I’ve been distrohopping for a while now, and eventually I landed on Arch. Part of the reason I have stuck with it is I think I had a balanced introduction, since I was exposed to both praise and criticism. We often discuss our favorite distros, but I think it’s equally important to talk about the ones that didn’t quite hit the mark for us because it can be very helpful.

So, I’d like to ask: What is your least favorite Linux distribution and why? Please remember, this is not about bashing or belittling any specific distribution. The aim is to have a constructive discussion where we can learn about each other’s experiences.

My personal least favorite is probably Manjaro.

Consider:

  • What specific features/lack thereof made it less appealing?
  • Did you face any specific challenges?
  • How was your experience with the community?
  • If given a chance, what improvements would you suggest?
  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
    192·
    9 months ago

    I’m going to mention two:

    Manjaro. I’ve attempted to use Manjaro a few different times, and outside of a VM it just didn’t work properly; on my laptop it would boot loop for reasons I don’t understand, it had poor hardware support and optimization on a Raspberry Pi, and it didn’t last long on my desktop. It’s had its chances, I’m done trying.

    I really did not hitch horses with Pop!_OS, and it’s almost entirely because Pop!_OS started at Gnome and kept fucking going. Just thinking about the two miserable weeks I spent trying to get Gnome to do anything is making me physically angry. Words like disobedient and belligerent come to mind when I think of what it’s like to use Pop!_OS. Linux Mint is designed to feel familiar to anyone coming from Windows. Pop!_OS feels like it’s designed to be the opposite of that, it deliberately doesn’t work the way you think it does. YOU have to conform to IT. And I FUCKING hate it. It is never welcome on my hardware ever again.

    • lseif@sopuli.xyz
      52·
      9 months ago

      yep. i dont see a reason to use Manjaro when EndevourOs is basically the same, but better (and a nicer color theme!)

      • maness300@lemmy.world
        25·
        9 months ago

        Why does endeavor OS describe itself as a terminal-centric OS?

        That alone turns me off from using it. I try to avoid the terminal at all costs.

        • lseif@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          9 months ago

          im pretty sure you can get by pretty well without the terminal, for the most part. although, it is arch based, and its kind of the point. no distro is for everyone.

          its besides the point, but why dont u like the terminal?

          • maness300@lemmy.world
            93·
            9 months ago

            its besides the point, but why dont u like the terminal?

            Because it’s way harder to remember and use text commands than it is to navigate a GUI.

            I also don’t like taking my hand off the mouse if I can avoid it.