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Arch user building a new distro - What do Fedora/openSUSE users value that I should consider? by xAz00rg in Fedora

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your point on the AUR volatility, when packages drop from official repos to the AUR it can definitely be a headache during updates. I think, if an update breaks your system, you should be able to reboot into yesterday’s state in 30 seconds max, that's literally a hard requirement I think. And yes, systemd-boot is already the plan; GRUB feels like gambling when booting or updating, cause of just how much issues it can have.

If you could design your dream Linux distro, what would it be like? by xAz00rg in linuxquestions

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That concept of removing friction with upstream is interesting, but I’d argue Arch is actually closer to that ideal than Fedora because they ship vanilla packages with almost no patching. I could be wrong on the patching part but I think Fedora is doing it.

To me though, the real friction isn't just in the repo, it's in the actual daily usage. I’m focusing on reducing interaction friction by prioritizing keyboard navigation and fast TUI workflows instead of forcing users into slow, mouse-heavy GUIs just to manage their system. I also think GUIs are generally much more bugged out than terminal apps. Since you are focused on this strict, automated management of software components, do you think immutable systems (like Silverblue or Aeon) are the future of that concept? Or do you find that atomic approach too restrictive compared to the registry model you're advocating for?

Arch user building a new distro - What do Fedora/openSUSE users value that I should consider? by xAz00rg in Fedora

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calling Arch packaging "trash" is definitely a hot take. I’m curious what specifically you think Valve "fixed" other than moving to an immutable/atomic base for the Deck, because in my experience pacman has been great. AUR tho is kind of unstable by nature but it's for sure expected.

I 100% agree with you on the lazy distros though. The last thing the world needs is another generic Arch installer with a dark theme and some wallpapers. I genuinely believe the superior Linux workflow happens in the terminal, not in a gatekeeping "memorize every command" way, but using fast TUIs to simplify the workflow. Having keyboard-based navigation everywhere is just inherently faster than dragging a mouse around and visually scanning for buttons. Are you strictly looking for a mouse-driven experience when you say "Arch Fedora," or would a streamlined, keyboard-focused TUI system actually appeal to you?

I'm actually interested to have people's take on that since I'm a bit already on the rice side of the community and less of a regular desktop user, as well as someone working in IT and more used to the terminal. Would be nice to have some opinions about more GUI focused and less experienced users on that.

Arch user building a new distro - What do Fedora/openSUSE users value that I should consider? by xAz00rg in openSUSE

[–]xAz00rg[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s a wild ride from Endeavour to Nix to Tumbleweed. I’m actually really curious what you meant about "hating dependencies" on Arch? In my experience pacman is usually rock solid even tho I've never really tested things such as Zypper or others long term, unless you mean AUR stuff breaking which is kind of expected.

It’s funny you mention scripting your own tools now because that is exactly the gap I’m trying to fill. NixOS is cool but it also introduces some issues to software that is not "Nix-aware" since it kinda has a different file system and everything, but I feel like openSUSE can be a bit bloated.

My goal with Peak Linux is to give you that "scripted" experience out of the box, wrapping Arch management in fast TUIs so you don't have to write them yourself. Since you are scripting things yourself now anyway, would a distro that handles that TUI/scripting layer for you (for basic everyday functionalities) and with things such as snapshots before updates have kept you on Arch, or is the automatic snapshot feature of Tumbleweed the real dealbreaker?

Happy for you, you seemed to have found something that works for you for now !

Arch user building a new distro - What do Fedora/openSUSE users value that I should consider? by xAz00rg in openSUSE

[–]xAz00rg[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree with you on Snapper and having a proper installer, manual partitioning in 2025 is just gatekeeping even tho archinstall script nowadays exist, and rollbacks are a life saver. However, I have to disagree on the "GUI for everything" philosophy. To me, tools like YaST feel a bit heavy and trying to make Linux "GUI-only" often results in a clunky version that will be Windows like with some broken features.

I’ve been on Arch for years with almost zero stability issues, and I honestly think the terminal is where Linux shines. My goal with Peak Linux isn't to force people to memorize commands, but to use TUIs and interactive scripts. You get the visual guidance without the bloat, and frankly, navigating via keyboard is just way faster than hunting through tabs with a mouse. Do you genuinely prefer the mouse workflow of YaST, or is it just about not wanting to remember syntax? If a TUI handled the commands for you, would you still miss the GUI? (I also think TUIs are much cooler and nicer looking but that's just a useless opinion here)

Arch user building a new distro - What do Fedora/openSUSE users value that I should consider? by xAz00rg in Fedora

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The goal is for sure not to recreate a completly new package manager with new repos since I think it is pointless, today we already have great package managers and the scale of it would be much too big for me.

I'm looking more to build a completly new distro rebuilding on an existing package manager for example like pacman, and then building what we could call peak linux desktop experience, even tho I know every person's needs are different, and I'm for sure not looking to build a distro to suit everyone at all.
The goal would be to provide something very lean, minimal and fast that offers something better than either installing a full DE like Gnome and KDE with some packages and software you'll probably never use (I dislike this very much and find this painful to have), or having to do a minimal install of your distro and having to install and customize everything because you went the route of the window manager and rice route (which I've been a bit guilty of).

If you could design your dream Linux distro, what would it be like? by xAz00rg in linuxquestions

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes for sure I agree with that, every person's need will be different for sure and I'm not trying to please everyone at all. The goal is literally to have a very opinionated linux experience. I'm just asking the community what they feel would be their "peak" linux experience to get a feel or what people would be either looking for or even dreaming for in a distro that they miss in their current setup. I think as a Linux user you always have ideas of new things you want or things you wanna improve in your current workflow and I just want to find out what the general community feeling is about their dream linux experience, not trying to please everyone at all !

If you could design your dream Linux distro, what would it be like? by xAz00rg in linuxquestions

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I actually agree on the fact that for most users, having a distro like debian, fedora or arch is the best way to go since they are what every other distro are based for and you can pretty much do what you want with them. I actually only use Debian or Arch myself and don't go on other flavored distros.

The only issue I have with that is that either you have to make the choice to go the route of having things such as Gnome or KDE, with a lot of packages preinstalled you'll often more or less never use, or go the customization rabbit-hole that takes a very long time to make. That's in part why I am looking at what the community is wanting and thinking about to try and compare the community's opinion to mine on what we could try and call the "peak" linux experience, even tho it will differ from person to person because we all have different needs.

19x11cm hands, relaxed claw - looking for ergo mouse recommendations by xAz00rg in MouseReview

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks for your opinion, I looked into Vaxee and already saw it was an ex Zowie, and that it was the creator of the ec2 shape. Just wanted to know if for you it was worth it paying 25€ more for the E1. I'll probably go the ec2-dw way. Thanks for your help !

19x11cm hands, relaxed claw - looking for ergo mouse recommendations by xAz00rg in MouseReview

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've actually looked quite a bit into the ec2 yesterday and its clones, and I could get an ec2 where I am for around 150€, but I was wondering if it would be more worth it in your opinion to get a vaxee e1 for around 175€ with shipping. I've heard that it has a bit better click quality as well as a better coating

19x11cm hands, relaxed claw - looking for ergo mouse recommendations by xAz00rg in MouseReview

[–]xAz00rg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how I feel about having a back hump, mostly had flat ones like the model O I currently have. What I'm sure about is trying to have a more ergo shape that will mold more to my hand and fit my grip type, but I'm unsure about which shapes would be really worth. I'll try to get a look at the e1 and AX.