Just curious to see what people are up to. I’ve been using Nixos for a while. It’s fabulous and I have absolutely no reason to switch, but part of me is itching to hop to Debian or maybe OpenSUSE. How about you?

  • Gamma@programming.devEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I did about once a year until 2018 when I settled on Arch.

    But now I’ve got a server on NixOS and loving it, so I might be switching my laptop soon.

  • NostraDavid@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    I don’t. I just use Debian, because it’s the oldest, most popular, most (API) stable distro out there. I have zero needs to switch. I’m sick of OS’ (i.e. Windows) that keep moving/switching/changing things around in massive ways, just for the sake of change. I know they do it to stay fresh in the market, but that’s simply not it for me anymore.

    • 0x0@programming.devEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      it’s the oldest, most popular, most (API) stable distro out there I’d say that’s Slackware.

  • thingsiplay@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m a non hopper guy. In 2008 wiped out Windows XP to switch fulltime to Ubuntu. Never hopped to any other distro until 13 years later in 2021 to Manjaro (based on Arch, but with changes and updates come in waves). Used it 1.5 years and was not happy and switched to EndeavourOS (closely based on Arch) and still use it, even after a new installation on a new machine. I thought about switching the distro, but it works so good and well and has what I need. NixOS was on my radar, but ultimately it would be too much of an experiment, change and needed time to learn. The uncertainty what to expect made me stay with what I know, as there was no reason for a change in my case.

    The reason why I don’t change too often the system is probably because I inform myself and know what to expect. Therefore the thing I chose is probably exactly what I want.

        • cyanarchy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          1 year ago

          It’s a common English idiom, referring to something that is difficult or taxing to accomplish, often without payoff.

          • thingsiplay@kbin.social
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            1 year ago

            I see. To me using EndeavourOS is not bending over backwards, because it is not more difficult than using bare metal Archlinux. Just saying, because you say you don’t understand people doing that. I don’t do it. EndeavourOS makes it more easy and less headache to use Arch in my opinion. And from that perspective, it’s a win situation.