• eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    24 hours ago

    what do you like about it?

    i ask because i need to switch distros and i’m looking for ideas besides the usual recommendations.

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      23 hours ago

      Not OP, but I’m really enjoying it because it’s light and stable, and the set of MX tools it comes with are great. Their backup tool is so good that as my old laptop started to die I was easily able to transfer my entire setup to a totally different computer and pick up exactly where I’d left off

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        22 hours ago

        … Their backup tool is so good that as my old laptop started to die I was easily able to transfer my entire setup to a totally different computer and pick up exactly where I’d left off

        you must have read my mind because this is exactly why i’m on the market for a new distro. lol

        i put fedora on my laptop w the intention that it’ll be temporary so that i’ll have something i can trust right now and knowing full well that fedora iterates quickly. their migration tool has never worked for me and now i have to update again. i’m looking for something that has a longer term iteration like debian has, but shorter than debian.

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          there are distros that run on debian sid, if you prefer debian as a distro, but want a more up to date experience.

          im running pika os, because it offers up to date gaming tweaks, but doesnt force you to update as often. keep in mind: that os is not something i would recommend for a environment where stability is the goal, because there are only a few maintainers. its just an example of debian sid!

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            3 hours ago

            i suspect that i’m looking for something that doesn’t exist; the iteration has be less frequent than fedora, but more frequent that debian.

            someone else recommended a rolling release so i think i’ll give that a shot.

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      24 hours ago

      It’s super light. Unlike Fedora or other distros I’ve tried, it doesn’t play weird with my mobile hotspot.