Endeavor is just arch with a graphical installer takes 5 minst to install comes with a script to install nvidia drivers. I am far far from a nebie but it is just convenient. Also use cachy is repos which are faster

Artix, because Arch mandates systemd and I don’t want systemd.

I run EndeavourOS on my wife’s laptop because it was easy to install.

What the Linux community doesn’t seem to understand is that lots of (if not most) people just want a system that works for every day tasks and is easy to use. Therefore, it’s okay to be and remain a newbie, being unwilling or unable to edit config files or doing distro hopping.

While I agree that the general population could use more knowledge about programming and software nowadays, you shouldn’t have to have it to be a Linux user. Just like I can use an elevator without being able to build and maintain one, or drive my car without having a background in engineering. Everybody has their own personal interests and professional skills and not everybody can get into programming. I appreciate the bright minds that design the hardware and software, but I will never be a programmer.

I use CachyOS, because I still do my share of gaming and would like to ditch Windows. Even after dual booting Ubuntu or Mint next to Windows for years now, I am still not convinced that I won’t regret purging Win 11.

Sorta first time Linux user, picked CachyOS because it came with friendly installer and startup install guide/automation. Unlike last time i tried Linux to run some python project on the GPU I never managed to install CUDA.

CachyOS promised out of box support, wine/proton directly, and the selection of default tools got me far along the Windows migration. So far no issues even compiling programs that need CUDA drivers and more. Haven’t really gamed a lot, but this OS is supposed to be good for that.

I use CachyOS because I’m lazy, I did spend some time tinkering with it to make it closer to Arch

I will probably migrate to a pure Arch install or gentoo next when I feel like it

I use endeavourOS. If im getting the same OS but with a more mindless installation process and decent wallpapers, why not?

What for? Quality over quality? It works fine. I doubt that the alternative would be any better. Plus, it will take a lot of time, many as myself don’t have

im lazy :D

lazy + unique features

like someone just fixed the isp4 webcam for my zbook, it’s not even in the mainline kernel yet but at somepoint cachy’s kernel started working perfectly with my webcam where before I had to build my own

Using Garuda Linux.

I’m a lazy newb who enjoys QOL features and Gardua has a bunch of those. For instance - suggests which gaming apps to install during the initial set up, and comes with a “Garuda Toolbox” which helps take care of OS maintenance.

I don’t want SystemD.

I am indeed lazy lol

I didn’t have time to set up arch manually as I wanted, after two/three hours I still didn’t have a desktop environment and needed a working PC in the afternoon. I tried both cachyos and endeavouros, they’re both good and they just work ™. If I were to format the PC another time I guess I could try again with arch Linux, always happy to learn new stuff.

I love the rolling release model, and the AUR. (I even maintain some packages on AUR.) I have installed and used pure Arch in the past, if only for the rite of passage.

But nowadays I mostly use EndeavourOS. It’s basically Arch once it’s installed, but has a nice and fast installer, with great defaults. Also, the community is awesome. I rarely need any help anymore, but I still like hanging out in their forums helping others, and generally chatting about non-Linux stuff.

I used to use Arch, but I dropped it for CachyOS sometime last year. Cachy is just slightly faster for gaming for me, and since that’s my biggest use, there was no really compelling reason why I shouldn’t use it instead of Arch. Same experience, slightly better performance while gaming, and no additional work to set up. It’s just win after win.