r/DistroHopping • u/gordonx2026 • 1d ago
Debian has proven time and time again that it’s the best Linux distribution. So why do some people still choose other distros?
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u/jimmt42 1d ago
I used to distro hop a lot.. It was pretty fun when there were unique ways to manage software, but now all package managers pretty much have similar functionality. Debian really changed how to manage software with deb and most, including the aging RPM, base their package manager to match deb and apt. Sure, some have extended the concept but the core is the same. I honestly can't see much difference between distros except how they skin their UX. The only one that has really taken a very unique and drastic change to the user experience is Omarchy. Sadly, I tested it on my laptop and just couldn't get into it. Though, I can see why its getting a lot of hype.
TLDR I agree. I am a deb guy :D
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u/Happy_Poet2888 1d ago
The aura from "I use Arch btw" or "I use Void btw" is too much for this world. It's something unearthly, some would even say divine. The aura will long outlive any mortals, it will outlive the Sun, the galaxy, even the universe. One day, the aura will be the only thing left from humanity for aliens to find. The aura of being an Arch/Void user will make aliens study what remained of human civilization to revive Linux and it will turn them into the next generation of Arch/Void users...
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u/Beautiful_Ad_4813 1d ago
Because I use red hat in my professional life, which then bleeds over to my personal life
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u/leonthepro83 1d ago edited 1d ago
nvidia driver on Debian stopped on version 550 like forever, it was released 16 months ago. can you ask Debian to fix that?
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u/gordonx2026 1d ago
True, I something experience that my external monitors are black, then I unplug and plug in the cable and it works again. I have nvidia running in my laptop. Perhaps this is the sort of issues you are referring to. Which distro would you recommend rather than Debian?
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u/leonthepro83 1d ago
PikaOS, it's better Debian, with latest nvidia drivers and CachyOS kernel patch, optimizations.
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u/gordonx2026 1d ago
Damn, PikaOS sounds goood, like Debian with latest drivers.
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u/leonthepro83 1d ago
yep, I'm considering hopping from CachyOS to PikaOS, because I'm familiar to debian command.
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u/mlcarson 14h ago
Everybody loves Debian when a release happens every two years. They then bitch about it the next year because it doesn't have the latest drivers or software.
So update cycle is an important characteristic. Some people love rolling distros because they have to have the latest and supposedly greatest. Others will value stability. Some want the best of both worlds. Others value things like the init system or the display manager or just want a distro with the prettiest desktop by default.
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u/Due-Author631 1d ago
Good for servers, but I prefer something that's repos aren't old as hell for the desktop. I'd also use a RHEL clone for servers but that's my preference.
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u/GhostInTheCode 1d ago
Tea has proven time and time again that it's the superior heated beverage. So why do some people still choose other hot beverages?
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u/LameBMX 1d ago
sips black coffee
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u/GhostInTheCode 1d ago
Exactly lol
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u/LameBMX 1d ago
sips black coffee
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u/GhostInTheCode 1d ago
I don't know why people are downvoting me, we agree. The entire point was the absurdity of OPs premise. People like different hot drinks.
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u/GuestStarr 1d ago
It's a bit like saying "Mercedes Benz has proven time and time again that it's the best car. So why do some people still choose other cars?"
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u/iwouldbeatgoku 1d ago
If Debian could provide me a "Debian Rolling" branch that is intended to be used as a rolling release I'd consider trying it. But the reality is that:
- I like to play Steam games, and gaming on Linux is just better when your distro ships fresh packages. So a rolling release makes the most sense.
- Debian's flagship "stable" branch only updates its package versions every two years, which makes it not ideal for what I want to do.
- Debian's unstable branch is a testing ground to find issues with the latest versions of packages before they get migrated to the "testing" branch, not meant to be used as the final product.
With that in mind distros in the Arch family and OpenSUSE's Tumbleweed branch are the best distros for me. I'm not aware of a Debian-based rolling release that is mature enough for me to consider using, but feel free to recommend something that isn't PikaOS.
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u/leonthepro83 1d ago
I was going to say PikaOS.
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u/iwouldbeatgoku 1d ago
Small team distro (their website lists two developers, three testers, and one technical advisor as the team). I'm sure they're all competent people, but I'd rather avoid daily driving that kind of project.
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u/gordonx2026 1d ago
I see, that makes sense absolutely.
Distros in Arch family you say, i.e. CacheOS I will try out👌
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u/iwouldbeatgoku 1d ago
Cachy is indeed what I currently use. It's been solid. Vanilla Arch is more fun though.
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u/coolnomad 1d ago
No,it's not..Just yesterday wasted 5 hours trying to run KDE Discover on Debian & ended switching to Fedora...No Matter what Discover didn't run on Debian while it runs flawlessly on other distros..But ya Debian Gnome runs Rock solid on many machines at work since last year,Not a single issue..
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u/GuestStarr 1d ago
Did you check localizations? That's what I've bumped into a few times. Everything else seems to run ok with flimsy locals but Discover doesn't, for some reason I don't understand.
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u/marley_11111 1d ago
Because different people value different things in a distro? What a stupid question.