Arch does not come with SELinux, secure boot, or a firewall by default, so I cannot recommend it to a novice.
And for an expert, you're going to waste your time activating these things. My philosophy is not to waste time on things that have long since been solved; it's not productive.
When you only manage one computer, you can waste time on these things and play around with your Gentoo, Slackware, Arch Linux, and other crap.
When you manage more than 500 servers and thousands of computers, you can't.
Why waste time on things that have already been solved? It's like trying to make your own car wheels by melting aluminum.
I had to learn this philosophy the hard way: simplify, try to be productive, and don't waste time on trivialities.
It's been a few years since I last used a distro. Is SELinux a new thing? I hadn't heard about it before.
It was developed by the NSA and launched in 2000, officially adopted by the Linux kernel in 2003, and even today there are still distributions that do not use it or, failing that, the alternative, which is apparmor.
What's your personal Linux distro of choice for a regular desktop setup? My main uses are web browsing, light productivity (LibreOffice, GIMP), and Bitcoin software like Sparrow Wallet.
My daily distribution is Fedora Silverblue, but it's not for everyone, especially beginners, because you have to understand how it works.
The reason I use it is because it's unbreakable, and if it breaks, you can revert it in a second.
If you're not willing to use Fedora Silverblue, I'm more in favor of Ubuntu/Debian since I don't really like rpm distributions, but that's a personal preference.
Between Ubuntu and Debian, I would choose Ubuntu because it has newer software.
Thank you! Silverblue sounds interesting. I will definitely check this out.
Yes, I like Debian too. I believe last distro I used was Debian Buster I believe it was, with backports or flatpak apps.
Fair enough.. But the speed of not having bloating apps.. It's fantastic.
I run both Arch on my tablet and Mint on my desktop.. It's going alright. Thinking to ditch Mint for something else, not sure I wanna do Arch in both, so I'm interested to see what's out there.
