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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by yrmitz@lemmy.ml to c/unixporn@lemmy.ml

Why River over Hyprland?

  • Stable
  • Faster
  • Tag system - I was dwm user on x, so it felt comfy.
  • Minimal - I don't like rounded corners or confusing animations

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Dots: https://github.com/bitterhalt/dots-river

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[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

Ive been thinking about switching to it :3

[-] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

I can only say "good luck". It is not an easy distro. Though if the apps you use are available as flatpaks, you may be fine.

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Not easy to install or not easy to maintain? Or do you mean like a lack of packages

[-] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Installation is pretty easy if you choose the Xfce version. The system is stable but many things in it (such as the init system) are unpopular which makes the learning curve very steep. The repo doesn't have that many packages so you have to rely on Flatpak (or Snap but idk if it works on Void) for software support. Hardware support and drivers may be an issue because of that as well.

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Ah ok gotcha. My plan was to try dual booting so i still have a working arch system in case something doesn't work. Thanks for the tips!

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

I love Void, but the small repo did make me change to Artix with Runit.

Honestly, Void is pretty straightforward, great distro.

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

I keep forgetting artix can do runit, I'll have to tinker with that

[-] yrmitz@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think Void is much easier to maintain than Arch. And I was on Arch for 4 years. Runit is super simple too.

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

I'm glad to hear it!

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