I’ve been distrohopping for a while now, and eventually I landed on Arch. Part of the reason I have stuck with it is I think I had a balanced introduction, since I was exposed to both praise and criticism. We often discuss our favorite distros, but I think it’s equally important to talk about the ones that didn’t quite hit the mark for us because it can be very helpful.

So, I’d like to ask: What is your least favorite Linux distribution and why? Please remember, this is not about bashing or belittling any specific distribution. The aim is to have a constructive discussion where we can learn about each other’s experiences.

My personal least favorite is probably Manjaro.

Consider:

  • What specific features/lack thereof made it less appealing?
  • Did you face any specific challenges?
  • How was your experience with the community?
  • If given a chance, what improvements would you suggest?
  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    444·
    2 年前

    I’m about to piss off a lot of people.

    It’s Arch and Arch-derivatives. And I’m saying it as an Arch user, btw, and I actually love it.

    Between the Big Three (Fedora, Debian, Arch), it is the least likely to have an official package for somewhat niche applications. If something is not available as a flatpak or appimage, I have to compile it from source or an AUR PKGBUILD, but we all know the dangers of doing that. Some software will just assume that it’s running on a particular disribution, usually Ubuntu. Some software will detect the distribution and straight-up refuse to work on Arch.

    That being said, it would take a lot to make me switch to a stable point-release distribution. Arch’s advantages more than make up for the sub-par software support.

    (actually, I lied. Fuck Canonical and *Ubuntu. And IBM.)

    • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch
      9·
      2 年前

      Some software will just assume that it’s running on a particular disribution, usually Ubuntu. Some software will detect the distribution and straight-up refuse to work on Arch.

      Name to blame, please.

      • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        2 年前

        Twingate Connector. The installer script only works if the OS uses either the APT or the DNF package manager, otherwise it exits. Fortunately it has many deployment methods, including Docker. I ended up using the systemd unit in a Debian container inside Proxmox.

    • Guenther_Amanita@feddit.de
      8·
      2 年前

      Just use Distrobox my friend.

      I use it on Fedora Atomic (Silverblue) and I install Arch- and AUR-software all the time.
      In that way I can access everything I want and still enjoy the comfort of my unbreakable base.
      Another plus is that if I should break my Arch container, I can just remove and reinstall it without affecting my host. The performance is about the same as with Flatpaks, so, negabile.

      If you like Arch, then just use Ubuntu/ Debian/ Fedora/ whatever as container image and never stress yourself anymore with PKGBUILD

    • Gianni R@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      3·
      2 年前

      This is a balanced take in my opinion. Also an Arch user. Distrobox has helped remedy things somewhat.