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  • I have not… And in fairness to me, OP didn’t mention the need for any of those things. OP mentions having not even installed anything with the AUR in Arch, which to me just means they are looking for something stable out of the box, which nix has been for me across many platforms.


  • fxt_ryknow@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlArch or NixOS?
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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure I agree with this… I’m using nix on several different generation thinkpads, two older generation MacBooks (one air and one pro), two different older generation imacs, as well as my home built PC, and an OEM built pc… All with little to no tinkering whatsoever.

    All my tinkering was first setting nix up and figuring out how to use it… Then I saved and copied my config and use the same one on all the machines (albeit with subtle changes on first install).

    I’ve used arch a handful of times over the years, and it is without question, significantly more “needy” over time, imo.



  • Early 2000’s I took a class in highschool called “What’s in the box”. A buddy of mine and I would hangout after school just talking and building computers. He showed me Lindows. I specifically remember looking at the clock in the dock, and thinking… “Wow!!! Look how you can customize the clock so much!”

    It stuck with me. Shortly there after I dabbled with Suse. Then moved to Ubuntu. By 2005 I was almost exclusively using Linux on all my machine. Had one machine running windows for gaming, but the other machines I had were all Linux.



  • My preferred daily has been opensuse tumble weed on my self built desktop and Lenovo laptops. I had been using Leap on a couple old MacBooks (one air, and one mbp). I tried nixos about 6 months ago and I’ve migrated several of my machines over to nix. Opensuse and nix are without question my top two.

    Servers, I run Debian server, Ubuntu server, and rocky.












  • Best is subjective. As someone who has been using Linux exclusively for over 12 years now, I really don’t like pop at all. I’ve tried it several time over the last couple years and just don’t enjoy it.

    Preferred daily: Suse tumbleweed with plasma Secondary choice (and it’s a close second): NixOS (not beginner friendly!!) Beginner recommendation: Mint Cinnamon or Mate.


  • fxt_ryknow@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mllinux laptop
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    I’m currently running (and have been for well over a year), an x1 carbon 5th Gen. I daily it for work, running Opensuse tumbleweed.

    It’s arguably the greatest laptop running Linux experience I’ve had. I have a 2015 MacBook pro running Opensuse Leap, which is also really good. But the keyboard is far better on the X1C.

    Im bouncing between my desk and various buildings all day for work, so I never really stretch the batteries wings. It’s good for up to 3 hours (depending on work load) I feel like… But I’ve not really tested it. I always have the machine with me and could charge it up and put it through its paces this weekend if it would be of interest to you? Obviously this machine has been around awhile, and I’m not even certain of the battery’s health.

    Edit: Just wanted to add, 10/10, would HIGHLY recommend!