Why Some People Can't Stop Distro Hopping?

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  @RichardtRadekLarsen · 2 months ago

  Genuinely interesting video. I'm new in the Linux game (a few months) but I fit perfectly in the "installed Linux mint and never looked back" category. But can recognize the pattern from other areas of my life.

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  @the_dev_d · 2 months ago

  You just had to post this on the same day I replaced Bazzite with CachyOS, didn't you?

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  @michaeljones9110 · 1 month ago

  It's really easy to get caught up in this world. I hadn't messed Linux in a decade but my daily driver won't update to win 11 NOW I'm back baby I like mint and I'm at the age where I can focus on "what am I trying to do here" that helps a lot. Your videos are great.

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  @jandycepeda25 · 2 months ago

  This video defines me. Therefore I stay on Void Linux.

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• VA

  @varunmandalkar5193 · 2 months ago

  Well......I couldn't agree more......Very relatable................

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  @MatthewsLife · 1 month ago

  The reason I redid my computer after about 1.5 years is that, when I originally installed Debian, I made the mistake of letting Debian automatically split the drive into separate root and home partitions without really understanding what it was doing. It only gave my root partition about 8 GB, and it filled up FAST. I was constantly having to delete files that I actually wanted to keep just to make room. 🤦‍♂<br><br>So I finally redid the entire installation in July. This time, I made the whole drive one root filesystem with a normal /home folder instead of a separate root partition. The difference has been huge. The computer runs better, faster, and stronger.<br><br>Honestly, I knew I should have rebuilt it from the beginning, but I kept putting it off because I had my settings, workflow, customizations, and software configured exactly the way I liked them.<br><br>But you’re absolutely right about how easy Debian can be to get back up and running. When I finally rebuilt it, I had the computer fully operational in about an hour — including reconnecting my external NTFS two-partition HDD, KDE customizations, wallpapers rotating every 5 minutes, Neon Icons, and all my software. 😎<br><br>So in the end, the problem wasn&apos;t Debian. It was simply a bad partitioning decision during my original installation. I should have fixed that much sooner! 🐧💻

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  @SylveonTrapito · 2 months ago

  That&apos;s what computers are about for me, try everything, install everythin and mess with everything. Always has been since DOS days.

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  @People-R-Jerks · 2 months ago

  My first Linux was fedora this June. &nbsp;This July, I passed through Aurora, Tumbleweed and Slowroll. &nbsp;I’m in it deep and I need help

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  @sergionogueira6434 · 2 months ago

  Ubuntu and Mint are plug-and-play, which is why these distros are my safe haven against distro hopping.

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  @fotografm · 1 month ago

  After years of distrohopping I have finally landed on Mint and Proxmox. These work for me with the least friction. But then again... am gonna have a poke at BSD 🙂

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  @anonymouslyFading · 2 months ago

  Fortunately, I stayed with openSUSE Tumbleweed for more than one year, and really don&apos;t want to miss it. I tried Fedora and Mint before it for my primary OS, and of course, these two are also so great, and I listed them in my notebook!<br><br>But on an older machine, I tried a few more like Pop, Cachy, Zorin, etc. But I left this process more than a year ago, and it has a really good feeling; try it!

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  @MatthewsLife · 1 month ago (edited)

  When I first started using Linux, I tried Ubuntu, then Linux Mint, and eventually landed on Debian for my server. The server runs without a GUI/Desktop because I prefer to keep it lean.<br><br>I do have another computer where I’ll occasionally boot different Linux distributions from a Live USB just to play around and see what they’re like. I’ll experiment with them, but 9 times out of 10, I don’t actually install them. 😂<br><br>For my daily desktop, I use Debian Trixie with KDE Plasma in Dark Mode, Neon Icons, and a wallpaper that automatically rotates every 5 minutes.<br><br>On my older MacBooks, MacBook Airs, and MacBook Pros, I usually use MX Linux, which is Debian-based. One of the reasons I really like MX Linux for older Apple hardware is that it includes the Broadcom wireless drivers during installation, and when a new kernel is installed, it re-adds the Broadcom drivers for me. That makes life MUCH easier with older Macs.<br><br>So, for my older hardware, I generally try to stick with Debian-based distributions. I even set up my dad’s computer with Debian Trixie and the Cinnamon Desktop. I installed everything he needed and moved all of his saved files over from his old Windows home folder. Now, whenever I visit, I just run the updates and I’m done. 😁<br><br>So I guess you could say I’ve brought the whole family into the Debian family! 🐧💻