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Just wait, one day you will have an update to linux and suddenly your whole system wont boot. This doesn't happen often, I've only had it happen 2 or 3 times in

Just wait, one day you will have an update to linux and suddenly your whole system wont boot. This doesn't happen often, I've only had it happen 2 or 3 times in 10 years. It is good practice to have a restore thumbdrive around ready to go just in case.

bruce343434 5y ago
The amount of times that my manjaro installation broke itself after a "full" system upgrade lacked appropriate gpu driver updates... From an OS that supposedly uses upstream Arch repos as a sort of guinea pig and waits until the dust settles upstream to roll out the updates. After a while it gets old to have to press shift and advanced-boot-options my way into the older kernel. Both Windows and Linux are not perfect. With windows it feels like you have to fight to keep control over your computer. With linux it feels like you have to fight virtual poltergeists.
- wizzwizz4 5y ago
  Debian (LXDE) is, I find, dependable. Sure, it might have a Python version last updated in January, and my dodgy WiFi card might need restarting most mornings, and I might have to run `pulseaudio -k` when the sound starts getting laggy, but it just doesn't break. (I expect restarting my computer more often than yearly might help some.) The only Debian issue I've had is needing to delete the Intel graphics drivers to get Vulkan working. (Yes, delete; it doesn't need them on my machine, despite having an Intel card.) Nothing else has ever broken.
- citrusybread 5y ago
  you can't possibly compare Manjaro to Windows. Manjaro is a rolling release distribution!! What do you think will happen under this model? It's the same issues as Arch and Gentoo. Consider Debian instead, where upgrading is always viable but doesn't just happen randomly. My current Debian install dates back to _etch_ when it was frozen to hit stable. Years later I'm on testing for bullseye, on newer hardware, and everything is fine. Never any issues upgrading from stable to stable, only went to testing because I started needing newer libs for my GPU.
- MonaroVXR 5y ago
  Manjaro is not a good choice. I don't have any arguments ready right now. Choose something else: New hardware? Fedora Otherwise Pop!_OS or Debian Unstable
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bruce343434 5y ago

The amount of times that my manjaro installation broke itself after a "full" system upgrade lacked appropriate gpu driver updates... From an OS that supposedly uses upstream Arch repos as a sort of guinea pig and waits until the dust settles upstream to roll out the updates. After a while it gets old to have to press shift and advanced-boot-options my way into the older kernel. Both Windows and Linux are not perfect. With windows it feels like you have to fight to keep control over your computer. With linux it feels like you have to fight virtual poltergeists.

wizzwizz4 5y ago
Debian (LXDE) is, I find, dependable. Sure, it might have a Python version last updated in January, and my dodgy WiFi card might need restarting most mornings, and I might have to run `pulseaudio -k` when the sound starts getting laggy, but it just doesn't break. (I expect restarting my computer more often than yearly might help some.) The only Debian issue I've had is needing to delete the Intel graphics drivers to get Vulkan working. (Yes, delete; it doesn't need them on my machine, despite having an Intel card.) Nothing else has ever broken.
citrusybread 5y ago
you can't possibly compare Manjaro to Windows. Manjaro is a rolling release distribution!! What do you think will happen under this model? It's the same issues as Arch and Gentoo. Consider Debian instead, where upgrading is always viable but doesn't just happen randomly. My current Debian install dates back to _etch_ when it was frozen to hit stable. Years later I'm on testing for bullseye, on newer hardware, and everything is fine. Never any issues upgrading from stable to stable, only went to testing because I started needing newer libs for my GPU.
MonaroVXR 5y ago
Manjaro is not a good choice. I don't have any arguments ready right now. Choose something else: New hardware? Fedora Otherwise Pop!_OS or Debian Unstable

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