Good news guys, after lots of using Manjaro and figuring this whole thing out I installed arch, messed it up (on accident) and installed again from scratch
I used to be terrible about "paralysis by analysis". In the late '80s it took me 3 months of research and wishy washy mind changing to pick the "perfect" high end cassette player for my car.
Your choice of supplementary images for this video is on point. I'd find myself laughing while it plays or pausing to read the joke text, all-together chuckling and missing what you said, only to rewind in order to not miss the points you were trying to make :) Great points. Great reasoning. Great video. Subbed!
same here. Great choice of images and videos. Though I'm not completely in peace with pepe, but the video was still more funny than browsing imgur for a week. And was informative too.
All new users should start with parrotOS or Kali. Do much penetration, go greyhat, much more penetration, blackhat, much much more penetration, jail... new kinds of penetration.
I was once in a lecture with 200 people and the guy holding the presentation asked, "How many of you have tried Linux", I and other 70 people raise hands. Then he asked "How many of you have tried more than 5 distros" - 10 guys rise hands me included. "How many of you have tried more than 50 distros" - I was the only one to rise the hand... fuck.
Man you're a lifesaver. I was hopping distros all the time because of this. Now I'm just sitting in front of Ubuntu/Mint because that just works and I don't need to hack into nasa just to get things done :D
People brag about spending 4 days in a row customizing their entire arch linux operating system, and I just want to get rid of windows so my steam games can run smoothly lol
@@ZverseZ True, like JUST FUCKING WORK. Thats all we need. People do not have a fetish for configuring. Just make distros that work out of the box and people still start coming over.
I remember one of my jobs had a major Linux dick measuring thing going on, as well as keyboard and ide. It was out of control. Thing is after showing off our hot shot vimrc files and hyper optimized colemak for programmers layout or completely stripped down nosystemd arch os... We had to actually work, like you know, build apps for our clients lol. I remember one guy really got into vim in a big way but he was the least efficient of all of us cause he got into colemak at the same time and couldnt figure out which bindings were where. Or my boss had a customized arch os going that was fine until we were at a client meeting and he had to plug and HDMI cable in to present some code... And after that was sorted, the client asked if he could zoom in lol and the whole thing started over again. Now I just use either Ubuntu or debian depending on the machine, toss on some emacs and vim config files, some bash profile stuff, done. Seriously just KISS.
Political Monkey, I will never forget your reply. Although, I suspect you may be working in conjunction with Spooky Business in order to advance your meme career.
I've used Linux for close to 20 years. I have switched several times, not because I was overthinking it, but because I couldn't do things with the current distro. In my opinion, it's perfectly fine to switch at any time, for any reason. There really are differences between major distros, and you may need to spend some time with one in order to find out if it works for you.
It's been 7 years since this video was published, and I think the essence of it has only become more true as the major distros and packages have developed over time.
The fact that some of us clicked on this video because Varg Vikernes is in the thumbnail proves that the Linux and black metal community are connected.
So, here's my journey in a nutshell: elementary OS (January 2015) Ubuntu (January 2015) Manjaro (March 2015) OpenSUSE (Sometime soon) I switched from Elementary to Ubuntu out of preference, then when I felt a bit more advanced and wanted to try something new, I switched to Manjaro, which became my favorite and I used it for a long time, but when my home Manjaro installation got borked and had weird flashing issues on boot and I couldn't do anything with it, not even switch to a TTY, nor could I fix it with chroot, I basically just scrapped the installation and have recently decided to switch to OpenSUSE Tumbleweed because it is still rolling release, but it's not bleeding edge, and it's more stable, and plus I also want to learn RPM and the OpenSUSE way of doing things, as well as use KDE extensively when I have used Xfce for a long time. I want to get out of my comfort zone and have new experiences as well as learn new things.
I wasnt even able to break opensuse tumbleweed, even installing unsupported packages. Its rock solid in my experience. The only 2 issues i have with it are:1- no support at all for my amd hd8850m (amd's fault, but i think with some jerryrig *buntus can still use it, and only them basically) 2-doesnt have the switchable hybrid laptop graphics support (that goes to manjaro and *buntus basically)
Tried "Linux lite" in a VM on a mediocre Windows 10 desktop machine. Ran very well there, So it replaced Windows 7 on my Acer Netbook. Yay!, Little bastard is much faster now!
If you're in a position to make a choice, then think about what's most important to you. One thing that I think is really important is the size of the community and how easily you can get support (What do your friends run? What can you find search results most easily for?). So I wouldn't normally pick Ubuntu, but it's hard to beat the number of Ubuntu users out there, so it makes it easy to find answers to common problems.
Sometimes it totally is worth switching... I moved from Ubuntu to Mint Debian Edition - I liked the rolling release. Then moved from that to pure Debian after some time. I don't think any of these moves were a waste of time... But I totally understand why you give this advice - particularly to newcomers.
The way I handle "difficult" choices like these is with a pinch of apathy. Throw out the choices that are obviously wrong, then stop caring and just pick something. This way, you'll probably still make a fine choice, and you won't feel bad about it because you've already decided you don't care -- at least, not that much. Also, in the case of Linux, it just really does not matter, because, whatever your dream setup is, you can get there from pretty much whatever starting point you choose, I think. Honestly I haven't hopped distros that much. I went from Ubuntu to Arch to Kali to Arch (Kali is in there because some stuff isn't built for Arch, so I wanted to go back to Debian, but not Ubuntu. Whatever was broken didn't work there either, so eventually I went back).
I use Slackware because I truly understand the boot process it uses and I appreciate the close to source 'vanilla' packages. Others bistros frustrate me.
I find all bistros frustrating. I wanted an OS for my computer but they keep telling me all they supply are moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. Sorry.
@ippos_khloros typically we dont use fork, we say derivative, because it isnt as simple as making a copy of a git repo, because distros aren't a codebase, they're a kernel/package/binary build/distribution system . Most distros are derivatives. Ubuntu itself is a derivative of Debian and its repos are mostly just downstream from Debian. But it also can have signifcant differences in architecture as a project, for example it was using upstart for a while as init which debian never used. Hell, Mint has had its own derivatives.
Very good advice. I switched because Vista support was going to end and, why buy another windows OS or computers x2? Started with Ubuntu then found Linux Mint XFCE, works grate on older computers and soooooo much better than Vista. If I knew how much better and faster Linux is compared to Vista I would have changed years ago, lol.
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
It's ok to call it linux even though that's not 100% correct. You would likely "Google" something, instead of "using a search engine". You don't have to be totally accurate all the time (although I get your point)
Thumbs up. I used Arch (with dwm) and had an update kill my file system years ago. That's an event that can make you switch. I went to Ubuntu and have been happy there while loving the Arch wiki.
I watched this whole thing because I wanted to see why Varg's face is in the thumbnail. I missed it if it was explicit, but, still, enjoyed the heck outta the video! :-)
Arch slamming the door (by abandoning an .img format for the RasPi) on millions of potential new linux users was a very 'bright idea' --some would say an "elitist" approach, but I couldn't possibly say as such. >_< So after continuing the hopping game and with the above in mind I landed at BSDworld for good (FreeBSD). Done and love it. Thanks for these vids -enjoying them greatly.
So many people confusing DEs with distros it is insane. Ubuntu LTS user running i3-gaps here. BTW I've learned a lot from your channel, appreciate it and cheers.
It's a perfectly acceptable and stable middle-ground. Yes, it has a little bit of a learning curve in comparison to Mint or Ubuntu, but if you get past it, it's worth it. It teaches the user about Linux, it's reliable, it's beautiful to use, it's fast and functional and it won't screw with your computer. It's the workhorse stalwart of the Linux world.
I like Debian because of its cool extras. There are offline installation DVDs with stuff to install on them. It even offers printable DVD covers. I have yet to see another distro with that. And it has a security feed, which is cool beans. I don't care that much about the "old" repository as it's still better than Ubuntu (that's been very old to my knowledge). And Sid (or however the testing release is called) has a more cutting-edge repo.
Completely agree. I started using Linux with Manjaro, for AUR. But then I found out that I have so many things I don't know about the system. So I threw myself into arch(no dual boot, just arch). Spending 2 weeks just to get everything working as manjaro did for me. So now I'm back to Manjaro because i think I have seen enough and just want a system that works. And I now feel pretty confident using manjaro
I had to change to Arch because I did not have the software I needed at the moment on Ubuntu and Linux Mint and LMDE and Debian. And now I use it because I know how the shit works here and I can quickly tweak my stuff and get something working. Spent five hours at work getting Arch to the state I needed it to be and consider it to be totally worth it.
takumi445 Good point! But I also find Arch to be more fun and easier to maintain than other distros :/ That's entirely subjective though. I haven't looked into Flatpak, Snap and Docker yet, but I know that I like to have my entire system being bleeding edge. Question I have is: will my packages be automatically updated with the methods you list ?
Very wise words. I know people who never seem to use their Linux OS they're just constantly distro hopping trying to the perfect one. I'm glad I stopped years ago and learnt to tweak it instead and I'm happily productive with what I have.
Thanks a lot for sharing these simple thoughts! For me, my distro worked really good for many years. Some more or less actual decisions in the linux world made me think, that maybe it was time for a change and I had a look on many distros and desktops. After this video, I made a clear decision with ease.
Sad that this video got several times more views than most of your others. An example of how obsessed people are about distros instead of all the other important components of the OS.
Well I'm really not worried about having the wrong distro, I just enjoy trying out many different ones, I find it fun to get to know a new way of doing things.
I almost don't want to admit how much this video helped me. Not because it wasn't good. In fact it was fantastic and I'll likely share it with a number of people... but more because this concept of the Paradox of Choice has been something that I get stuck in often, and never realized that A) it had a name, or B) was so simple to resolve if you just stopped to think about it for a minute. Thanks for posting this, and just know that this video won my sub (for what that's worth lol).
On the FSF stuff, I've got a free kernel, free core libs, free package manager, free desktop environment, free browser, free development tools, free office apps, etc. If I have to install a proprietary package for certain things like using my video card or playing Flash games, then while I don't like it, it's a limited and purposeful compromise that still takes place atop a free software core. If and when the free alternatives are able to do the job, I'll switch; the point is to have that option available.
This video is contradictory, first half is don't think use what you've got and change what's not right, yet the second half, it's obvious you have to think which is the best distro for you. Your average user doesn't want to keep changing things and distros all the time, what they want is for it to work with minimal maintenance and not break. Sorry using Linux as your OS, it's all about thinking.
I've done a lot of distro hopping. The second desktop distribution I tried was Fedora, the first being Ubuntu. I have never found anything remotely as good as Fedora with as much polish, anywhere. Bleeding edge software that manages to be stable somehow, vanilla un-molested packages (looking at you, Debian), great support, and despite what you may have heard in 1998, Fedora's rpm-based package management is actually stellar nowadays, far better than Debian's stuff.
- « your distro is not the appearance » One of the most important truths in the Linux world. - My take on choosing it is : begin with what someone close to you can help you with if such a person exists. As Luke says, if you're fine, just stick with it. Computers are messy and buggy more often than not, and if it's doing the job fine, think yourself both happy and lucky. Then if the itch of change is coming up because of technical reasons, if you've got the time, do try something else on a separate drive or something. You may indeed find that a series a minor annoyances are tantamount to one big clusterfuck when you find something that really works better for you. For me the choice was very simple : was tired of realizing that a reinstall of ubuntu when changing versions was _for me_ always preferable performance-wise to just upgrading to the next version, so I investigated rolling distros. Arch being the popular thing it is, I installed it. I was proud of both the install and maintenance. Some upgrades can truly be challenging though… The most important thing when you run Arch, I'd say, is to subscribe the update newsletter rss feed thing : it's vital. Then some day I tested Manjaro, and after 3 years on the same Arch, I installed Manjaro because it sounded like I wouldn't need to tinker stuff and learn all the time, and it's been… about three years now. I love the easy maintenance (a yaourt -Syu once in a while and I'm good), the repos with AUR have everything I'll ever need without the need for stuff like PPAs. I haven't been a Linux forum in maybe 10 years, because I don't need to -and would never dare annoy people with stuff that I messed up out of sheer laxness. To be fair with Manjaro I've come to forget about fixing stuff. I really need to go the wikis once or twice a year for a quick reminder on how to do really simple stuff, because I can just afford not to care here. Now that I've discovered i3wm the system looks perfect, and in the process I've wanted to take a peek at what's going on in the world of distros, and some things are very interesting indeed, but my system is working, and I've got sooooo many other things I want to do. I'd really rather take some time to get into a programming crash course than learn how another init system or package manager works somewhere else. Lastly, I feel we should be thankful to live in age where many issues of the past are pretty much gone, for me hardware detection whimsicality among distros, and dependency hell. I liked my first openSuse, very first distro, but man when Ubuntu came around I was like now THAT's package managing. I don't think one has to deal with that sort of problem anymore, and that's like health, you don't notice how good it is when everything is running fine. tl;dr : I agree with Luke Smith (uploader), when your system works, learn to be content because you should. BUT you're totally free to take a peek elsewhere if you have the interest in you to see how things are done on the other side of the fence. Linux is a vast world, and if something bugs you but seemingly noone else in your community, chances are that it's bugged other people more knowledgeable than you who have found solutions to that. Just be mindful you might have to learn anew a whole lot of other things you took for granted if you want to take the leap. But hey, you can never know too much :-)
IMHO the main reason to use Arch isn't a two second faster start-up (it'll be more like 15 seconds with custom UEFI, but I digress). IMHO it's _learning_ more about computer systems and about Linux. Arch teaches you that in a very gentle way. That's why I chose it. It's also gives you a feeling of mastery for having made an almost from-the-ground-up custom system. If you don't want to learn about the system or about the inner workings of Linux, because you just want to browse the net or be productive, then choose an easier distro, like Mint or Manjaro.
I'm running Mint in VirtualBox-- first one ever! So far, it runs pretty well. Love Cinnamon-- in pictures, it looked a tad bit ugly, but when I actually run it and look at it some more, it *really is* elegant and clean. I feel right at home, especially the taskbar at the bottom. It's Windows-esque, but not like a clone or anything.
I'm just went to switch to Antergos from Ubuntu 16.04 and watched this video... I stopped. Thanks :D P.S. it's my worst problem for 5 last years using Linux or Windows.
hey man, your talk is superb and full of wisdom i wish I knew them before I literally tried 8 Linux (Redhat, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, CentOS, Drago, Arch) with the hope of finding my version of excalibur lol. But then I understood its ridiculous to switch, because any Linux system is capable of doing what other Linux system can do. My final candidate was Arch and its been my home since then. So Window manager, Desktop environment etc components are the variables here that I need to change in order to build up my productivity on Linux. Switching between them fixed my many issues and gain knowledge even. this is the first time I stepped in to this channel. Thanks for sharing awesome stuff and keep up.
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I think distro-hopping is very advantageous, and I think every new Linux user should spend at least six months distro hopping, trying out a new distro every couple of weeks. Unlike buying jeans, distro hopping is mostly free (the only cost being your time). There is nothing you can break that a clean install won't fix (if you've backed up your data), so spend some time trying out all the popular distros and desktop environments. Eventually, the novelty feeling of distro hopping passes, and so everyone settles down on a preferred combination. But the process itself gives a Linux newbie precious experience and realistic expectations (yes, it's generally true that there is no such thing as the best distro, except , of course), much better than a TH-cam video could. So I don't see why anyone would advise against distro hopping. The worst thing you can do as a newbie is to install Ubuntu with GNOME and just run with it no matter how unpleasant your experience is. I find that contrary to the Linux spirit. It is perfectly okay to switch to Arch, have a miserable time for a couple of weeks, and switch back to Ubuntu. :D
So, I was wondering (what with all the memes and vidme,minds references) if any of this was meant to be serious, and I realised that it actually is. The video is not joking by the end. And it isn't even changing its mind as if its a post-ironic humour. I can solve this. The first implicit assumption of the video is if somebody (the linux "undecided people") is a beginner. Immediately, they'd therefore need some fairly modern machine (not some old dual core) so they can choose ubuntu (or kubuntu etc) with it running well. However then the video goes into the realms of people who are not beginners. Well, then they aren't really going to seek advice from the video then are they? I didn't thumbs down the video. I'm just saying. Then the video suggests people might only want something purely FOSS. By that point (all ubuntu information paranoia aside) they'd know about FOSS and how to find out. So, lastly the video tends towards the idea of the undecided people having no qualms about FOSS or proprietary (either is cool to them) and those people also seem more knowledgeable considering what is spoken of. It also hints at drivers being an issue. Again, as per the start, computing horsepower is no real barrier. For this there is really a solution that would work. Use BSD (specifically PC-BSD aka TrueOS) which has (compared to many linux distros) good proprietary drivers, and use its linux compatability layer to run linux in a container (so you would not actually see PC-BSD per se at all), and simply, the chosen linux in the container would be "Mate Debian Linux Mint" because it updates automatically to be bleeding edge. You can use the ZFS on the BSD and btrfs in debian mate mint. Even though the PC-BSD containing mate-debian-mint setup is for "advanced users" who are not in the beginner subset of people (ubunut), PC-BSD is really rather easy to get started. You don't need jails and so on unless a power user. Nobody considering gentoo for example would need the video. These people don't care that PC-BSD won't be all FOSS. Also the auto-updating of that particular Mint (debian-mate-mint) means it will always be updated without thinking of it. Then if you hate an update, the snapshot or rollback of zfs (or btrfs) solves that. Also for propritary wifi drivers, you could try ndiswrapper for wifi if you really needed it.
Arch runs smoother, faster, better, stronger...... Ubuntu is heavy as fuck. You also get that *yaourt* power which is a million times better than the shitty apt apt-get aptitude.... etc. But at the end of the day, Manjaro openbox is the best :)
Dear Luke Congratulatoins on your youtube channel ! My first linux experience is Arch 6 months ago, and it takes time to install it on a Thinkpad X230 without "enp0s25" (ethernet interface) working on Arch July 2016 ISO , it was a painful experience, but I learnt a lot (Brutal force learning). Now I'm learning how to use Dwm in Arch with rxvt as a terminal emulator, another challenger. When I ''ll have enought background on linux I will try Funtoo Linux.
This video is so counterproductive... I watched this with the intent it would inspire me to settle down and stick with what I'm using, but then you reveal that you use Arch which is considered one of the most tweaker obsessive distros there is... You suggest beginners use Ubuntu and then later recommend FSF distros - dude that's like so opposite goal wise. You're so deep in customizing you don't even realize what your recommendations are. You're just like me and I don't blame you =P. I don't mean to sound like a hater because being decisive is not easy and certainly not something I am usually. I just find this vid hilariously ironic. TLDR: "Hello World!", "Hello, World!", "Hello World", "Hello world", "hello world" , etc... Sums up technology and programming.
I use Arch and I don't think I am going to switch anytime soon. The reason I am using Arch is that as a computer scientist I like to know how every component works and interact with each other which is obfuscated in a distro like Ubuntu. Arch throws you in the deep end in that regard. The other advantage is having kernel and package updates as soon as they come out, and it's nice to get ahead of the new changes that will be rolled out to other distros further down the line. The main reason I try and play with other distros (usually in a VM) is so that I know whats going on in the Linux distro space and also find nice distros to be able to recommend to people who want an out of the box solution right for them.
I started my Linux journey with Redhat 9 back in 2003. I've been around the world distro-wise: opensuse, ubuntu, straight up debian, gentoo, arch, the works. 14 years later, I am back to Redhat (actually CentOS, since that is free) mainly because 1. that is what we use at work, and 2. it is a major distribution that is heavily supported (as far as software packages go). There are a lot of people who use Linux for a lot of different things. If you are new to Linux, as the video says Ubuntu is probably the best choice. Anything Debian- or Redhat-based is going to do well because those are the most widely used and you can get the most packages for those systems. As far as desktop environments go, we are all SOL since GTK3 is now supposedly the standard. There is no good desktop environment anymore.
On a personal level, distro hopping can be fun. On a feature need level, on a server level, where you need very specific things to be operational, then you need stability and that ONE app that does whatever you need it to do, for others. So in the one hand you can enjoy distro hopping. I do. On the other, you have business needs that means you have to be damn sure that your system is rock solid. You don't need that on a personal level. On a personal level, all you need are either a great tool, or new experiences. This will decide if you need to distro hop. If you distro hop out of insecurity, then sure, stop it. Varg commands you. But if not, then IMHO distro hopping is completely fine. Keep on hopping! :)
Thanks, I chose TempleOS
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0:01 - 5:00 how to choose a distro
5:00-13:20 OH YEAH I USE ARCH
Imagine being skilled enough to install arch, it took me 4 days to realize I’m not good enough to install it
Arch here 2
Good news guys, after lots of using Manjaro and figuring this whole thing out I installed arch, messed it up (on accident) and installed again from scratch
Tamramsy welcome to the party then
@@Tamramsy It took me 4 days to do it properly, I tried it so much that when I finished I realized it was just badly done so I did it again
Did you create this video using terminal only?
Luck 😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !
no he had to make the terminal first
I used GRUB boot loader command line to make video
Plot twist: Luke creates all his videos in the terminal.
In short... don't succumb to "paralysis by analysis". :D
Jeez thanks I really needed to spend another 15 min thinking about not thinking.
I used to be terrible about "paralysis by analysis". In the late '80s it took me 3 months of research and wishy washy mind changing to pick the "perfect" high end cassette player for my car.
Your choice of supplementary images for this video is on point. I'd find myself laughing while it plays or pausing to read the joke text, all-together chuckling and missing what you said, only to rewind in order to not miss the points you were trying to make :) Great points. Great reasoning. Great video. Subbed!
Ha, thanks a lot! Good to know people share my sense of humor.
same here. Great choice of images and videos. Though I'm not completely in peace with pepe, but the video was still more funny than browsing imgur for a week. And was informative too.
All new users should start with parrotOS or Kali. Do much penetration, go greyhat, much more penetration, blackhat, much much more penetration, jail... new kinds of penetration.
i laughed way too hard xD
This comment is gold. 😂
Are you watching Unix Porn?
Then get released from prison, don the white hat and do more penetration with a clear conscience
Lol good1
>showing off customized arch linux desktop
>/cuteboys/
hol up
I'm guilty of having started my Linux journey with Arch because I wanted to feel like a badass. 😁
want to be badass, try gentoo.
I guess your Linux journey has ended quickly. XD
Jesse Richter You mean as badass as waiting thousands of hours of compilation time can be?
Don't shove anything into your arch!
@@Sebi20070 i was on arch but one of my bitch ass friend trashed my instaln in my back :'( He said "i just ran an update" yeah stfu you broke it.
I was once in a lecture with 200 people and the guy holding the presentation asked, "How many of you have tried Linux", I and other 70 people raise hands. Then he asked "How many of you have tried more than 5 distros" - 10 guys rise hands me included. "How many of you have tried more than 50 distros" - I was the only one to rise the hand... fuck.
I'm in the same boat!
@@abdulwahabjag damn mate you must be living near a nuclear power plant
And what did the guy say?
@@abdulwahabjag bro wtf
@@abdulwahabjag Well, I guess he's counting his toes, too.
There's only two choices in Linux: Gentoo and everything else
Not a GNU approved distro, so no.
@@zyan983 Very based.
@@comicsans1689Wrong
Man you're a lifesaver. I was hopping distros all the time because of this. Now I'm just sitting in front of Ubuntu/Mint because that just works and I don't need to hack into nasa just to get things done :D
Lmao
People brag about spending 4 days in a row customizing their entire arch linux operating system, and I just want to get rid of windows so my steam games can run smoothly lol
@@ZverseZ True, like JUST FUCKING WORK. Thats all we need. People do not have a fetish for configuring. Just make distros that work out of the box and people still start coming over.
I remember one of my jobs had a major Linux dick measuring thing going on, as well as keyboard and ide. It was out of control. Thing is after showing off our hot shot vimrc files and hyper optimized colemak for programmers layout or completely stripped down nosystemd arch os... We had to actually work, like you know, build apps for our clients lol. I remember one guy really got into vim in a big way but he was the least efficient of all of us cause he got into colemak at the same time and couldnt figure out which bindings were where. Or my boss had a customized arch os going that was fine until we were at a client meeting and he had to plug and HDMI cable in to present some code... And after that was sorted, the client asked if he could zoom in lol and the whole thing started over again. Now I just use either Ubuntu or debian depending on the machine, toss on some emacs and vim config files, some bash profile stuff, done. Seriously just KISS.
Really helpful and 11/10 memes. Thank you.
5/7, the best memes
Political Monkey, I will never forget your reply. Although, I suspect you may be working in conjunction with Spooky Business in order to advance your meme career.
shut up
11/10? More like 1011/1010
11/10 = 1.1 the memes were not that bad! I will go with 10/10!
I've used Linux for close to 20 years. I have switched several times, not because I was overthinking it, but because I couldn't do things with the current distro.
In my opinion, it's perfectly fine to switch at any time, for any reason. There really are differences between major distros, and you may need to spend some time with one in order to find out if it works for you.
This did not help me pick a distro.
he said use ubuntu.
davidak actually he said use trisquel lol
install solus
He uses arch
Martian Mo that is what he said you win a candy now go find it..
It's been 7 years since this video was published, and I think the essence of it has only become more true as the major distros and packages have developed over time.
You are missing the point. We distro hop because it's fun.
Yes finally a good comment
The fact that some of us clicked on this video because Varg Vikernes is in the thumbnail proves that the Linux and black metal community are connected.
Lots of internetty people like Varg but not bm. I think this is the connection.
This is the best TH-cam video about Linux ever uploaded.
Subbing, however, is a serious commitment, and I will have to take time to consider.
So, here's my journey in a nutshell:
elementary OS (January 2015)
Ubuntu (January 2015)
Manjaro (March 2015)
OpenSUSE (Sometime soon)
I switched from Elementary to Ubuntu out of preference, then when I felt a bit more advanced and wanted to try something new, I switched to Manjaro, which became my favorite and I used it for a long time, but when my home Manjaro installation got borked and had weird flashing issues on boot and I couldn't do anything with it, not even switch to a TTY, nor could I fix it with chroot, I basically just scrapped the installation and have recently decided to switch to OpenSUSE Tumbleweed because it is still rolling release, but it's not bleeding edge, and it's more stable, and plus I also want to learn RPM and the OpenSUSE way of doing things, as well as use KDE extensively when I have used Xfce for a long time. I want to get out of my comfort zone and have new experiences as well as learn new things.
pity me. my first distro was corel linux (1999). i still cry shit when i think of that
I wasnt even able to break opensuse tumbleweed, even installing unsupported packages.
Its rock solid in my experience.
The only 2 issues i have with it are:1- no support at all for my amd hd8850m (amd's fault, but i think with some jerryrig *buntus can still use it, and only them basically)
2-doesnt have the switchable hybrid laptop graphics support (that goes to manjaro and *buntus basically)
Tumbleweed is as bleeding edge as Manjaro and may also break, it's not true that it's more reliable. I prefer Manjaro and tested both of them.
18 Years On Gentoo, or How I Learned To Never Drink The Kool Aid And Love The Portage Bomb.
I'm a simple man, I see a pic of burzum, I click the video.
only reason i watched the video
It was lol
it's all right, we all did and we will be fine.
stop watching porn
larp vikernes is a pvssy btw
Tried "Linux lite" in a VM on a mediocre Windows 10 desktop machine. Ran very well there, So it replaced Windows 7 on my Acer Netbook. Yay!, Little bastard is much faster now!
I've used pointlinux instead of linux lite in a singlecore atom, it was better, but with a disavantage that it's based on debian, not ubuntu.
If you're in a position to make a choice, then think about what's most important to you. One thing that I think is really important is the size of the community and how easily you can get support (What do your friends run? What can you find search results most easily for?). So I wouldn't normally pick Ubuntu, but it's hard to beat the number of Ubuntu users out there, so it makes it easy to find answers to common problems.
Why the random pic of Varg?
Lol, it's just a highly esoteric meme. Would explain, but that'd reduce the esotericism.
LOL, I was shocked. How does he know about Varg ?!
Click bait!
are you a frequenter of /g/ perhaps??? o_0?
thats kinda why i clicked
dude these were som really dank memes. looking forward to more
Sometimes it totally is worth switching... I moved from Ubuntu to Mint Debian Edition - I liked the rolling release. Then moved from that to pure Debian after some time. I don't think any of these moves were a waste of time... But I totally understand why you give this advice - particularly to newcomers.
1. Install Arch
2. Install XFCE
3. Customize XFCE
Enjoy! BTW I use Arch.
I'm Install KDE and customized. :)
You know that distro that you just keep going back to. Thats the one you should be using. There is a reason you keep going back to it.
Good point :-)
But the distro you keep comming back to is the distro you have left the most. There is something wrong with it.
What if i dont ever comeback to any distro?
@@cui3931 then use bedrock Linux and choose a piece of each distro you like
Since years I've been using Puppy Linux and am completely satisfied. Haven't ever been trying any other distro.
The way I handle "difficult" choices like these is with a pinch of apathy. Throw out the choices that are obviously wrong, then stop caring and just pick something. This way, you'll probably still make a fine choice, and you won't feel bad about it because you've already decided you don't care -- at least, not that much. Also, in the case of Linux, it just really does not matter, because, whatever your dream setup is, you can get there from pretty much whatever starting point you choose, I think. Honestly I haven't hopped distros that much. I went from Ubuntu to Arch to Kali to Arch (Kali is in there because some stuff isn't built for Arch, so I wanted to go back to Debian, but not Ubuntu. Whatever was broken didn't work there either, so eventually I went back).
I use Slackware because I truly understand the boot process it uses and I appreciate the close to source 'vanilla' packages. Others bistros frustrate me.
I find all bistros frustrating. I wanted an OS for my computer but they keep telling me all they supply are moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting.
Sorry.
the message from FSF at the end cracked the shit out of me :'D
i'm a distro hopper and i'm liking it.
ABDELLATIF ZOULIGA yep... I wanna smell all the flowers and taste all the fruits...
ABDELLATIF ZOULIGA me too but my full back go to is mint it's not to difficult for my girlfriend
You're into hoppatitus ;)
If you need a distro with b43 support try Cub Linux, Peppermint Linux OS, Puppy Linux
@Hubert Jasieniecki that really made me lol....
""we all started on ubuntu""
me who started on mint:AM I A JOKE TO YOU?
@ippos_khloros typically we dont use fork, we say derivative, because it isnt as simple as making a copy of a git repo, because distros aren't a codebase, they're a kernel/package/binary build/distribution system . Most distros are derivatives. Ubuntu itself is a derivative of Debian and its repos are mostly just downstream from Debian. But it also can have signifcant differences in architecture as a project, for example it was using upstart for a while as init which debian never used. Hell, Mint has had its own derivatives.
Except for me.. I started on 9 CDs of Mandrake 😂
I wanted to start on the highest REASONABLE level, so I'm starting with Gentoo.
I started before there was Ubuntu.
I actually like this video because i have this problem. Very helpful actually.
Very good advice. I switched because Vista support was going to end and, why buy another windows OS or computers x2? Started with Ubuntu then found Linux Mint XFCE, works grate on older computers and soooooo much better than Vista. If I knew how much better and faster Linux is compared to Vista I would have changed years ago, lol.
You haven't used the Linux of years ago :'D
I mean there is still the option to just crack the shit outta Windows 10; it's like the easiest thing to do lmao
why do that when you can just install linux?
The same with me. Mint XFCE ;)
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
warecamel y u copy n paste
oh so there the ones I should be blaming for all my issues and not Linux
It's ok to call it linux even though that's not 100% correct. You would likely "Google" something, instead of "using a search engine". You don't have to be totally accurate all the time (although I get your point)
Go away Richard Stallman
Damn I suddenly need a cigarette
Thumbs up. I used Arch (with dwm) and had an update kill my file system years ago. That's an event that can make you switch. I went to Ubuntu and have been happy there while loving the Arch wiki.
We need 'you know' counter.
this was undoubtedly the most helpful video for someone who was struggling to decide with which distro to choose
Your meme game is top notch sir.
I watched this whole thing because I wanted to see why Varg's face is in the thumbnail. I missed it if it was explicit, but, still, enjoyed the heck outta the video! :-)
Arch slamming the door (by abandoning an .img format for the RasPi) on millions of potential new linux users was a very 'bright idea' --some would say an "elitist" approach, but I couldn't possibly say as such. >_<
So after continuing the hopping game and with the above in mind I landed at BSDworld for good (FreeBSD). Done and love it. Thanks for these vids -enjoying them greatly.
So many people confusing DEs with distros it is insane. Ubuntu LTS user running i3-gaps here. BTW I've learned a lot from your channel, appreciate it and cheers.
I always go with Debian, works great
It's a perfectly acceptable and stable middle-ground. Yes, it has a little bit of a learning curve in comparison to Mint or Ubuntu, but if you get past it, it's worth it. It teaches the user about Linux, it's reliable, it's beautiful to use, it's fast and functional and it won't screw with your computer. It's the workhorse stalwart of the Linux world.
I'm planning to use fedora just so I can transfer my skills to companies running on RHEL
Gonna try it out today
Rombus EvilBones it's very annoying. Packages are outdated and the repo is not as vast as arch/aur
I like Debian because of its cool extras.
There are offline installation DVDs with stuff to install on them. It even offers printable DVD covers.
I have yet to see another distro with that.
And it has a security feed, which is cool beans.
I don't care that much about the "old" repository as it's still better than Ubuntu (that's been very old to my knowledge). And Sid (or however the testing release is called) has a more cutting-edge repo.
Luke Smith you are a kindred spirit, I am also a postgrad switching to Linux, Latex and freeware
Thanks for your tutorials
I don't hop.
I am sticking to Mint linux, since it showed up on Distro Watch.
Its my home now, I am not budging anywhere.
Or you're not budgieing anywhere?
Completely agree.
I started using Linux with Manjaro, for AUR. But then I found out that I have so many things I don't know about the system. So I threw myself into arch(no dual boot, just arch). Spending 2 weeks just to get everything working as manjaro did for me.
So now I'm back to Manjaro because i think I have seen enough and just want a system that works. And I now feel pretty confident using manjaro
Awesome job with the video xD. The memes are strong with this one.
Thank you for introducing "satisfice" into my vocabulary
DISTRO-HOPPING is my will and you question it?!
This helped me stop agonizing over what I'm doing with my life, thank you
Thanks! Feeling much better now.
one of the best videos of luke, i might have watched it 400 times and got all script memorized, xD.
I had to change to Arch because I did not have the software I needed at the moment on Ubuntu and Linux Mint and LMDE and Debian. And now I use it because I know how the shit works here and I can quickly tweak my stuff and get something working. Spent five hours at work getting Arch to the state I needed it to be and consider it to be totally worth it.
takumi445 Good point! But I also find Arch to be more fun and easier to maintain than other distros :/ That's entirely subjective though. I haven't looked into Flatpak, Snap and Docker yet, but I know that I like to have my entire system being bleeding edge.
Question I have is: will my packages be automatically updated with the methods you list ?
Get Windows 10 buddy. Don't use crapware.
Once you go Arch you never go back to anything else
Very wise words. I know people who never seem to use their Linux OS they're just constantly distro hopping trying to the perfect one. I'm glad I stopped years ago and learnt to tweak it instead and I'm happily productive with what I have.
Why is there a Varg face on thumbnail?
Maybe LS is Varg pilled
"Honostly, thinking of only taking up half loads with this shovel so it takes longer"
that killed me
You know what? Let's do the total opposite. Let's install every single Linux distro, including the unpopular ones and spinoffs.
Yes! :-)
>spinoffs
SaveThePrincessBuntu
Even Hannah Montana Linux and Ubuntu Satanic Edition. Throw in Moebuntu just because.
I've been doing that, in the past...
200 iq. let's multi boot!
Thanks a lot for sharing these simple thoughts! For me, my distro worked really good for many years. Some more or less actual decisions in the linux world made me think, that maybe it was time for a change and I had a look on many distros and desktops. After this video, I made a clear decision with ease.
Sad that this video got several times more views than most of your others. An example of how obsessed people are about distros instead of all the other important components of the OS.
Well I'm really not worried about having the wrong distro, I just enjoy trying out many different ones, I find it fun to get to know a new way of doing things.
Why is there Varg on the thumbnail?!
I almost don't want to admit how much this video helped me. Not because it wasn't good. In fact it was fantastic and I'll likely share it with a number of people... but more because this concept of the Paradox of Choice has been something that I get stuck in often, and never realized that A) it had a name, or B) was so simple to resolve if you just stopped to think about it for a minute. Thanks for posting this, and just know that this video won my sub (for what that's worth lol).
why is there a picture of varg in the thumbnail? lets find out.
On the FSF stuff, I've got a free kernel, free core libs, free package manager, free desktop environment, free browser, free development tools, free office apps, etc. If I have to install a proprietary package for certain things like using my video card or playing Flash games, then while I don't like it, it's a limited and purposeful compromise that still takes place atop a free software core. If and when the free alternatives are able to do the job, I'll switch; the point is to have that option available.
This video is contradictory, first half is don't think use what you've got and change what's not right, yet the second half, it's obvious you have to think which is the best distro for you. Your average user doesn't want to keep changing things and distros all the time, what they want is for it to work with minimal maintenance and not break. Sorry using Linux as your OS, it's all about thinking.
This is a VERY good video coming from someone who has been distro hopping for 20 years!
I've done a lot of distro hopping. The second desktop distribution I tried was Fedora, the first being Ubuntu. I have never found anything remotely as good as Fedora with as much polish, anywhere. Bleeding edge software that manages to be stable somehow, vanilla un-molested packages (looking at you, Debian), great support, and despite what you may have heard in 1998, Fedora's rpm-based package management is actually stellar nowadays, far better than Debian's stuff.
Instability is the greatest sin. That's why I got back to Mint after short use of Manjaro.
I've ended up doing quite a bit of distro-hopping when trying to get older hardware to run smoothly. I ended up getting a new computer. :/
Same
- « your distro is not the appearance » One of the most important truths in the Linux world.
- My take on choosing it is : begin with what someone close to you can help you with if such a person exists. As Luke says, if you're fine, just stick with it. Computers are messy and buggy more often than not, and if it's doing the job fine, think yourself both happy and lucky. Then if the itch of change is coming up because of technical reasons, if you've got the time, do try something else on a separate drive or something. You may indeed find that a series a minor annoyances are tantamount to one big clusterfuck when you find something that really works better for you. For me the choice was very simple : was tired of realizing that a reinstall of ubuntu when changing versions was _for me_ always preferable performance-wise to just upgrading to the next version, so I investigated rolling distros. Arch being the popular thing it is, I installed it. I was proud of both the install and maintenance. Some upgrades can truly be challenging though… The most important thing when you run Arch, I'd say, is to subscribe the update newsletter rss feed thing : it's vital. Then some day I tested Manjaro, and after 3 years on the same Arch, I installed Manjaro because it sounded like I wouldn't need to tinker stuff and learn all the time, and it's been… about three years now. I love the easy maintenance (a yaourt -Syu once in a while and I'm good), the repos with AUR have everything I'll ever need without the need for stuff like PPAs. I haven't been a Linux forum in maybe 10 years, because I don't need to -and would never dare annoy people with stuff that I messed up out of sheer laxness.
To be fair with Manjaro I've come to forget about fixing stuff. I really need to go the wikis once or twice a year for a quick reminder on how to do really simple stuff, because I can just afford not to care here. Now that I've discovered i3wm the system looks perfect, and in the process I've wanted to take a peek at what's going on in the world of distros, and some things are very interesting indeed, but my system is working, and I've got sooooo many other things I want to do. I'd really rather take some time to get into a programming crash course than learn how another init system or package manager works somewhere else.
Lastly, I feel we should be thankful to live in age where many issues of the past are pretty much gone, for me hardware detection whimsicality among distros, and dependency hell. I liked my first openSuse, very first distro, but man when Ubuntu came around I was like now THAT's package managing. I don't think one has to deal with that sort of problem anymore, and that's like health, you don't notice how good it is when everything is running fine.
tl;dr : I agree with Luke Smith (uploader), when your system works, learn to be content because you should. BUT you're totally free to take a peek elsewhere if you have the interest in you to see how things are done on the other side of the fence. Linux is a vast world, and if something bugs you but seemingly noone else in your community, chances are that it's bugged other people more knowledgeable than you who have found solutions to that. Just be mindful you might have to learn anew a whole lot of other things you took for granted if you want to take the leap. But hey, you can never know too much :-)
IMHO the main reason to use Arch isn't a two second faster start-up (it'll be more like 15 seconds with custom UEFI, but I digress). IMHO it's _learning_ more about computer systems and about Linux. Arch teaches you that in a very gentle way. That's why I chose it. It's also gives you a feeling of mastery for having made an almost from-the-ground-up custom system. If you don't want to learn about the system or about the inner workings of Linux, because you just want to browse the net or be productive, then choose an easier distro, like Mint or Manjaro.
"Not even Slackware!" or Gentoo for that matter. No one best distro exists. :)
I'm running Mint in VirtualBox-- first one ever! So far, it runs pretty well. Love Cinnamon-- in pictures, it looked a tad bit ugly, but when I actually run it and look at it some more, it *really is* elegant and clean. I feel right at home, especially the taskbar at the bottom. It's Windows-esque, but not like a clone or anything.
Here for Varg. Very confused.
I'm just went to switch to Antergos from Ubuntu 16.04 and watched this video... I stopped. Thanks :D
P.S. it's my worst problem for 5 last years using Linux or Windows.
Use both! :-)
As someone who was interested to switch to linux, this video convinced me to stick with windows.
Wise choice
No choice really: Linux Mint rocks...
oh wELL ACTUALY
Mint is for plebs
Mint is for children, I compile my own distro with buildroot...
@@hansvon2415 Normal users are plebs. Stop with elitism
@@matheus5230 not helping, and what about plebs who want to grow?
hey man, your talk is superb and full of wisdom i wish I knew them before I literally tried 8 Linux (Redhat, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, CentOS, Drago, Arch) with the hope of finding my version of excalibur lol. But then I understood its ridiculous to switch, because any Linux system is capable of doing what other Linux system can do. My final candidate was Arch and its been my home since then. So Window manager, Desktop environment etc components are the variables here that I need to change in order to build up my productivity on Linux. Switching between them fixed my many issues and gain knowledge even.
this is the first time I stepped in to this channel. Thanks for sharing awesome stuff and keep up.
I think distro-hopping is very advantageous, and I think every new Linux user should spend at least six months distro hopping, trying out a new distro every couple of weeks. Unlike buying jeans, distro hopping is mostly free (the only cost being your time). There is nothing you can break that a clean install won't fix (if you've backed up your data), so spend some time trying out all the popular distros and desktop environments. Eventually, the novelty feeling of distro hopping passes, and so everyone settles down on a preferred combination. But the process itself gives a Linux newbie precious experience and realistic expectations (yes, it's generally true that there is no such thing as the best distro, except , of course), much better than a TH-cam video could.
So I don't see why anyone would advise against distro hopping. The worst thing you can do as a newbie is to install Ubuntu with GNOME and just run with it no matter how unpleasant your experience is. I find that contrary to the Linux spirit. It is perfectly okay to switch to Arch, have a miserable time for a couple of weeks, and switch back to Ubuntu. :D
Okay, the last part made me choke on my morning coffee. Hilarious. Thanks, man. This video is like couple's therapy for Ubuntu and me.
You've done a pretty good job a that video, keep up!
Excellent video. I started with Mint, and now I am using Arch. 4:46 - 5:55 had me cracking up, haha.
Sure feels like /fglt/ here.
:^)
Holy shit, i just realized i have been subbed for almost 4 years ...
Varg Vikernes is a distro? Wow I didn't know that.
I just discovered your videos, and i love them. You got some awesome stuff man, kudos to you. Thank you :)
So, I was wondering (what with all the memes and vidme,minds references) if any of this was meant to be serious, and I realised that it actually is. The video is not joking by the end. And it isn't even changing its mind as if its a post-ironic humour.
I can solve this. The first implicit assumption of the video is if somebody (the linux "undecided people") is a beginner. Immediately, they'd therefore need some fairly modern machine (not some old dual core) so they can choose ubuntu (or kubuntu etc) with it running well. However then the video goes into the realms of people who are not beginners. Well, then they aren't really going to seek advice from the video then are they? I didn't thumbs down the video. I'm just saying.
Then the video suggests people might only want something purely FOSS. By that point (all ubuntu information paranoia aside) they'd know about FOSS and how to find out.
So, lastly the video tends towards the idea of the undecided people having no qualms about FOSS or proprietary (either is cool to them) and those people also seem more knowledgeable considering what is spoken of. It also hints at drivers being an issue. Again, as per the start, computing horsepower is no real barrier. For this there is really a solution that would work. Use BSD (specifically PC-BSD aka TrueOS) which has (compared to many linux distros) good proprietary drivers, and use its linux compatability layer to run linux in a container (so you would not actually see PC-BSD per se at all), and simply, the chosen linux in the container would be "Mate Debian Linux Mint" because it updates automatically to be bleeding edge. You can use the ZFS on the BSD and btrfs in debian mate mint. Even though the PC-BSD containing mate-debian-mint setup is for "advanced users" who are not in the beginner subset of people (ubunut), PC-BSD is really rather easy to get started. You don't need jails and so on unless a power user. Nobody considering gentoo for example would need the video. These people don't care that PC-BSD won't be all FOSS. Also the auto-updating of that particular Mint (debian-mate-mint) means it will always be updated without thinking of it. Then if you hate an update, the snapshot or rollback of zfs (or btrfs) solves that.
Also for propritary wifi drivers, you could try ndiswrapper for wifi if you really needed it.
Im a pretty bad distro hopper and this video kept me on a fedora install that actually worked just fine for me.
Arch runs smoother, faster, better, stronger...... Ubuntu is heavy as fuck. You also get that *yaourt* power which is a million times better than the shitty apt apt-get aptitude.... etc. But at the end of the day, Manjaro openbox is the best :)
Colton Turner
I run vanilla Arch, with XFCE. Also, packer > yaourt. Same syntax as pacman and easier to type.
>using yaourt
> not using pacman
Ubuntu is not heavy - heavy is Unity!
Dear Luke Congratulatoins on your youtube channel !
My first linux experience is Arch 6 months ago, and it takes time to install it on a Thinkpad X230 without "enp0s25" (ethernet interface) working on Arch July 2016 ISO , it was a painful experience, but I learnt a lot (Brutal force learning). Now I'm learning how to use Dwm in Arch with rxvt as a terminal emulator, another challenger. When I ''ll have enought background on linux I will try Funtoo Linux.
I have booted about 40 different versions of Linux of a live USB
Wow... just WOW! Loved the talk AND the presentation.
This video is so counterproductive... I watched this with the intent it would inspire me to settle down and stick with what I'm using, but then you reveal that you use Arch which is considered one of the most tweaker obsessive distros there is... You suggest beginners use Ubuntu and then later recommend FSF distros - dude that's like so opposite goal wise. You're so deep in customizing you don't even realize what your recommendations are. You're just like me and I don't blame you =P. I don't mean to sound like a hater because being decisive is not easy and certainly not something I am usually. I just find this vid hilariously ironic.
TLDR: "Hello World!", "Hello, World!", "Hello World", "Hello world", "hello world" , etc... Sums up technology and programming.
just use ubuntu until it limits you. then install gentoo (or arch).
In my country we have a saying. "Do what the priest says not what the priest does".
Also, I just realized this comment is from a year ago. Awkward.
Don't feel bad. I just watched it too.
I use Arch and I don't think I am going to switch anytime soon. The reason I am using Arch is that as a computer scientist I like to know how every component works and interact with each other which is obfuscated in a distro like Ubuntu. Arch throws you in the deep end in that regard. The other advantage is having kernel and package updates as soon as they come out, and it's nice to get ahead of the new changes that will be rolled out to other distros further down the line.
The main reason I try and play with other distros (usually in a VM) is so that I know whats going on in the Linux distro space and also find nice distros to be able to recommend to people who want an out of the box solution right for them.
I like your video, here, have my like and subscription!
I nearly forgot.
I started my Linux journey with Redhat 9 back in 2003. I've been around the world distro-wise: opensuse, ubuntu, straight up debian, gentoo, arch, the works. 14 years later, I am back to Redhat (actually CentOS, since that is free) mainly because 1. that is what we use at work, and 2. it is a major distribution that is heavily supported (as far as software packages go).
There are a lot of people who use Linux for a lot of different things. If you are new to Linux, as the video says Ubuntu is probably the best choice. Anything Debian- or Redhat-based is going to do well because those are the most widely used and you can get the most packages for those systems.
As far as desktop environments go, we are all SOL since GTK3 is now supposedly the standard. There is no good desktop environment anymore.
Hey, you! Yes, you! Can't you search a perfect Linux Distro for you?
**create ur own distro, fool**
Call now! Only 120 billions!
On a personal level, distro hopping can be fun. On a feature need level, on a server level, where you need very specific things to be operational, then you need stability and that ONE app that does whatever you need it to do, for others. So in the one hand you can enjoy distro hopping. I do. On the other, you have business needs that means you have to be damn sure that your system is rock solid. You don't need that on a personal level. On a personal level, all you need are either a great tool, or new experiences. This will decide if you need to distro hop. If you distro hop out of insecurity, then sure, stop it. Varg commands you. But if not, then IMHO distro hopping is completely fine. Keep on hopping! :)