I have already tried out Linux Mint. But I want to try out other distros.

PC specs:

  • Intel Core i5-10400

  • 16 GB of RAM DDR4

  • 1 TB NVME SSD

  • 256 GB SATA SSD

  • Intel UHD 630

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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

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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.

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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.

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Your PC can run any distro smoothly. What are you looking for that Mint doesn’t provide?

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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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Maybe you would like an immutable distro such as Fedora Silverblue?

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I’m already using NixOS, which is even more powerful since it can configure my software as well as my system

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NixOS can do that.

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That’s why I’m on it :^)

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Pop!_OS

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