

[@DilbertCronicles]

I learned/discovered everything you presented in this video the hard way, through trial and error. I'm a primarily Windows end user with interest in Linux. Even if I had watched a video or tutorial such as this video 20 years ago, I would still did what I did in discovering/exploring Linux. The fun is in discovering each idiosyncrasies. I had encountered various issues such as LM unusable after an upgrade but these have been fixed subsequently, Manjaro won't boot if it isn't the last OS to be installed in a multi Linux system or uninstalling certain programs is a pain (had a program icon link that just refused to be removed/deleted after uninstalling), etc. I ended up sticking with Debian base (gotten familiar with their terminal command). As for DE, I've been mainly on Cinnamon (system with more than 4Gb RAM) and MATE (with 4Gb RAM or less) but their looks are kinda dated. I like the looks of KDE but not their naming conventions (e.g. "K" as first alphabet in their tools.. KCalc, etc.). I would try KDE in a 4-year old laptop that I got for free from a friend who just upgraded. The other thing that new users coming into Linux from Windows or Mac should be aware is the naming of Linux programs. My favorite calculator is "Pebbles". Who would have associate a name such as "Pebbles" with a calculator?

[@ferfykins]

Ty for the video, do you have a video covering all the basics about each of those components? to learn their function and whatnot?

[@Dermie]

Gentoo could be worth of mention due to optimization flags of compiling, very different philosophy of the distributions of mentioned. Then there is also LFS... :D

[@zanicar4087]

I've gone full on Linux (no other OS used) for the past 15 months... and I've been using Garuda (Arch) to great satisfaction. All issues that arose I've been able to resolve...

[@und3rpr]

I use Mate and it works beautifully on a 9-years-old Dell ultrabook.

[@matijacizmar9372]

Well i somehow knew that there are 3 main linux distro..but your video confirms it:D as a windows user from the very first windows version till recently, i was in doubt what to choose, as i am not expert in linux at all,but i learn quickly..i like to draw and create stuff, playing only one game on PC, surfing the web, chatting, listetning to music, and watching videos..only obstacle was that one game..but i have been informed that steam with proton engine can run that game (WOT) without problems and some presetup like separated wargameing control centre and game itself..i decided to use fedora 38, which is more stable and faster on plain sight than win 11 (and even win 11 was stable) all linux distros are more or less stable it only really depends if software repository is well tested, and you dont install bleeding edge software and drivers that will ruin your system..so i did a research and find out that fedora 38 is one mean player in the linux world, it has everything tested from apps till kernel...GNOME works best for me..i am very happy with Fedora 38...i have only one question though, plesase as you said there are not much many info on fedora like on debian etc.. when newer version comes, if i upgrade to it, do i loose all my setup config? UI setup, drivers, apps etc..i spend some decent amount of time configuring it, so i hope that i wont be repeating the same thing with next version of fedora?

[@gabrieldesimone4644]

hey great video, for me an ideal distro would be something like: lightdm/sddm + Xorg X11 (yep, wayland dont let me share my screen through Zoom) + some sort of util to have the same trackpad gestures that I have on Wayland + gnome (with custom theme). And I will choose fedora or something arch based that doesnt blow up on system update but performs well with X11. Problem: I want a distro that does all that for me, I want something that "just works", and the true is that, for common usecases I know no distro that works out of the box.

[@matthiasurankar6354]

I would have had one honorable mention of openSuse. Otherwise spot on. The only thing about Debain and its update cycle is the fact that it makes up the majority of linux based servers out there. Debain at its base can be built into what ever you need for your situation just like Arch.

[@ninehundredbr8385]

Really nice channel on KZbin you are trully helping me out.

[@KujoTenshi]

window managers are fun once you get a good idea of what they can do and how they work

[@StevenKroeger]

when i first started with Linux and come to find out i need to use the terminal ..i was scared. I used to be scared to death to use Windows command line. But i found it easier to use Linux terminal than win command line

[@lepatenteux592]

What happened to the Internet? the first 20 comments on the video are nice, informative, supportive...no trolls. You used to be cool internet! (Nice video chris! i am just surprised not to see a war in the comments!)

[@kiwoongpk91]

microsoft finally pushed me off the edge now I MUST learn Linux thanks for the content!

[@Macabre215]

Ultramarine Linux and NobaraOS are both forks of Fedora. I personally just used Fedora itself but they do exist.

[@nevoyu]

I use Gentoo, because it's the best Linux distro for my use case.

[@galactus1959meridian]

Chris Titus Tech LEGEND!!!!

[@doctorkj5640]

The only major downside to linux in general is that you cannot run Adobe programs on it. There are NO comparable alternatives to Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and especially After Effects. No matter what people say. Of course that’s mainly Adobe’s fault not having Linux versions but also the mess of Linux distros is to blame. There are just too much of them out there.

[@ingframin]

For me, Fedora is the path of least resistance. It works out of the box, no need to tinker with any driver or settings. It works like a charm. Only nvidia-powerd complains and it is not Fedora's fault. And anyway, the gpu works as expected. Fedora for the win (on my laptop at least :p)!

[@neurobioboy]

Usually, when someone ask me "what is the best linux distribution?", I answer Mint. When you are not tech savy it is usually an excellent distro, very easy to use, very stable, and it is very difficult to crash it by accident. You really need to do crazy stuff to crash a mint. I think for any newcomer to linux, Mint is the most appropriate one. Majaro isn't bad, but I found it less stable. Ubuntu... I hate the gnome desktop (sorry), and most of the people I know preferred the mate desktop (or the cinnamon one).

[@giganticyufka]

When you feel confident to fix it that's the true one

[@donclyburn9497]

fedora used to have the CentOS crowd , i do believe they made a fork after the IBM purchase to continue the spirit of the distro but , linux flavors are a dime a dozen so it's probably not that popular. Schools may use older versions for intro linux courses if they had been in the past.

[@lumeronswift]

Granddaddy is a good description of Debian... he does need help getting anywhere :)

[@MegaManNeo]

Out of curiosity, Chris... have you tried to use Debian Stable with Flatpak packages instead of what Debian provides outside of drivers? Haven't tried so myself but since I experience openSuSE Leap 15.4 to be almost on par with my other Tumbleweed installation due to Flatpak, it might actually not be as bad of a choice for the desktop than before.

[@MichaelJHathaway]

I do all the time. I use stable with sid kernel and flatpak.I also build my own packages.

[@campbmichael01]

I appreciate your analysis very helpful in understanding some of the polemic surrounding sstemd etc. However isn:t it a bit much to insist people understand these components to use linux, there are distributions designed as set it and forget it distros, you mentioned one linux mint. There are others out there equally easy that don:t ask for people to learn about boot loaders, init systems etc.

[@RealityCheckTime]

Can you imagine if all these distros developers would team up on a single distro?

[@JanWillemMoltzer]

Nice video dude 😎

[@turtlefromthenorth]

The only reason I didn't go for Debian the last time was it didn't boot easily on my fix up portable. It was my first choice, I could have worked on it a bit mroe, but second choice, Lubuntu, booted from installer on first atempt and went on easily. It has been while since I tried Fedora. I am just a basic user, and as long as it runs and is easily updated I am not complaining. I have to say, Debian and light weight buntus have been easy going.

[@JamesWilson-pq9qp]

The new Mint 21 "Vanessa" will be coming out soon, it would be kind of silly showing people the old one(20.3). You could show them the LMDE 5 "Elsie" based on Debian to prove your point of how Debian is always behind on improvements. Many people had trouble with it. ... Yea, Distributions don't matter!

[@CDMS_pt]

My monitor only works with Wayland, without it the scaling doesn't work. My problem with Linux always was the scaling. I think the Linux devs only use crappy 1080p monitors, that's why Linux is still a crap for 1440p and 4k monitors. Fedora still the best right now (i'm using Nobara and is very good Fedora based).

[@MustafaDarwish1]

What about Tumbleweed and Leap? What do you think? I appreciate your opinion.

[@luisdanielbegazomarroquin3280]

Hey Chris, thanks for posting these videos. I'm very interested in Linux and actually I have Manjaro in one of my laptops and Ubuntu in the other one. My goal is to use Linux to build a startup on Data Analitics busisness. What do you think? Thanks in advance

[@remy1502]

The Fedora project is the upstream distro of Red Hat Enterprise which used to be the upstream of CentOS. Red Hat Enterprise killed the CentOS project and one of the key people in that project started Rockey Linux. Fedora is the newest and the most unstable, Red Hat has older packages and is more stable costs a lot of money for non developers and Rocky Linux the Project to replace Cent OS which was the downstream from Red Hat Enterprise. If stability has a higher value to you than the newest packages give Rocky Linux a try.

[@orkhepaj]

i only like sidestream

[@FengLengshun]

It's pretty simple though. You should use what I, random internet person, says is good and just avoid what I say is bad. What's so hard about that? /s For real though, I think a new user should just use the ones with good on-boarding, simple to use, and Just Works 99% of the time like Ubuntu Budgie, intermediate users should just distro hop until they found the right one, and as advanced users wtf are you doing if you've spent +5 years in Linux world hasn't found your preferences yet. Edit: also, agreed on Fedora but I hope that Nobara can fix the shortcomings of Fedora. Personally, I'm more of an Arch guy because AUR is sooo convenient, but Fedora is among my top five favorites.

[@petkov2005]

manjaro. easy to use but still based on arch so you can get skill and then move to arch

[@kidslovesatan34]

Chris is the best Linux communicator there is, period.

[@muhdbunahmad]

I'll recommend PopOS!

[@KB-jt3ns]

Opensuse TW is brand new friendly destro. it has it all.

[@heiditrampedach2084]

I have being using Linux Fedora for the past year and it's annoying me. I have to update it every morning or I experience a buggy browser. I thought it was the browser, but it happens no matter which one I use. Then I thought it was a hardware problem, but that has been ruled out. Today I got the fedora 37 and I hope things get better...

[@ohwow2074]

New to Linux users, just install vanilla Arch. That way you will learn the ins and outs of Linux in a single week.

[@xnonsuchx]

Mainly used Fedora for any Linux, since Fedora Core 6, I think.

[@reisaki18]

is it just me that loves xfce

[@GiancarloCarccamo]

great video 🎉

[@Jacob6853]

I run 2 on diff SSD's. Linux Mint 20.3 MATE for working from home and Garuda Linux with Zen kernel with KDE for gaming. I can game on mint too but Cyberpunk and some other newer games work better for me on Garuda and beside not having games on my work OS helps me focus. Had Arch once upon a time on old computer but I am lazy so like choices with installers.

[@necrongamingthesecond369]

Thankyou Christian titus technology i will install Arch Linux and make a video on my You tube channel

[@TheRealJohnMadden]

As an IT professional who works primarily on Windows systems for work, I got tired of going home and almost felt like I was still at work with everything I was doing. I switched to Fedora and it quickly became my daily driver. I'm dual-booting and have both operating systems installed on their own M.2's so I can switch over to Windows if I want to game or use anything that's Windows-dependent. Your channel was a key factor in why I wanted to switch and I thank you every day!

[@Disgr-Ace]

I know this feeling too well I'm currently jobless but when I worked as a Technology Apprentice for 3 years constantly updating laptops with the latest version of windows from 1909 to 20H2 (Obviously higher now) but I remember coming home and just not bothering with my desktop and playing my consoles instead because seeing windows reminded me of work mentally.... I plan to use Arch but I'm going to be gaming on it then for any non-linux stuff I will just stick to my PS5 like Genshin.

[@Andy-jz1zw]

Amen. I was going to do this on my desktop but only has one nvme2. I'm going to nuke my laptop and install Linux me thinks

[@thesaucesupplier3593]

​​@@Andy-jz1zw You should try to boot it on a virtual machine if you have a laptop to try it out before you try to dual boot it.

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

fedora looks like an android phone

[@kentreed2011]

​@@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828That's funny because Android and Linux are have things in common.

[@Rasspor]

Just wanted to chime in here. I have been following your videos since windows 10 came out. Because, I wanted to get away from windows. So, it is because of you and your videos on Linux that allowed me to finally feel confident to try out Linux again. Thanks to you I have been using Linux without fear. Keep up the great work your doing and many blessings to your family and you.

[@drlukewhite]

Whilst I really respect your experience, and can appreciate that what you suggest here is a really good way of thinking about a choice of distribution for an intermediate or experienced Linux user, I'm glad I didn't receive or follow this advice as a new user back when I was first getting started. What I needed then was a distribution where things just *worked* and I could get to to enjoy the OS, gathering confidence before setting out on deeper adventures. I needed a distro where hardware such as graphics cards, printers, scanners and DVD players were detected and functioned out of the box, where it was trivial to install CODECs and commonly used fonts, where the spell-checker for the supplied word-processor was pre-installed, where there was a simple way to get the widest variety of software (including non-free software), and where it was easy to access and provide network shares without recourse to the terminal or editing config files... Oh, and I needed a large and friendly community who were generous in helping me with the small problems I did face and understanding about my attempts to grope my way through the obscure etiquette of seeking help on forums. Getting these things, I realised Linux isn't that difficult, I didn't have to be some kind of hacker to use it, and I was soon hooked. Each of the three choices here would have thrown up some significant obstacles in some aspects of this, and may have made me give up before I got going. A new beginner would therefore still do better to just start with Mint, Ubuntu or PopOS, and only *then* take on the more philosophical questions raised here, deciding on the best distro, desktop, display manager (etc.) for them, and experimenting with the different options. I've since used each of Debian, Arch and Fedora (and a number of their derivatives), and they are all fine distributions. But I'm glad that I didn't start on any of them!

[@lejoshmont2093]

Yea debian and fedora are more new user friendly than arch but are slightly harder to work with if you are completely new to linux. Any time I recommend fedora I always mention to add the fusion repositories and install multimedia codecs. Do those two things and you pretty much have a really usable system ready to go.

[@jamiedavinci1328]

As someone who literally tried Linux for the first time yesterday, I 300% agree. I just slapped Ubuntu on a former Windows install and the vast majority of stuff just worked like an ordinary operating system. If anything, after following videos like this and being told "you need to understand all this or you shouldn't be using Linux AT ALL" I was, amusingly, disappointed with how easy to use Linux actually was, and I'm glad videos like this didn't intimidate me out of just jumping in and having a go.

[@xr3kTx]

Found Fedora after a year of using Linux. Most favorite so far.

[@itzamedave6242]

Same 36 is very nice

[@christopher9727]

.. Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@AndrewMiller2010]

Something to remember is that Fedora can be troubleshot and configured using the RHEL guides provided by Red Hat. I've rarely run into an edge case unless I was trying to do something super fancy which is why I stopped doing fancy things outside of a VM.

[@t-bonestake5144]

I'm super excited about these builds that you are talking about -- starting with a base distro and making your own system from there. I watched your arch build, but I was hoping for a more in-depth problem solving walk through. For example, when you have graphic driver issues, how do you go about researching what your issues are and how to solve them, rather than having done the research prior to the video. I recently migrated from ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 and my desktop broke. The screen locker no longer worked and I was unable to find a resolution with a ton of web searches and reinstalling the desktop environment. I eventually installed the Cinnamon desktop which had a working screen locker and went from there. I have been using linux for several years, but the inner workings of the desktops and how to fix issues like that are still somewhat esoteric to me. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@intertop10]

Dont do this to your self, Dont just Dont you will cry

[@STONE69_]

Did you try time shift to solve that problem, by rolling back, that usually fixes many problems.

[@VHSJayden]

As a new user of Linux, this video is extremely helpful. You explained everything so well.

[@yoyonel1808]

Thx for your video and sharing ! For me => Debian/Mate + Flatpak: this combo work great ! -> stability from Debian (11) -> speed/simplicity/low_ressource from Mate (Windows Manager) -> with Flatpak i can access (easily) to all versions i want for many applications/software (with isolation :p) => I'm pretty happy ^^ ps: for dev side, i'm using docker massively :p

[@bobpeters61]

For newer users migrating from Windows I recommend Cinnamon Desktop Environment. Sort of like a generic Windows 98 - 7 type of interface. A little different, but if you've used Windows to any extent, then Cinnamon will seem intuitive and user-friendly to you.

[@ozywozyroby]

I think the problem,with this is that it truly feels like going back to windows 98, which isnt necessarily a good thing. Mint is what was recommended to me, but it felt sooo bare bones. I spent 15 minutes trying to change whate,side,my second monitor was on in the settings (god forbid it were right click on desktop - display setrings) so,eventually I just gave up,and went to ubuntu and later fedora

[@Sam-vf5uc]

Kubuntu isn't bad either. Its just Ubuntu with KDE Plasma as its desktop, which is also similar to Windows.

[@orkhepaj]

i dont recommend that

[@orkhepaj]

@@ozywozyroby ubuntu broaf

[@glowinthedark9082]

KDE just feels better

[@OcteractSG]

Forgetting OpenSUSE. It and the other three are the four major families of Linux that most users run.

[@Kylian381]

6:45 i would argue that opensuse is in fact a amazing distro as well and can be very new user friendly. having used arch for 2 years i wanted to switch up things and tried out opensuse TW and many things just work no fuss or anything it just works. Yast is very powerfull and can do prety much anything from a GUI although i like the terminal some things are just quick and easy to do using yast.

[@lekemp]

Great video Chris. Keep up the good work bro! I started with Linux Mint then POP OS, and now really happy with Fedora, it has up to date packages while being stable and it just works

[@4urawrkr2]

I havent messed around with Unix based OSs since high school, and it was nice to come back to this practice that i remember brought be joy when i was younger. Im getting back into it, mostly to optimize my own machine, but your videos don't just blindly recommend a certain distro, they helped me understand what that even means and why the topic is so debated and descisive. Im still picking my distro, but your videos have been instrumental in that process. Thank you for breaking this sort of thing down in a way that can be digested, if it wasnt for people like you, we'd all still be at the mercy of Gates or the ghost of Jobs.

[@enderbug]

I recommend LFS for very beginners. It is built very simple.

[@WaldemarB-wj1nq]

Lol

[@miguelborges7913]

I believe that they should use only one core too, and do LFS on the weakest PC available.

[@miguelborges7913]

@@datacoderX it was ironic...

[@orkhepaj]

another hipster distro?

[@theruq7171]

LMAOOOOO

[@c.j.hatton]

Fedora has been the best distro for me. I had driver issues on arch and manjaro. I have an nvidia gpu, and arch didn't seem to utilise it well. Nothing felt smooth and videgames were unplayable. I tried multiple debian based distros, including ububtu and linux mint. Despite what you said, all of them had stability issues. This may be driver related again, but apps would frequently crash, and I had more system crashes than on windows. I've been using fedora has my main os for over three months now (I had been on and off linux for nearly two years before this and I still primarily used windows). I've had absolutely no issues with fedora. It works perfectly fine, with no driver or stability issues. I love how it just works. I do use kde plasma with xorg though (wayland is still buggy for me, although it has gotten a lot better in the past year). I'm comfortable with fedora, and I'll probably keep using it. I have no reason to change distro.

[@wolfwoof2000]

1 years on pop os and then 3 years on Fedora, I wouldn't switch to something else now. Pop os was getting outdated, I love Fedora. Rare bugs, stable and gnome. Got a new laptop, it took me 30min to setup everything again, and it just works. Gnome is so refined now that it competes windows or macos 👌 Love the frequent updates with the stability !

[@demanuDJ]

I'm using both Arch and Fedora. I could stay only with Fedora because its great distro, solid and stable, but I miss a lot of AUR software like music production plugins which on Fedora I must install for example from git manually and upgrade them, but on Arch AUR + yay makes everything for me. If something went wrong I have btrfs snapshot and I can go back. If there could be AUR equivalent for Fedora then it would be my main distro.

[@madthumbs1564]

Yeah, Arch should be considered a new user distro because of how easy the AUR makes things.

[@accounta09]

Fedora has their own AUR-like repo called COPR.

[@geegoo]

I installed LMDE (Mint) and then converted it to sid repos. Works like a charm and am actually rocking Wayland on a 970 with Nvidia proprietary (and dkms hooks), I had to enable nvidia-drm, some systemd services etc but it's silky smooth, perfect vsync compared to all the x11 problems in that regard, I know not everyone experiences the same Wayland compatibility but damn has desktop Linux come far and is only improving. PipeWire is great too.

[@ArniesTech]

There is no best Distro for sure. Your use case, workflow and taste determins the product 💪

[@randomname2437]

The correct answer

[@guilherme5094]

👍

[@randomname2437]

Arch is my favorite because 1: rolling release 2: pacman is one of the most speedy package managers 3: lightweight iso 4: the aur 5: the speed and responsiveness on almost all hardware 6: it's a diy distro and you choose exactly what you want to install

[@oldensad5541]

2: very minimal and you choose what you need 3: lightweight 6: it's a diy distro that you make yourself This points always confuses me. Didn't you achieve same goal if you install debian\centos\fedora minimal and install all you need clean? What exactly more DIY...ish and light in Arch in comparison? :) No problem with Arch, i like rolling release idea, just ineteresting about this exact points i see so often in conversations.

[@angryteapod1765]

pacman is also a pretty speedy package manager.

[@randomname2437]

@@angryteapod1765 ah forgot to mention that

[@randomname2437]

@@oldensad5541 tbh I feel like 6 and 2 are the same point, but I mean everything you install is chosen by you, I think fedora has an iso where you can do this but idk about CentOS and debian

[@randomname2437]

@@oldensad5541 when I said lightweight, I mean the live environment iso is lightweight, not the entire system

[@jonah5814]

I’ve used Arch as my daily. I went back to Mint just because it works and feel familiar. It is also the most stable for daily usage.

[@shivashishyadav8740]

i really love Linux mint development, themes, packages, applets, extnesion what anyone just wants is already there well made. just one problem i have is that software packages are old, and i totally understand why...just you know getting from the software center is a different thing. also, i don't really like flatpacks... apart from that what Linux mint gives is totally commendable and appreciated.

[@phoenixphasisryan5658]

I started with MX Linux (still use it) but I am playing around now with MANJARO, FEDORA & GARUDA DRAGONIZED GAMING (for gaming). Now for like privacy an such I use KODACHI OS. I am still somewhat new to Linux (about a year to year an half). This is just what I'm using an trying out. I qm setting up one of my laptops for LINUX MINT for friends whom come over. I'm over WINDOW'S. As well I prefer KDE Linux, I hate GNOME. Eventually I would like to learn how to create my own Linux distro.

[@logicalfundy]

I should note - I'm a bit of a power user and I used Linux ~20 years ago, so I'm not really a "new user." But I've been working on moving away from Windows, and I chose Manjaro. First of all, why I'm moving away from Windows: It's becoming obvious Microsoft wants to control my system more than I do. Just today I got an ad asking me if I wanted to send voice data to the mothership. A lot of people are getting Windows 11 ads pushed on them. It was recently found that Microsoft was considering adding ads to the shell. The OS is becoming an advertising system, and Microsoft clearly wants more control - you can't even install the OS anymore without a Microsoft account (without some sneaky hacks). Problems that were simmering with Windows 10 are coming to full boil in Windows 11, no thanks. But on to why I chose Manjaro: * It's based on Arch, but it's not as bleeding edge. As a gamer, I do need things to be updated enough to work well with modern games (especially with Valve updating Proton at a dizzying rate) - but I still need some stability to make it my daily driver. It should be noted that the Steam Deck also uses Arch, so I expect Manjaro to work better with Steam and Proton than a Debian or Fedora based distro. * It's easier to use than Arch. It is one of those distros designed to be accessible to newcomers - and I haven't used Linux in many years. Also I just want to get to work, I don't want to spend 90% of my time configuring the OS. I'm a bit disappointed that you don't recommend using Linux to people who just want things to work. Linux shouldn't be shut to some users who just want to get to work and not worry about the details. And I would argue that some distros (such as Mint or POP) are fine for that purpose, and I don't think it's wise to gatekeep just because as a power user you can install Linux essentially from scratch using one of the three base distros.

[@borko.danilovic]

Debian is the grandfather and has become hard of hearing, I tested Debian 12 and noticed that its Bluetooth connection is unstable. The same goes for LMDE6. Linux Mint 21.3 works great, while its grandfather Ubuntu works just like a grandfather, slow and sluggish and full of bugs. Give it an operation, and you can have two coffees while it executes. Zorin OS also works great, fast and without bugs. What I wrote in my case is like that, probably different for others. As for me, I will always prefer distributions based on older ones, because the developers themselves work on fixing those errors, not just on the theme and appearance that is imposed on us in this video. Who cares if Debian can be made up to look like Mint. People don't change distribution because of the appearance of the home screen.

[@itzamedave6242]

Did a test drive of Fedora 36 at release and was quite nice even the new Gnome isn't terrible but kde is still my preference.

[@ArniesTech]

I always feared Fedora a bit but with 36 I made the move and damn I love it 💪😌

[@AA-ks7bo]

i installed fedora 36 with kde as my first linux experience. there is a fair bit of jank, especially with multi monitor, but otherwise it's been 5 days of smooth operation for me. rn running a dual boot but wanna make sure i absolutely don't need windows before wiping it off my drive.

[@ArniesTech]

@@AA-ks7bo I love the spins but thats why I stick to the stock versions, as all the love and effort of the main devs goes into it. I was no GNOME guy AT ALL but the polished experience convinced me 🙏

[@AA-ks7bo]

@@ArniesTech customization was my reason for switching to Linux, so KDE was the target since day one

[@iamstartower]

been using linux mint debian for some time now and is amazing... the only distro that has everything that i need and works perfectly with my wifi and bt HW ootb without issues... gud bye crappybuntu!!! hope to never see you again...

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

I just started using openSUSE two weeks ago. The most responsive distro I have ever used. Doesn't break either if you know what you're doing, for a rolling distro that is.

[@Alex-zu5jh]

Same, tumbleweed was stable for me. Only problem i just can't run forza horizon 5 no matter how i try to configure it.

[@rishirajsaikia1323]

@@Alex-zu5jh does opensuse tumbleweed get tons of package updates.

[@sephiroth7818]

I always try everything every now and then but I always end up staying with Debian Sid. It's what I've used for almost 20 years. Arch is good for people who want the latest and greatest. Fedora is for those who want the best commercial support. And Debian is for those who want the most stable. None of the 3 are a bad choice.

[@arlcr]

Hi Chris, I like and follow your channel a lot. However, with regards to the 3 base distributions, don't you think there are more? I can think of OpenSUSE which is not technically derived from Fedora because the timelines are a bit different. There are 2 others as well, which would be Slackware and Gentoo. Any thoughts?

[@lucasgillbergkling8667]

I jumped right into the deep end with Linux using fedora without any pre made DE. Took me 1-2 weeks to get a hold of everything but your videos have been a huge help!

[@nombreapellido9038]

I like Arch but it hasn’t been easy for me. I have had my struggles and issues. The Arch wiki is very very helpful. Arch will teach you A LOT about your system and how it works with Linux (if you choose to do an old school manual install. Remember- RTFM (Read The &@$#* Manual) I am an intermediate Linux user and I would personally say that Arch is not for beginners. If you are a beginner and want to use Arch then you will have to put in the work to learn it. If you are diligent and patient- Arch will make you grow.

[@bionic-beaver]

What problems are you having? Installing Arch with the install script makes it fully usable for me

[@zoinkshaggy]

Great video. I"ve used all 3 of these distros. I've used arch the most. I switched about a month ago to void linux. I wouldn't recommend to a new user though. I just wanted to try something new that wasn't based on something else. I always enjoy your videos. Keep it up.

[@Sandeepan]

runit + musl =

[@zoinkshaggy]

@@Sandeepan I am using the glibc version. I was unsure about software compatibilty so I chose the glibc version. I may try that version at some point.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

I use PCLinuxOS with a MATE desktop. Not cutting edge but it has always worked for me without any problems.

[@MarkLKahnt]

Fedora originated as the “Community Development” edition of Red Hat and has continued to be where the systems emerge over time. Red Hat is now owned by IBM, and the work done on many projects come from Red Hat and IBM programmers in conjunction with other folks around the world come into the world through Fedora as a result. This means that Fedora tends to see that code a bit earlier than the rest of us. RPM was also the standard package format for many of the Linux distributions before Ubuntu and the like came along. DEB packages developed the ability to identify dependencies and draw the necessary additional packages to make sure that things would work long before Red Hat moved to address that. Still, Fedora/Red Hat have long had many derived distributions, but they have been less visible over the years relative to Debian derived distributions. I suspect that the dependencies may still be enough of an issue to just make custom distributions harder. Mandriva, for instance, was initially a Red Hat based distribution in the days when Fedora was still starting up. The logo for Red Hat has long been a red fedora hat, a sartorial fixture of one of the project’s founders, and as users submitting patches or functionality around the Red Hat code base organised into a community driven project, Fedora was a way of showing the interaction with Red Hat. When I started using Linux, back in 1999, there were three packaging systems, RPM, DEB, and Slackware’s gzipped files. Virtually everyone beyond Debian and Slackware were dealing with RPM at the time, causing various independent systems like SuSE to need to follow Red Hat’s code base to ensure that pre-packaged applications in closed source would also work with them (eg. Adobe Reader, Oracle database). Once Debian developed the automatic resolution of dependencies, more and more distributions developed drawing on it.

[@fireloks6362]

I started with Corel Linux (I'm old!) Lol

[@geoffk777]

What I recommend: 1. If you really want to learn the OS and are willing to spend some effort getting it all working right, than Arch or Endeavor 2. If you just want it to work on day 1 and keep working with minimal attention to the OS, than Mint (with Cinnamon or KDE Plasma as the desktop). I'm an old-school Unix nerd, so I use Arch. But, if my Dad asked for a distro, I'd send him to Mint. Fedora is too cutting edge for newbies and Red Hat has been acting badly as a company lately, so I can't recommend it.

[@j_rryplays8038]

Qubes is forked from fedora!

[@ChrisTitusTech]

That makes a ton of sense, the one thing fedora does so well is containers and virtualization.