For context: I have an AMD GPU, so drivers will not be a problem. I’ll prefer whichever one has more up-to-date and frequently updated packages. Wayland is a must.

  • dotfiles@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I’ve been using EndeavourOS for the past year or so, and Arch before that for many years. I haven’t had anything break in EndeavourOS even though I customize it a lot, (i3wm, polybar and other stuff) and I also play Steam games on this system (Nvidia GTX 1650 with no issues). You can install plasma-wayland-session if you want wayland with KDE. I’d recommend EndeavourOS for a beginner because a lot of packages you want are in the AUR. Plus if you’re stuck on something, the Arch wiki will have the solution, because it’s specifically tailored to Arch. EndeavourOS is basically just an Arch installer.

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I have. But generally its been easy to google and fix.

      I’ve been running endeavor on desktops and Debian on my servers. When you want insane stability and tons of software availability but don’t need the latest greatest. Just Debian. If you want bleeding edge and massive software selection. With reasonable stability. Arch no question. And yeah I’ll second endeavor OS. Manjaro… It’s much lower on the list. Easy to use easy to break. Even if you do everything right.

      Nothing against Fedora. It’s a super close favorite next to arch. Just hard getting some packages sometimes.

      • dotfiles@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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        9 months ago

        I agree with everything you said. And Manjaro was the first Arch based distro I used years ago, but it’s not a good choice anymore for many reasons.