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Carcajou tabernak<p>Tiens les échanges sur un pouet de <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/@PetitPas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PetitPas</span></a></span> m'ont rappelé que j'ai testé beaucoup de distributions linux en 20 ans avant de me fixer.</p><p>Ubuntu<br>Debian (xfce) juste 1 mois<br>Crunchbang (ça existe plus)<br>Zenwalk (3 jours 😁)<br>Slitaz (la plus minimale ça tournait avec juste 50 paquets)<br>Linux mint (je l'utilise toujours au boulot c'est l'anti prise se tête, d'ailleurs je l'ai installé à des gens qui voulaient un truc simple)<br>Voyager<br>Open Suse (1 semaine)<br>Manjaro (en version très minimale avec fluxbox sur un vieux netbook avec un disque dur de 16go) <br>Tout ça pour arriver à Archlinux installé par endeavour os.</p><p>NB : je n'ai pas compté les distributions que je n'ai testées qu'en machine virtuelle </p><p>Et vous ?</p><p><a href="https://corneill.es/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://corneill.es/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a></p>
Sebastian<p>After almost 5 years with <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> (first with Workstation, later with Silverblue, and I love it), I'm actually thinking about migrating to <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> OS, but I still have some doubts.</p><p>If anyone uses it as their main OS, please write in the comments or in DM.</p><p>I use it in VM to test new features, but I haven't had a full chance to explore it, because in a VM I'm limited to certain things.</p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/immutable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immutable</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a></p>
electragician<p>Apparently, instead of <a href="https://electragicians.space/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> these days, I app hop, playing with different things.<br><br>I’m most impressed with <a href="https://electragicians.space/tags/vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vivaldi</span></a>.<br><br>Damn that things packed with goodies, and most importantly, it’s packed with goodies that can be turned off if you don’t want them.</p>
Myles Lewando<p>What was your first ever Linux distro? Mine was Red Hat back in 1995.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DistroHopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistroHopping</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RedHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedHat</span></a></p>
looopTools<p>I am literally thinking about buying an extra laptop just for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> I mean <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> is my home. But I miss checking out other distros on metal instead of in a VM.... </p><p>and I really miss having <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensuse</span></a> running on a machine all the time... also <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geeko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geeko</span></a> is cute sue me</p>
Guillaume Tronix<p>After switching to <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> for a few month, I'm back with <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NixOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NixOS</span></a>. I missed it so much. I actually installed Nix on Fedora 😄.</p><p>I was thinking to give a try to <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arch</span></a>, but that's not for me. I love to have one config file for everything.</p><p>I'm begining to understand home-manager, and still trying to understand flakes 😅.</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
Bhavani Shankar<p>Discovering the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> gives me the same feelings <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> did years ago. The endless choice, excitement of discovery, clash of philosophies and a community.</p><p>I spent years <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arch</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voidlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voidlinux</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> etc and then back to arch. Also spent a long time switching desktop environments and window managers like i3.</p><p>I started on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lemmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lemmy</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> . What do I try next? <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/selfhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhost</span></a> an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activitypub</span></a> server? Which one?</p><p>😇</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/akkoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akkoma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WriteFreely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WriteFreely</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mitra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mitra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/soapbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soapbox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/misskey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misskey</span></a></p>
Greg<p>When will I admit defeat? <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> is causing more pain than joy. But I can’t stop. In truth, I can. But “new and different” is so damn attractive. </p><p>This ho ain’t loyal. </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
Guillaume Tronix<p>After 6 months with <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NixOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NixOS</span></a>, I’ve decided to switch to <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> for its simplicity! 🐧</p><p>I really liked NixOS, just not on my daily machine for now. I’m still running it in my homelab 😊</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a></p>
Zeger<p>This seems like a good question to ask the Fediverse:</p><p>I just replaced my **really** old laptop for a slightly less old one and I'd like to put a new <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro on it. </p><p>Preferably something lightweight that might allow me to play Magic: The Gathering Arena without too much effort on my part.</p><p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a></p>
Kansei Chris<p>FreeBSD 14.2 was fun, but have you put Debian 8 on a G3 lately? Taking suggestions for something else to install, getting bored with this 😅 <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
Rakuno 🐀<p>I should not be allowed to look at the Distro Hopping reddit while waiting for the internet technician... or for any other reason. :blobcatlaugh: </p><p><a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/DistroHopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistroHopping</span></a></p>
Kenneth<p>And lo! it is Fedora, which is befitting.</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/FedoraLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraLinux</span></a><br><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DistroHopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistroHopping</span></a><br><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/UltramarineLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UltramarineLinux</span></a></p>
Kenneth<p>Which distro is “best” for you? Let the games begin! </p><p><a href="https://themohitnair.github.io/distrowiz/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">themohitnair.github.io/distrow</span><span class="invisible">iz/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a><br><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DistroHopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistroHopping</span></a></p>
nadine<p>Ich benutze übrigens nach wie vor <a href="https://norden.social/tags/ZorinOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZorinOS</span></a> und habe überhaupt kein Verlangen <a href="https://norden.social/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> zu betreiben.<br>Ich glaube das Endgame des Umstiegs von <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> auf <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> muss nicht sein, dass man technisch so versiert wird, dass man komplett versteht, was man da tut. Manchmal kann der Linux-Einstieg auch einfach der Punkt sein, an dem man bleibt und daran ist absolut nichts verkehrt.<br>Unpopular opinion? Ich mag das Terminal nicht. 😅</p>
srinicame<p><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a> on the <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/librem5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librem5</span></a>. Good old days are back.</p><p><a href="http://srinicame.blogspot.com/2024/10/distrohopping-on-librem5.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">srinicame.blogspot.com/2024/10</span><span class="invisible">/distrohopping-on-librem5.html</span></a></p>
Kazz<p>Starting to get itchy feet. I'm loving Kubuntu but I want to try openSuse's Tumbleweed.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/DistroHopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistroHopping</span></a></p>
🏁⚡Omar Two Tone⚡🏁:verified:<p>Is it accurate?? 😛 :archlinux: :linux: </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Archlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archlinux</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distrohopping</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏴Ⓐ<p>After distro hopping over the past few years, I’m back where my Linux journey started with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@elementary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elementary</span></a></span> and it feels like home!</p><p>I’ve tried a bunch of distros and even loved Debian for a few years, but there’s something about elementary that just clicks with me.</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ElementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElementaryOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DistroHopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistroHopping</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Homecoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homecoming</span></a></p>
Games That I Missed<p>I'm working from my laptop today while, in the background, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Distrohopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Distrohopping</span></a> between various *buntu variants on my desktop computer today, booting from flash.</p><p>Quick impressions: 🧵 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grousing</span></a></p>
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