Comments by "Liquid Mobius" (@liquidmobius) on "I'm Leaving Arch Linux For A Better Distro!!" video.

What about Artix? It's Arch with a different init system. Very similar to Void but probably better if switching from Arch. I use both Artix and Void and like them equally.
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@GafftheHorse I mentioned the init system bc I mentioned Artix, which is basically Arch. Honestly though, I've been using Void for a while now and couldn't be happier. I really think you should give it a try. Every Void user I'm aware of is very pleased. I've yet to encounter any issues whatsoever. It runs absolutely flawlessly, especially with the Suckless tools.
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@GafftheHorse Ever considered Manjaro? It's basically Arch but just way more stable. Or Debian testing. I have been running it in a VM for a couple of weeks and it's great. It's the stability of Debian with a newer kernel and software. Arch is on kernel 6.3 right now and Debian Bookworm is on 6.1. It's not bleeding-edge like Arch but definitely has the stability you're looking for.
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@GafftheHorse Well the next release of Debian is next month, so you'd be making the switch at a really good time. That's when Bookworm goes from testing to stable, but the commits are frozen right now in preparation for its release. So while it's officially still testing, it's stable. To be honest, I'm actually considering switching back. Debian is the original distro I learned Linux on. I also mess around with the BSDs from time to time, as well as Qubes. But honestly, there's no reason to run that as a daily driver.
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@GafftheHorse I've heard very similar things from others who want to switch full-time but can't bc of a particular piece of Windows software. They obviously run Wine like you, but they have all said it's not perfect. If you did want to move to Linux completely on your personal PC, you could always set up a Windows desktop in the cloud for a few bucks a month. Or you could dual boot, but a lot of people find that to be a hassle.
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