I have already tried out Linux Mint. But I want to try out other distros.
PC specs:
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Intel Core i5-10400
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16 GB of RAM DDR4
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1 TB NVME SSD
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256 GB SATA SSD
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Intel UHD 630
I think the best way to decide is to fire up a bunch of VMs and install a distro on each. Going through the installation process for arch is a great way to start learning more about the OS IMO so if you’re interested in that then that’s a very beneficial thing to do anyway. I use Debian on my laptop and dual boot arch and Debian on my desktop. I’ve only ever used fedora for servers so I can’t comment on how it serves as a daily driver. Here’s a few distros I’ve used and recommend to try out. Debian Arch Manjaro ParrotOS(if you’re into security) Centos
If you want to go for traditional distributions that don’t have native rollback mechanisms, I would suggest using btrfs along with something like snapper.
NixOS, makes it easy to have the same setup because it’s all in one config file. I didn’t check it out until last year when they released a graphical installer, now installing/using NixOS is a breeze.
Even if I didn’t install NixOS, I’d use the Nix package manager (which is separate, but part of a NixOS system) since it has more packages than the AUR. It’s easy to contribute to, so I’ve been maintaining a package.
Your PC can run any distro smoothly. What are you looking for that Mint doesn’t provide?
Personally, I’m looking for reproducible environments where if you create a lock file of your packages, you will get the exact same system on another machine if you copy it over
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