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  • Every distro I listed is awesome in it’s own ways. Arch is great, but you will break it.

    Arch is for people that want to learn Linux enough to fix it and/or tailor it down to the last package, if you want something that just works no matter what, it’s not for you.

    However, if you have a second PC and your activities are not critically important and you have lots of free time, it’s great to learn how Linux works.

    Having 2 drives also works fine. Just don’t dual boot on the same drive, as that will eventually result in being unable to boot.


    • 1998:

    I tried my first linux distro: Mandriva

    • 1998 - 2020

    Every year I chose a distro and spent a month with it. Mandrake was a an eye opener. Then Ubuntu was the easiest, but it was not ready for me yet.

    • 2021:

    Linux is now ready for work & gaming, so I switched and tried these major distros and their downstream forks:

    Debian

    • Ubuntu
      • Zorin
      • POP OS
      • Mint
      • Tails
    • Vanilla OS

    Arch

    • Manjaro
    • Endeavour OS
    • Crystal
    • BlendOS
    • SteamOS

    Fedora

    • Fedora Workstation
    • Nobara
    • Fedora Silverblue
    • Ublue:
    • Aurora
    • Bazzite

    I recommend Bazzite for gamers and Aurora, for everyone else. They are as if not easier to use than a smartphone.

    I use Aurora on my work laptop, and Bazzite on my gaming desktop. Both have been great with no issues.