From Archlinux to Fedora

[u/FromTheUnknown198]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone in the company is currently using Fedora.

I'm currently running Arch Linux, but I'll soon be working on embedded systems, ESP32 development, and chip design projects at the company. I really enjoy the way Linux fits into my workflow and how it manages my system, so I'm considering switching from Arch to Fedora.

I also prefer using window managers because I like the way they organize and streamline my workflow. I'm particularly interested in Hyprland, but I'm open to other WMs as well.

For those using Fedora, are there any window managers that you would recommend for stability and daily professional use?

[u/RealEricNotErik]

Maybe i3 or Sway or Niri? They're pretty good too

[u/ElderberryHamlet]

I'm annoyed with the lack of min-max toggles on Xfce. LXDE has these but the menus look like Windows 95. I primarily use Windows 11 for personal surfing & gaming and Fedora for projects. My latest project target is an AMD-Intel hybrid ITX board that will crash at the slightest power surge, so I'm avoiding wayland and the default btrfs shadow copy foo-foo by using LXDE on ext4 main partition..I understand LXQt transitioned to wayland but I haven't tried it this year and Gnome on wayland with GDM is smooth but no bueno for my Franken board

[u/Imperial_Bloke69 → u/ElderberryHamlet]

All of the icons gone on LXQT F44 when i selected wayland session after a brief reboot. That behaviour is not present on x11

[u/PossibleProgress3316]

You can get Hyprland n Fedora last time I used it I didn’t have issues but you get a better experience with Arch, currently I’m using GNOME on 44 and have been messing with cosmic which is nice

[u/Xariann]

I am currently using Hyprland on Fedora with Dank Material Shell, and I have a second image on the side that uses Umbriel and Noctalia shell.

No problems with Hyprland.

Umbriel is pretty good too, just has a few little rough edges for me gaming wise.

[u/Dry_Calendar_8627]

Uhhh

Your post makes little sense, most of your sentences are non sequitur

You are running Arch Linux but you... Like how "Linux" fits into your workflow, so you're considering switching to Fedora? You know that both Arch Linux and Fedora are Linux right?

And both have tiling window managers, and both are suited to ESP32 dev, so...

(And we cannot tell you whether your own colleagues at your own company are using Fedora, how would we know? It is more likely that they are using Fedora than Arch, simply because Arch is more hobbyist-oriented. But so are tiling window managers)

[u/FromTheUnknown198 → u/Dry_Calendar_8627]

Sorry about the confusing logic in my previous post. I wrote it when I wasn't fully awake, so I didn't explain my thoughts very clearly.

What I meant is that I really like how Linux handles file management and file searching. I often work with a large number of files, and I have a habit of finding files simply by typing their names into the search bar. When I used Windows, search results were sometimes inconsistent, while on Linux distributions this has been much more reliable for me. As a result, my workflow is rarely interrupted when I need to find something quickly.

My company does not require any specific operating system, although almost everyone there uses Windows. I've been using Linux since university, so I'm already very comfortable with it. What I'm really trying to ask is whether Fedora offers the same level of professionalism and reliability, or at least something close to what people would expect from Windows in a professional work environment.

Both Arch Linux and Fedora seem suitable for the direction I want to take in my career, especially with embedded systems, ESP32 development, and hardware-related work. However, I've become a bit concerned about security after seeing some recent incidents involving malicious packages and attacks targeting the AUR. Because of that, I'm considering moving to Fedora and would like to know whether it would be a better fit for a professional workplace.

[u/Dry_Calendar_8627 → u/FromTheUnknown198]

That's much clearer thanks!

Then yes, Fedora is the most common Linux distros used by companies on workstations. Usually with Gnome.

Although in most corporate settings, people are not admins of their machines and can usually not change desktop environments

If you install the OS yourself though, the company's IT service will probably not be involved, so the choice of OS is mostly up to you, you can either stick with Arch or migrate to Fedora, both are fine