My only complaint is that some of the default configuration doesn't follow "best practices" I guess is how I would describe it - some of those best practices being ones I have invented. Like I don't like how the fish config is not separated into different files in conf.d with self-explanatory names, and I used to try to fight a lot to follow XDG_base_directory before realizing it is a losing, pointless battle against crappy developers. This isn't why I give it a 9 though.
Love the theming and initial setup. Love the ISO's helpful features.
My actual problems have been with KDE being buggy. First that was because I was on wayland, I switched to X11 and all my problems went away. I've come back to wayland after a few months, and haven't noticed the same bugs for a while now either.
As for bloat as some others have been talking about, I think its a silly concern to worry about a couple extra terminal emulators being installed or whatever. On your artix dwm unportable shell-script-hacked-together personal machine? Sure compile st for yourself, then compile the patched version of xlib it depends on for not crashing when rendering unicode fonts, and blame yourself when you screw compiling that up, can't open st to fix it and spend some time in the tty fixing shit. On an iso intended to be shipped to actual people, I think we can spare the extra 5MiB.
In fact, I'm probably going to transition my main arch machine to garuda, just because I've found myself using my laptop more often despite it being much less powerful because the user experience is so much better than the one I painstakingly tried to (shell-script-hack together) on my main computer.
Somehow…Linux feels like it cares. Like one of those Help Desk geeks who keeps you on the line after you finally got helped and the last thing you want to do is answer questions about your “customer experience” using them…but you do…'cause it feels right.
DMs is usually short for “direct messages”, another word for “personal messages”.
Usually yes. But of course, always pay attention to the context, as dms could refer to something entirely differently too.
People are not always very articulate when it comes to upper/lower case on abreviations.
Its just an easy 10+++
Im a noob been jumping distros for a while and finally I settled down!
Team Garuda have done an amazing work and I LOVE IT!!!
Now its FUN to learn more and develope my Linux skills and FINALLY im free from Windows which have been a curse in my life for way too long time. I feel inspired to contribute to the community and thats exactly the way Linux is ment to be!
Yes. And I agree with that too, I'm still using Arch. I was a complete noob when it came to Linux, but I figured it out eventually with the help of some people on another forum. I actually think it's easier to fix Arch-based distros than Debian-based ones, which is why I stuck with it.
But the general attitude towards the newbs needs to be friendlier instead of the sometimes indifferent, snarky or even outright hostile feedback you see on the forum.
Don't expect the OS or the community to develop towards improvement if you don't include the newbs who want to try. There's a difference on "holding someone's hand" and being helpful. Feedback has to be constructive.
So you’ve mentioned in several posts on this thread now. I have a hard time not taking this as a criticism towards members of the team. Most team members have responded to countless help requests and have helped hundreds of users solve their problems on the forum. Perhaps it would give your comments a little more weight if you were actually helping other users solve their issues instead of simply being critical of those who willingly volunteer their time to assist others.
I’ll keep my eyes peeled for when you achieve your first solution and be sure to give you a big pat on the back when you do.
This was my first post in a forum actually so I lack experience, but for me Linux have opend a new world for me and its hard learning, I get stuck and/or mess up all the time! J just crashed it all and had to reinstall, its so easy make major mistakes and 6 hours later im back to where I was yesterday.. But, I Youtubed every step and now I understand it more, make snaps and trying to not rush anything...
Wherever you go online you face everything from toxic kids, trolls, malicious software and whatever bad you can think of, I certainly agree that its often hard to feel welcome, but when you engage and its clear that you are serious (maybe brings something to the table if you can) and also have a decent approach you should be fine..
I think that the reviewers are dissing garuda because it is becoming "Arch - Easy mode." I like this. Anyone that uses their computer for actual work needs it to be less arch and more stable, and have somethinng like snapper to fall back on when things go wrong.
I make my money with my computer. It has to work, or I don't get paid. I've been using Garuda as my sole work machine for over a year now.
This one goes to 11.
I'm really happy most of the time! Woke up this morning, that made me happy, had water in the tap, that made me happy, ate food, thats more that many do, that made me happy (the eating bit, not the other bit), lucky to be alive! Lucky to be able to afford a laptop, lucky lucky. There you go, sometimes happy people do comment.
Let's say 9/10 because else what will I rate it when it gets even better?
But if I can say 11 then it can get my 10 today. Quite the sweet spot for me.
Or I would have hopped around some more I guess.
I don't get those "bloat" complaints, perhaps KDE gaming edition is bloated for a mail server LOL.
The way I see it, it's just a matter of choosing the right tool for the job.
Just like cars, you don't diss the full-optional posh one because it's not well suited to go off-road.
And, as with all things Linux, options abound, generally it isn't too hard to tweak things to one's heart content.
Also the thing about high hardware requirements and unresponsiveness puzzles me, perhaps because I chose Sway, I don't know, but my old laptop isn't anything special, and yet one of the first impressions I had of Garuda has been "good, this is snappier than that other famous distro I've been using before".
Last but not least, I'm thankful for having been gently introduced to the "Arch world".
