idle wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:19 am
I also like Manjaro
I also used it to test the line of Arch-like OS. But I was constantly criticized on the forum, sending me to the Manjaro forum to solve my problems. Arch is more difficult to install, it does not have an installation manager, but only a script, which is not obvious. So I tried Anarchy and EndeavorOS. According to the advice on the forum, if you choose Arch Linux, then EndeavourOS is better. But I now have Anarchy, it’s been running for 3.5 years. EndeavourOS worked for me as a test one, I was too lazy to transfer the old OS from Anarchy to EndeavourOS, in the end due to lack of space I had to delete it during the update.
I would advise you to allocate 25-50GB * 3-5 at the end of the disk and install several OS. Then you can choose the one in which it is more convenient for you to work. And those that you don’t like should be deleted and combined with the previous disk. I don't make "home" a separate partition, since programs on different OSes have different versions and different configuration files. At any time I have access to "home" from another OS or from a LiveCD, so there is no need to do this separately.
If I were installing an OS for someone, I would choose Mint, since I like Cinnamon and I install this shell on all OSes. This system is the most stable, as it is updated with a delay after checking for updates on advanced OSes. For example, if on Arch the program is updated immediately, then on Manjaro it takes 15 days, and on Ubuntu you could wait for years for the Nemo update. If I launch Arch in a week, then I have 1000 MB of updates, but Mint only has 200 MB.
Fedora installation offers the LVM file system, but this creates the problem of accessing the disk from Windows, so I don't use this container. After Ubuntu, I was on Fedora for several years. It allows you to install x86/x64 packages without any settings. In all of the above operating systems I used Cinnamon.
When using an MBR for a hard drive, it was always possible to expand an additional partition (without breaking the logical partitions) in order to create another logical drive and insert another Linux into it.
To access Linux disks from Windows I use LinuxReader64.exe.
After installation, first of all, experiment with the drivers, this will save you from the problem when you spend the whole day setting up the OS, and then when you try to use the nVidia driver, the OS suddenly does not load, and the time for setting up has already been wasted. If you experiment with drivers right away, you will lose 1 hour of time installing the OS.
Am I imagining it or are a lot more people quitting Windows for Linux (myself included!)
