I found ubuntu 15.04 buggy and went back to 14.04 and have had no problems so far. I normally install ubuntu onto a usb key and have all my personal stuff on a hard drive. If I want to upgrade, I can easy by wiping clean the USB. I find 32gb plenty of space for my system software.
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Linux Mint Debian Edition handles this automatically, and you have the control of Debian there when you n need it. I used Windows, reluctantly for years, switched to LMDE, and found no drawbacks. I have all the drivers and software I need, a fantastic Window Manager (Cinnamon), and a blindingly fast system.
My Debian system shuts down or boots in a few seconds (I have SSD), and boot here means ready to go. My Windows 7 system (also SSD) pretends to boot, but continues running grindingly slowly for over three minutes, while it finishes booting in the background.
I have had some issues, but no more than on Windows in spite of having to learn a new UI and OS (although I have used Unix systems extensively over the years, so not learning from scratch), much less in fact, and generally things just work.
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I’m using ubuntu but quited install/deinstall dependencies from my core OS… Things got messed up (probably my fault) Switching from qt4 to qt5 was such a mess I decided to standardize things with docker/vagrant and using a core system for hosting other environments only.
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Perhaps I’m just unlucky, but I’m on 15.04 lubuntu and it’s just program after program bugging out and crashing after another. I’m at the point where I delay updating for days simply because I don’t feel like dealing with whatever crushes and bugs the update will bring. Yes, I can get the geek knowledge to deal with the issues myself, but the entire reason I went with lubuntu was specifically because it was suppose to be easy to work with, and here I am trying to solve issues and dig into code like a friggin professional. Here’s to trying debian I guess.
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I’m currently on Arch Linux and so far it’s pretty good. It’s not easy to setup but after you get through this you will be happy. I’m happy to be able to get where I’m now. I have control of everything. The wiki is pretty well done for almost every package you need and how to configure it. About Debian, I tried and it’s too much FlitzStone time. I was not even able to format my USB key with the Disks app. So I just forget it.
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Glad you got it working!
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70$ USD for a license key. There is no way to have the evaluation version for the version 3? Has I understand version 2 do not support Rust.
Did you try downloading it here? I am using ST3 with an evaluation license.
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Did I need to register for an evaluation license?
I was using aur.archlinux.org repository.
Oh it’s working in the green way. No installation needed.
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Absolutely! An SSD should be used for all OS partitions, Windows, Linux distro or the like. I replaced my laptop DVD drive with a disk caddy, put in an SSD and installed my OS into that, so it performs like a MacBook Air, but looks like a laptop from, well… 2011. 
For those still unconvinced out there, one of my primary desktops is a Dell slim tower from 2009, but because I install my OS and software on an SSD, it’s at least three times faster than it was brand new! There’s really no point in spending cash and building a gaming rig without an SSD-OS.
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Check out my post here
If that’s true, then you’re done with what many consider to be the most difficult part of Arch - actually getting it to a workable state in the first place…where you can forget about it and start working on the projects that you want to use it for.
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You may call me elitist but I don’t care. I think arch is the best OS out there, and considered stable compared to other distro.
I also think it is much easier to debug, and to fix than other distro of choice. But alas, it is the user preference.
AUR is the best ever. I absolutely love it. A lot of distro is lacking good package manager like pacman, and user package manager like AUR.
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Interesting post. And most tell that it’s not easy but after you get to it it’s the most stable and updated linux distro you can find unlike others. That’s why I’m happy to be able to install it with the stuff I need. I’m not done yet but at least I have my console working, I start my desktop with “startx” with my choice of Cinnamon. I go to internet with firefox etc. I still have to deal with hdmi audio with my nvidia card but I have multi boot in UEFI mode with windows 10. At the end it’s updated, stable and I like that.
EDIT:
Off course that’s true.
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Sorry, that was a poorly chosen idiom.
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I was hesitated to answer to you. But I guess now I will. I’m not so stupid
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Thanks for the linux talk. Okay, so IIRC, being that I’m in graphic design and starting web dev work, it would behoove me to learn arch linux. However, at my current point, I just want something that won’t break when I look at it funny(and I ain’t touching NSAsoft unless I’m gaming), so I should dual boot Debian and arch linux and mess around with the latter when I’m not so p’ed off about my computer not working right?
Yeah, go with debian. Install arch linux inside of the virtual box. Viola, you can play with both systems at same time.
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I’m not so stupid
Sorry, I tend to add more detail than necessary sometimes. It’s 50/50 for you and other users, because I haven’t seen as many of your posts. The same applies to my comment here about SSDs, I know @happybeing knows his stuff, so that was 100% for other readers.
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