I’ve been distrohopping for a while now, and eventually I landed on Arch. Part of the reason I have stuck with it is I think I had a balanced introduction, since I was exposed to both praise and criticism. We often discuss our favorite distros, but I think it’s equally important to talk about the ones that didn’t quite hit the mark for us because it can be very helpful.
So, I’d like to ask: What is your least favorite Linux distribution and why? Please remember, this is not about bashing or belittling any specific distribution. The aim is to have a constructive discussion where we can learn about each other’s experiences.
My personal least favorite is probably Manjaro.
Consider:
- What specific features/lack thereof made it less appealing?
- Did you face any specific challenges?
- How was your experience with the community?
- If given a chance, what improvements would you suggest?
A limited number of free licenses. Fedora is far upstream, the SUSE/openSUSE relationship is different. Plenty of people were mad over Novell and Microsoft, that is ancient history today and suse has gone through at least two different owners since then.
People can disagree with Red Hat and also disagree with those businesses. Not an either/or. People have hated on Canonical forever. Some people hate any corporate distro. Red Hat is just the latest to make shitty decisions.