I really like Ubuntu... but it always has some minor annoying bug / problem that makes me think: maybe I should try something else.
Now I'm a pathetic end-user: I can operate an Ubuntu-tier distro, and I'm trying to learn shit, too. But these are only my baby steps, so please don't recommend gentoo or something like that.
Also I don't like Mint. It's too limiting, too boring. Ubuntu has its challenges (which is ok, but having too much bugs - even if they are minor - is not ok). And yeah, Mint is basically Ubuntu with some autistic extra features that makes it impossible to handle or like.
While having a desktop environment is a must, I'm looking for a lightweight distro.
Also I obviously meant "Linux alternatives to Ubuntu".
Colton Russell
Arch. You can use Arch Anywhere or Architect if you find the installation process to be difficult. It's really just following instructions on the wiki, though.
Tyler Edwards
Architecte is good
Josiah Price
>Arch
Ok, here's my question: why? Why should I use Arch?
While I understand that there are tools to make the install easier, it still makes me uncomfortable. Why should I use a distro that I can't even install (without external tools)?
Adam Scott
Solus?
Dominic Clark
>debian, opensuse (deutsch fags). >centos www.howtoforge.com/centos-7-desktop-tutorial >manjaro sourceforge.net/projects/manjarolinux/ I guess you can mostly use the wiki.archlinux.org E.g. Some printer/scanner driver are available through AUR and utilise packages from other distos. In these cases you can rely on the corresponding wiki. >Mint I have cinnamon in case a normie wants to look something up but Mint should not be a distro. Its humancentipide shit and the maintainers are illiterate.
Jace Robinson
Try the other Ubuntu flavors
Hudson Wood
They kinda fixed the most annoying Xubuntu bugs, but recently Lubuntu has a lot of them.
And Mate is not as lightweight as those two.
Nathaniel Scott
Try Debian because Ubuntu is just Debian but more bloated + tracking.
Liam Gomez
>Debian
But isn't apps on Debian are outdated as fuck?
Dominic Evans
update them yourself dummy
Gabriel Gutierrez
Manjaro. Arch for idiots. It will even install your GPU drivers automatically.
I'm glad you found the dirty secret that Ubuntu has. It's buggy as fuck and confusing as hell with all the "features" that are supposed to help newbies, but only confuse and complicate the experience.
I'm tired of these threads that ask for distro advice. I have no idea what you are looking for and what you expect. You seem to believe trying a new distro is a monumental decision. Grow some balls and try a few of them out. Eventually you will find something that just clicks. Do you have other people choose your clothing for you? Your employment, romantic interests, or what you are eating for lunch?
Isaac White
I see. So basically Debian is Ubuntu minus bloat?
Also I heard Debian's install is more complicated than Ubuntu's? Is this true?
Brayden Garcia
it's almost the exact same install, and Ubuntu was built off of Debian so Debian came first
Ethan Ramirez
>it's almost the exact same install
Hmm... really? Good news, then! I might try it.
Does Debian has the same desktop environments? i mean I really need a lightweight distro, so it's important to me.
>and Ubuntu was built off of Debian so Debian came first
Yeah, I know that.
Juan Cook
yes all except the shitty one
Angel Richardson
Did they manage to sort their repositories. Autists didn't like their naming convention.
>MATE is not as lightweight as XFCE Are you fucking retarded?
Luis Wilson
Wow, thank you very much! It's good to hear that Debian is not as difficult as I thought.
Jordan Ortiz
I actually tried it, more than once.
I think Mate is as much light as Xubuntu. And Lubuntu is lighter than both.
Gabriel Harris
I've used multiple distros and Ubuntu is still my favorite. Linux is infinitely configured, so you can fix any bugs that bother you. In learning how to fix those bugs you'll also get a stronger understanding of Linux so you can switch distros at will since they're all effectively the same.
As far as the amount of configuring I have to do to get it where I like it, though, Ubuntu has the least.
Camden Nelson
Just install gentoo.
James Wright
Whenever a package is being ported from AUR into Manjaro, they'll add -manjaro after the original package name. For example compiz become compiz-manjaro. You can disable automatic updates from AUR in pamac, so updates will come only from repos. As for AUR updates, you can check them manually with yaourt. I'm not sure why you would choose to install from the aur repos as a first choice rather than manjaro repos anyway.
Low test argument.
Grayson Gomez
Can you fix the bug where my mouse disappeared each time I suspended my xubuntu instillation? Can you make catalyst work in Ubuntu?
Ryan Ross
Gentoo. It just werks. Everything else is rubbish.
Xavier Fisher
>Gentoo. It just werks.
I couldn't even install it, dude.
Lincoln Brooks
You couldn't follow a simple handbook? It literally tells you EXACTLY what you need to do and in what order.
Brandon Jenkins
>You couldn't follow a simple handbook?
So it doesn't just werk.
Xavier Bennett
Manjaro
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Gabriel Morris
Ubuntu uses debian testing so you can have the same packages you have in ubuntu if you use debian
Nathaniel Adams
Arch.
Christopher Lee
>While I understand that there are tools to make the install easier, it still makes me uncomfortable. you don't need the tools, read the wiki. daily arch user here. It's top tier os, since you can always be on the most current software if you like. Also aur, look it up
Thomas Long
> using yaourt please die in a fire
Josiah Hill
OP, don't listen to the manjaro fags, those are the ones that are claiming that arch breaks when you update etc.
If you want arch, use arch and not manjaro or any other arch based distro
Christian Brown
What's wrong with yaourt? I just started using Antergos on my laptop, and I see no problem with it
