iopq,

NixOS is not based on any other distro because it has its own package manager which is better than all the other distros’

leidkultur,

Yes, that package manager will surely be the best one and not just be another one in the zoo.

iopq,

The whole system is built using it, so every time your system will be the same when building from the same configuration. Even if you such to another computer, you will download locked versions of all packages and get the exact same system

In Ubuntu installing and removing a package doesn’t even guarantee it’s cleaned up

Truck_kun,

I get that there are a lot of novel are cool distros out there, but I just stick with Debian (or one of the other well known distros that have been around for decades).

I do it because from a security standpoint, they have my trust. Maybe in 10-20 years with a good reputation and history, but it’s not there.

AceFuzzLord,

On the laptop I got less than a week ago for college, I’ve been having fun using Mx with KDE. It’s been pretty good so far on my galaxy book.

Mandy,

Solus as the Almighty Todd says “it just works” And that comes from someone which always has at least one problem, that problem being gaming.

It aint solved mind you but it works marginable better on it.

Example, anno 1404, no matter what distro or silly protondb config, or if I use a new steam profile or fresh distro , works.1 out of 10 times.

But Solus, it just works, no hoop jumping needed

oscardejarjayes,

Guix

Ramin_HAL9001,

Guix is the future, definitely my favorite Linux besides Mint and Fedora.

basuramannen,

I like Poky. But for other use case than Arch, Debian and Fedora.

atlasraven31,

Custom North Korean linux. Preinstalled missile tracking software.

Penguincoder,

NSA would like to know your location. Enable?

atlasraven31,

You would think Pyongyang but really chilling on a rocking chair in McMullen, Alabama. Population: 10.

_e____b,

postmarketOS and UbuntuTouch

RotatingParts,

MX Linux only because I have it on some very old 32 bit laptops and it supports 32 bit. I don’t really know why I keep those laptops around but they are functional.

mesamunefire,

Puppy Linux.

kib48,

not sure if it really counts but I like Universal Blue, specifically using their silverblue-framework image because it already has all the drivers and stuff set up for my Framework laptop

kalpol, (edited )

OpenSUSe. Tumbleweed as a rolling bistro is amazingly stable, yast is nice, and it all just works great. Leap for the servers, and things are solid.

Evil_Shrubbery, (edited )

OpenSUSE for me too.

I also switched family & friends to Thimbleweed (since a bit too snappy Ubuntu) & it’s been great.

milicent_bystandr,

I should think so too. A Thimbleweed sounds an excellent plant for an Evil_Shrubbery.

Evil_Shrubbery,

My evil plans have been discovered!!

Regardless the evil plant army must grow. Rolling thimbleweeds are usually our scouts and assassins (rarely kamikaze when on fire, looks cool tho).

What I’m saying is that you better be on the lookout, maybe hide if you see a thimbleweed with a gun or knife.

Dio9sys,

Same. Tumbleweed here. All the benefits of the rpm ecosystem but with less hassle and more updates

milicent_bystandr,

I, too, get my coffee from the rolling bistro.

kalpol,

Loool I’ll leave it

Frederic,

LMDE, MX, Ubuntu etc are based on Debian. Mint is based on Ubuntu, so Debian. Chimera/Endeavour are based on Arch, etc.

In the linux world, you have a linux kernel, systemd or init, a bunch of gnu utils, a window system like X or Wayland, whatever DE you want (Xfce, gnome, kde, name it) and a packaging system (apt, yum, pacman), but for me, it’s all the same.

If you want something different, try a BSD distro then? FreeBSD, OpenBSD, GhostBSD, etc

TCB13,
@TCB13@lemmy.world avatar

Its… Debian.

joyjoy,

Are there even other (good) distros that aren’t based on debian, fedora, or arch?

AceFuzzLord,

Considering pretty much all of the best distros are based on those three, probably the best you’ll get is trying BSD. I can’t think of a single distro not based on one.of the three that is still maintained.

iopq,

NixOS

Petter1,

OpenSuse tumbleweed

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