Linux

Users of Arch-based distros, do you need help with Gentoo? I won't tell, I promise!

I wanted a rolling release distro, but not a bare bones distro that I have to build from scratch myself.

Because the PC enables me do do my hobbies (gaming, 3d modelling and printing), the PC itself isn't my hobby. If I spend more time tinkering with the OS than having the OS run the things I actually want to do, I'll go do something else.

Sorta first time Linux user, picked CachyOS because it came with friendly installer and startup install guide/automation. Unlike last time i tried Linux to run some python project on the GPU I never managed to install CUDA.

CachyOS promised out of box support, wine/proton directly, and the selection of default tools got me far along the Windows migration. So far no issues even compiling programs that need CUDA drivers and more. Haven't really gamed a lot, but this OS is supposed to be good for that.

Endeavor is just arch with a graphical installer takes 5 minst to install comes with a script to install nvidia drivers. I am far far from a nebie but it is just convenient. Also use cachy is repos which are faster

Artix, because Arch mandates systemd and I don't want systemd.

I run EndeavourOS on my wife's laptop because it was easy to install.

I tried pure Arch. Installed it and then realized I have to set up everything myself and lost all motivation. Didn't know about archinstall at that time. Found CachyOS and stuck with it. It runs perfectly and I see no reason to switch.

i've been customizing linux for 15 years. it's nice to just sit down with something that works.

I love the rolling release model, and the AUR. (I even maintain some packages on AUR.) I have installed and used pure Arch in the past, if only for the rite of passage.

But nowadays I mostly use EndeavourOS. It's basically Arch once it's installed, but has a nice and fast installer, with great defaults. Also, the community is awesome. I rarely need any help anymore, but I still like hanging out in their forums helping others, and generally chatting about non-Linux stuff.

I’ve spent far too much of my life configuring computers. I want to do as little configuring as possible. Also, I’d heard that Cachy had custom kernel changes that made pretty much any game run better.

Games run phenomenally, not sure why I’d go try anything else. (Bazzite, mint, zorin did not work with my setup)

i used to use manjaro because i was scared of the text based installer for Arch. Also i liked the shade of green

Pretty much sums up to being lazy and not wanting to fiddle with configs, we’re perfectly fine with KDE. Plus it’s a great way to familiar ourselves with since our so uses the same distros (Cachy)

Other (bigger reason) is that it’s a no fuss arch experience. Even get a little button to update everything for you, it’s pretty nice since we just need the thing to work cuz it’s also the save pc we use for work.

I like endeavour cause of the pretty wallpapers

lazy + unique features

like someone just fixed the isp4 webcam for my zbook, it's not even in the mainline kernel yet but at somepoint cachy's kernel started working perfectly with my webcam where before I had to build my own

I don't use Arch anymore but I can imagine that the install process turned a lot of people off it or pivoted them to stuff like Manjaro, CachyOS, Endeavour etc. It isn't until recently that ArchInstall has become VERY good and simple.

Primary factor even with Archinstall is if you're trying to install Arch via Wifi. you have to do iwd and all that and for someone who isn't quite as comfortable on the command line yet that can be daunting. Even now for myself if I were installing Arch I still have to pull up the Arch Wiki during install cause I can never remember the iwd commands for wifi. I've also borked the install a couple times because I either forgot to include the networkmanager or selected the wrong video drivers.

im lazy :D

I used to use Arch, but I dropped it for CachyOS sometime last year. Cachy is just slightly faster for gaming for me, and since that's my biggest use, there was no really compelling reason why I shouldn't use it instead of Arch. Same experience, slightly better performance while gaming, and no additional work to set up. It's just win after win.

Using Garuda Linux.

I'm a lazy newb who enjoys QOL features and Gardua has a bunch of those. For instance - suggests which gaming apps to install during the initial set up, and comes with a "Garuda Toolbox" which helps take care of OS maintenance.

ArtiX because I don’t want age verification systemd on my computer.

I chose EndeavourOS initially because I was relatively new to Linux (I tinkered with Ubuntu in grade school) and wanted out of Microsoft's environment. The support community is amazing and newbie-friendly. They've helped me through a few bricked systems.

Now I'm at a crux because I own a 1080 and am tired of mistakenly breaking my installation because NVIDIA stopped supporting open source drivers for old cards. I felt uncomfortable building my own driver packages and was relying on AUR, but the recent security breach has me skittish.

Rather than switch to another distro (Mint being the top contender), I decided to replace my graphics card and stay with Endeavour because it seems the Arch distros are the only ones staunchly against age verification laws. I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to update and stick with Endeavour. Maybe when I actually get good at Linux I'll switch to pure Arch.

I didn't have time to set up arch manually as I wanted, after two/three hours I still didn't have a desktop environment and needed a working PC in the afternoon. I tried both cachyos and endeavouros, they're both good and they just work (TM). If I were to format the PC another time I guess I could try again with arch Linux, always happy to learn new stuff.

I haven't run Arch in a few months, but I used to use CachyOS and Artix.

In the case of CachyOS, the repos have a few packages from the AUR pre-compiled, and linux-cachyos-hardened is a fantastic kernel flavour.

Artix, meanwhile, lets me use runit instead of systemd.

I also like the idea of Linux-Libre, for which I would probably use Hyperbola (if not Guix). However, the only machine I own with a compatible WiFi chipset is a 32-bit MacBook from the 2000s, which I haven't seen since 2024.

The preconfigured desktop and software is irrelevant to me. I have my own DE recipes and workflows that I can replicate across most Linux distros and BSDs.

I used EndeavourOS for a long time. I liked it mainly for the Sway config making it all so nice out of the box. And of course the easy install.

I googled 'gaming Linux distribution' and it basically gave me popos and cachy. Didn't like popos

I use endeavourOS. If im getting the same OS but with a more mindless installation process and decent wallpapers, why not?

What for? Quality over quality? It works fine. I doubt that the alternative would be any better. Plus, it will take a lot of time, many as myself don't have