Welp, looks like I nuked my #debian laptop. Doesn't seem worthwhile to try to salvage. So now there's the perennial question; which #linux distro to go with? Leaning towards either Arch, OpenSuse Tumbleweed, or NixOS
Discussion
Why switch from Debian? What did you like / dislike about it?
Nothing that I dislike at all. TBH, I don't touch a PC much at all once 1700 hits. Debian has always been solid for me and idk that I ever felt it was lacking. Approaching this as an opportunity to try something new like a rolling distro. And because nostr:nprofile1qqswhzptpwm9n0mjydgzpg9csnz20kqhuzhnjqm32umtz3sc3vwss6qpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skctcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs86vymj and the guys at Linux Unplugged have propagandized me about Nix
Gotcha. I also see the appeal but haven’t tried Nix yet.
The options you listed will have decently different time requirements to install and maintain. Tumbleweed is probably the easiest to pick up and get going with.
#Debian (I recently switched back to it — tried them all)
i can get debian to run on machines that other distros won't... good choice on nixos... the struggle is getting your configuration(dot)nix file just the way you want it... but once you do, watch out reinstalls! thou art vanquished!