Hello, I’m looking for a new distro that aligns with my privacy preferences and offers a wide range of packages without requiring me to search for PPAs, similar to Manjaro. I’ve grown uneasy about Manjaro’s decision to collect unique data like MAC addresses and disk serial numbers by default, even if it’s for diagnostic purposes.
In light of this, I’d like to ask for your recommendations on a Linux distro that meets the following criteria:
- No opt-out telemetry: I’m looking for a distro that doesn’t collect any unique data by default.
- Access to a wide range of packages: I prefer a distro that offers a vast repository of packages, so I don’t have to search for PPAs or third-party repositories.
- User-friendly: I’m not a fan of complicated configurations or steep learning curves, so a distro with a user-friendly approach would be ideal.
I’m curious to hear any recommendations you might have. Thanks!
Garuda Linux. It’s like Manjaro, in fact some utilities are forked from it, but done right.
You can also try EndeavourOS.
If you’re into immutable distros, try Bazzite.
If you used manjaro before, then I will recommend endeavour. It is arch Linux (same as manjaro) with an installer. I found their support forums to be helpful as an arch user.
Switched from manjaro to endeavor. wholeheartedly recommend. Easy enough but still has arch experience. Yay is super easy and have only had a minor issue with 1 game specifically on an nvidia card.
EndeavorOS. It’s like manjaro but not bad.
Came here to say the same. Such a great distro, and it’ll be an easy switch from manjaro.
I’ve been running it with btrfs and it has been rock solid stability wise. If you go btrfs I recommend grub btrfs for easy boot time snapshots and btrfs-assistant in the aur if you want a GUI to manage btrfs maintenance.
Another vote for Endeavour OS here
If you’re already used to Arch-based systems, and enjoy the convenience of the AUR, what about EndeavourOS?
It’s basically Arch with GUI install scripts, and a different wallpaper.
I saw one commenter suggested Arch itself. IMO it’s even a better idea than EOS.
archinstalldoesn’t have GUI, but it has very nice TUI (like what you have when you usehtop), and you could finish selecting the options in very few minutes.Maybe I’m a dumbass and it’s my fault, but I find that archinstall always has an issue when you run it. It’s easier to install arch manually than run the and troubleshoot.
same, my script didnt work
Well if you don’t want plain arch I’d go with cachyos or just endeavouros
+1 for Cachy, its Arch with cheat codes for speed.
Hannah Montana Linux
Upgrades didn’t break your system. You can run Arch packages, AUR, flatpaks.
Fedora
I would point you towards EndeavourOS. It’s pretty much just preconfigured Arch, so you get the same rolling release packages as Manjaro and retain access to the AUR. Its a solid project, IMO it does everything that Manjaro claims and fails to but properly
I’d say Fedora KDE. It just works, the docs are good, it has a big community and large enough repos.
Opensuse
Fedora/Nobara.
I’ve been very happy on Fedora. It’s been reliable and has up to date software and kernels.
Is there any distro that automatically collect data? Every distro I’ve tried asked directly on install or at first boot
