Post #1143861

2026-03-27 21:29 UTC

Why sometimes Linux is hard to switch to Switching is easy. Sticking to it is harder and involves relearning most of your activities in a new context. So now I face another reinstall… I’d honestly think that CachyOS was more ‘sturdy’. Though, I suppose it’s curious that you don’t mention anything about your troubleshooting attempts. Beyond your rollbacks in hopes of resolving the issue*. If you don’t like/want to (learn to) troubleshoot, then reconsider if CachyOS is your home. FWIW, over (almost) 4 years of Fedora Atomic, I was only once ‘forced’ to reinstall; which happened in the first week (or so). And that was 100% a user error. This and having to dive into the deep end of terminal commands to get drivers, programs or games working can be quite frustrating. This isn’t recognizable to me. Would you be so kind to clarify/elaborate? Perhaps with an example even? I understand why people are turned off and go back to Windows… The only time I felt this, was when I just cold-turkey switched to Fedora Silverblue and bashed my head to the wall when trying to implement Madaidan’s hardening 😅. But, again, that was just very naive. Onto NixOS for me. NixOS is definitely based. So go for it. What would your ultimate distro be like? Stateless, and hardened AF. So, probably an amalgamation between your favorite security-focused Linux (be it secureblue or Qubes OS) and NixOS for its impermanence module.

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@BandanaBug@piefed.social 2026-03-28 17:03

Yes you’re totally right. It’s like owning a race car. You have to do a lot of maintenance to it and it will still bite you in the ass but when it works right it’s fast as hell and a lot of fun. But on the other hand: if there’s no downside to built in some failsafes then why not do it?

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@BandanaBug@piefed.social 2026-03-27 21:56

Sticking to it is harder and involves relearning most of your activities in a new context. True. That’s already a speedbump in the road. But that’s to be expected when switching to a different OS. I suppose it’s curious that you don’t mention anything about your troubleshooting attempts. Beyond your rollbacks in hopes of resolving the issue*. If you don’t like/want to (learn to) troubleshoot, then reconsider if CachyOS is your home. Troubleshooting is no issue. But not having a picture does not help lol. Perhaps using a live USB might fix it. But then again, that probably involves messing with kernel settings or whatever. Seems quite involved for a simple update.. This isn’t recognizable to me. Would you be so kind to clarify/elaborate? Perhaps with an example even? Depends. I had issues with Bluetooth chips. That’s the fault of the manufacturer, not Linux but still. My Xbox controller was difficult to connect at times. I’ve had installs with audio issues or difficulties playing games because Lutris or Bottles wouldn’t work..

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