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What is your honest opinion on EndeavourOS? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I made a post a few days ago asking your opinion on Manjaro and it was very mixed, with a slightly negative overall opinion. I heard some recommend EndeavourOS instead and did some online research and it seems to be pretty solid and not have the repository problem that Manjaro has.

Just for context I am a Linux noob and have only used Mint for about the past six months. While I don't have any major complaints, I am looking to explore more distros and the Arch repository with its rolling releases. I am not a huge fan of how certain packages on apt are a few years old and outdated. However, I also don't have the time to be always configuring my OS and just want something that works well out of the box.

Is EndeavourOS a solid choice?

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's literally Arch Linux but with an easy bundled installer and a couple of small tools you'll forget about.

I am using it until the archinstall script gets easier for dual-boot, encrypted BTRFS configs.

I kinda wished the EndeavourOS team made efforts to improve archinstall and simply bundled their couple extra tools as that, extra tools for easier Arch Linux usage, instead of branding it all like a new distro.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Endeavouros uses calamares. They just make it possible to install arch very easily and with a gui. What's the advantage of archinstall over it? Eos isn't too different from arch. It's arch with a gui installer.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes! That's the point. It's just Arch with a GUI installer, quite literally. So, why not simply make the archinstall script better? Or simply make an installer for Arch Linux? It's like you take your grandma's cookies and put a sticker of your face.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They do ship some other stuff as well.

Arch Linux GUI does exist though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a couple of extra tools they bundle. Most of them you'll never use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

An Nvidia driver installer is useful.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I made an install script for encrypted Btrfs Arch Linux, systemd-boot and KDE Plasma in case you want to have a look. gitlab.com/dataprolet/arch

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does not work for dualbooting, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would it not? I think maybe a few times in 20 years I’ve come across an installer that didn’t let you do custom partitioning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Read the README.md.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Where? I don’t know who’s project your referencing?

Actually, I don’t care enough. I didn’t realize I responded to your follow up to someone posting their custom install scripts. I meant generally that’s not an issue I’ve ever come across. Then again, I don’t tend to install distro’s that simply add a couple custom wallpapers and welcome app. I’ll stick with base install from the source.