So been trying out Garuda Linux for a while now (my first distro), but feel ready to try another distro. Therefore looking for a distro that suits my preferred requirements, anyone has any tips?

  • Uses Wayland
  • Supports flatpak
  • ButterFS format
  • KDE Plasma
  • “Good for gaming”

Note: Got nothing negative about Garuda, I just want to explore the options out there :)—

  • snekerpimp@lemmy.world
    7·
    1 year ago

    Throwing Debian in there. Switched from arch 6 months ago. Still running x11 because xfce doesn’t support wayland yet, but KDE does. I run amd cpu and gpu and have no compatibility issues. And with lutris/bottles/proton games run with minimal issues. Plus most every is based on Debian, so why not just use the original.

    • EntropyPure@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      To add to this: Debian is pretty conservative in regards to package versions. The current and LTS versions usually have slightly older packages.

      If you don’t mind tackling more updates, I suggest Debian Testing. That is the stable development branch for the next major release, currently rocking it with Wayland GNOME on my DELL notebook and very happy with the results.

    • Lunch@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I do run a Debian server actually. So I guess i wouldn’t be sailing unfamiliar waters if I were to try it i guess.

      • snekerpimp@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 year ago

        That’s what happened to me. Switched all my servers to Debian 12, figured I’d give it a try on desktop, now I tell everyone to try it

    • joel_feila@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      Im thinking of hopping over Debian soon. I heard i should use steam as a flat pack for best support. Is that true or not?