cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/38277245

I am looking to switch to a different Linux distribution (or BSD). I currently use openSUSE Tumbleweed, which is quite nice, but I’m having issues with my USB ports and it takes a hot second to boot up.

However, the reason I’m asking here instead of going straight to DistroWatch is that my laptop has a problem. When I turn it on, it bootloops unless it’s connected to power when I press the button. As such, this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

I could get this repaired or replaced, but I have neither the time nor the money to spare.

So, does anyone have any suggestions? Or should I just slap Fedora Kinoite on it and call it a day?

EDIT: I went for Debian FreeBSD, as well as running fwupd, and it’s all working now. Thanks!

  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Are you already an experienced distrohopper? If not, this is a great opportunity to try some of the classics you haven’t tried yet. How about, Debian, Mint, Manjaro etc? Try a new DE/WM too. Something like Cinnamnon, KDE, LXQt, i3, awesome etc.

    • N.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Manjaro is notorious for being a shit distro with breakage and out dated packages from their repos. Instead check out CachyOS or EndeavourOS for easy arch-based distros.

      To add to your list: openSUSE Tumbleweed, VanillaOS

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Yeah, that’s a good addition. Manjaro used to be popular many years ago. Tried it back then as a part of the usual distrohopping rite, and moved on. Many years after that people started pointing out all sorts of interesting things about it, but I wasn’t running Manjaro at the time, so my personal experiences are very outdated at the moment.

  • LinuxEnjoyer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Why not just Debian? Unless you need very up-to-date software, it will work fine. You can throw XFCE if you’re on an old hardware. I put Debian on my 2017 laptop and I usually have about 30 days of uptime before rebooting (just for a bit of “computer hygiene” since it could probably just run forever without issues if I didn’t reboot).