Sound like they may not have been old 😅

Edit: Can you list the kernels now?

That doesn’t sound like a fresh install as is the question above. Sounds like an upgrade install. 🤔

Edit: Are you running Trixie now?

Edit 2: Did you update your sources list?

What was the thing you did before this started happening?

I had issues with brand new hardware. Had to use testing on debian to get proper resolution.

Be careful using a USB drive as a backup, they are for temporary storage and fail over time.

Interesting, thanks

I to want answers, I thought m1 had security limits to install Linux or any other os.

Arch, because it has what I want for gaming. Also its simple, lots of help in forums and community driven. Im not too big on rolling, but it’s really stable and works.

I have distro hopped a bit, used fedora, ubuntu, debian, and manjora. Stopped on arch as, I like my xfce set up with arch.

KISS - keep it stupid simple or simple stupid.

Try each for a week. Go through the installs. Set up a thing and do a update.

Make notes! I can’t stress this enough, want to actually learn a bit make a small note on why you like what you like and why you don’t. Ease of install, ease of finding support, ease of updating, and so on.

Shrug I distro hopped a lot. Tried a bunch before I stick with arch. Even did manjaro and ubuntu.

The beauty of linux is there’s a lot of options and choices.

Reason: big distros have big communities and support is easier to get or find.