After 3 years I’m going to give @elementary another try on my laptop (not my primary device). I’ve installed it alongside Void and Windows.
I’m toying with the idea of using Nix or pkgsrc to help manage the installation of up to date dev dependencies and preferred tools.
I’m not sure I’d call it a change at this point, more an experiment. I used elementary 3 years ago when I first switched from Mac OS to Linux. Bugs and outdated software were an issue then. I thought I’d see how it is now on the bug front and tackle the software side with Nix.
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Also I’m encountering a weird network issue on Void musl where some sites (like Twitter) take multiple attempts to load in Firefox. That was annoying and making me itchy to try something else.
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That’s frustrating. I’m currently playing with Alpine on my personal laptop and it’s been better than I thought. Bitcannon was very influential for me. I look forward to how you find elementary a second time.
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I'm guessing you're not liking Gnome or the other more traditional DEs? Fedora has been stable for me in the past 3 years.
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I ran GNOME on Arch & FreeBSD for a couple of years. It’s ok. I prefer Arch to traditional distros. I’ve found it to be stable and reliable for 3 years. It remains my primary OS for personal and professional work. My laptop is a secondary device that I’m experimenting with.
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