What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"?

mikesailin, 1 year ago

NIXOS is definitely not for me. The documentation sucks and there are less cumbersome ways to restore a system.

tobz619, 1 year ago

As someone currently suffering on NixOS, this is very true

taanegl, 1 year ago

Honestly, if you’re not using nix to deploy systems or need it to create reproducible environments across systems, then NixOS is a bit overkill.

I want to use NixOS for servers and embedded systems as well, so I run it on my laptop. But the user experience gives Gentoo a run for it’s money for being the most finnicky bastard in the distro world. They would both contend if there was a Razzy award for usability.

pipows, 1 year ago

I tried it out, and it was so cumbersome to install packages that I gave up. I understand its application in servers, but for home computers it’s a pain in the ass

warmaster, 1 year ago

I game a lot, so I need the latest drivers. So anything with a slower release schedule than Manjaro is a no go for me.

jeansibelius, 1 year ago

Ubuntu

wgs, 1 year ago

Void linux.

I used arch for a couple years, then crux for over 10 years, so I though Void would be a great distro when the systemd drama occured. Tried that, and noped the hell out of it…

• creating/maintaining packages is a pain
• the dev team was awful with newcomers
• system couldn’t handle more than a couple weeks without updates
• it’s an arch wannabe that doesn’t admit it, making it a worse alternative

EponymousBosh, 1 year ago

I’m currently using Linux Mint as well. I tried Garuda out and I did really like it, but the rolling release kept breaking NVIDIA.

I used Ubuntu back in the day but it sucks now. Snaps are the devil’s work.