Looking for a Daily use Distro, bit overwhelmed by the options.
Hi i tried to keep this short and failed.
So far I've used Mint and EndeavorOS. I dont mean to come off as picky-- but i've done so much research into other distros that ive looped around to feeling overwhelmed with information so im looking for outside perspectives.
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I want to note that i actually love mint, but my biggest issue is the last of customization. its not the end of the world but small things like the lack of widgets, the right-click menu, and not really being able to change the file browser are kind of annoying.
EndeavourOS is also awesome and i havent had many issues with it so far- but im pretty traumatized from the bootloader breaking multiple times when i followed the regular arch guide so I'm worried about an Arch-based system bricking my computer when i have school due. I could just be stressing out about nothing though.
- Intermediate computer knowledge (possibly above intermediate?)
- Currently in college for IT, I do my schoolwork on this computer so i want something reliable that i wont have to babysit or stress about- But will let me tinker/adjust if i ever want to.
- I think the hardest part for me is choosing between a stable or rolling release. I dont trust myself to keep on top of updates for rolling well enough without stressing out- but also the idea of being 2 years behind everyone else is kind of insane and i worry about those updates also breaking stuff. Ive really over researched which would be better *for me* and have no answer, thats the main thing im struggling with.
- I game sometimes but not a ton or anything super recent.
Some other reservations i have:
- i'm not looking to use ubuntu because of the issues with the company... i'm a bit hesitant about fedora for the same reasons but i'm less educated on that front.
- I saw people recommending OpenSUSE TW but it having a smaller community and apparently less packages sucks. That lizards cool as FUCK Though.
AMD Ryzen 3 7330U, integrated Radeon, 16GB RAM if that changes anything.
I'd prefer to use KDE (As much as i love cinnamon)
thanks to anyone who replies to this btw smiles