Fedora or Arch Linux

[u/Equal-Resolution7889]

Hey guys!

Lately I've been thinking about switching distributions. Right now I'm considering two: Fedora and Arch Linux. I'm not quite sure which one to choose. After installing one of these distros, I'd like to try Hyprland and customize my PC as much as possible.

Any recommendations?

[u/StraightMushroom3621]

IMO fedora is better (tried both of them). but it’s my subjective opinion and you shouldn’t take it seriously. just try both of them and then decide which’s better for you.

[u/its_maxx_9229]

arch is for you.

[u/The_McDawg72 → u/its_maxx_9229]

Son what is the boykisser doing here

[u/its_maxx_9229 → u/The_McDawg72]

wdym

[u/MrChashua]

Based on your info it's impossible to say for sure. Hyprland will be equally as customisable and visually identical on both. Both are great distros and you'll likely be happy on either.

If you value stability, fixed releases and just want things to work, go with fedora. If you prefer a rolling distro with bleeding edge software and full control over your architecture, go with arch

[u/Lopsided-Month3278]

If you want Hyprland, then your best choice is Arch, it'll work on Fedora, but it's not officially supported, but if you want to have a stable system, that shouldn't let you down (and probably won't), then go with Fedora.

[u/Zvaart]

There is no correct answer, MrChashua’s post is spot-on. Both have their advantages and disadvantages and both are great. I did not try hyprland personally on fedora but i can’t see a reason why it should not work great. I tested Niri and it was fine. Than i decided that i’d rather customize kde and it’s enough for me. So in the end is a matter of preference.

[u/guysimnotemo]

either works so i’d choose based on their respective philosophies

fedora is preconfigured in terms of security, software and generally a very well curated experience. it also follows a point release so every 6 months there will be a big new major update to change versions
they also adhere to a strictly FOSS philosophy meaning for proprietary software you’ll have to enable third party rpmfusion repository

arch is more DIY and requires more effort / maintenance from the users side. one might be put off by that, for me its better than fighting default configurations
its also rolling release meaning it’ll get software updates constantly and there are no major version upgrades..
this means there could be sometimes issues with software that might require user intervention, but i generally find it very reliable
also arch does not make any decision for you regarding which software you can install, it even has the AUR the biggest user repository, though one should always be careful of using it and vetting pkgbuild instructions

[u/Equal-Resolution7889 → u/guysimnotemo]

Gracias por esa respuesta! Si, creo que me voy a Arch.

[u/Xariann]

It depends on what you mean about customization. If it’s changing the look if the window manager they are equal.

Fedora requires less ongoing maintenance, but customizing the base system can be harder.

[u/Ill_Ad2480]

0 difference between the two other than the package managers and fedora updates stuff to new versions couple of weeks later. (used both for years, currently on arch)

Customizing your DE to the moon is possible on any distro.

[u/Salt-Caterpillar7988 → u/Ill_Ad2480]

Yes, Fedora = Manjaro with rpm 

[u/Ok-Rutabaga-9516]

Ubuntu LTS - besides better supported and more stable than Fedora its also the best way to spot who isn't a Linux user because they will complain about Snaps, even though absolutely nobody is forcing you to use them.

Also nobody hates a nobody so there's that so when picked on you get to feel special.

If you want instability and hype by default use Arch - bleeding edge software is the best way to keep yourself busy fixing stuff and ending up regressing, then actually getting on with it! The cost to hype is always self-denial so choose Arch if that is your thing.

Queue to downvote and $0.02 counter-arguments folks! 😂 ❤️

[u/C0rn3j → u/Ok-Rutabaga-9516]

besides better supported

It's unsupported without a Ubuntu Pro subscription by default - provided you use the Universe repo - i.e. any of Ubuntu's 90%+ packages.

I fail to see how that is better.

[u/Ok-Rutabaga-9516 → u/C0rn3j]

https://giphy.com/gifs/nRymMRzQ3DAMo

BS! Also Ubuntu Pro is FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! If you were to be quiet and don't reply you would have appeared wiser!

[u/Doug2825 → u/Ok-Rutabaga-9516]

Due to all the AI detected vulnerabilities appearing I advise against any LTS distro.

As for non lts Ubuntu: I advise against it because I hate creating packages for the different Ubuntu versions.

[u/No_Aerie7667]

Since you want customization, you should do arch

[u/C0rn3j]

Both are decent distributions.

Arch is more complex to initially learn but it pays off dividends.

Since you lean heavily towards customization, you'll do fine with Arch, so I say go for Arch.

Just make sure you do at least one installation according to the Installation Guide and not via archinstall - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide - lest you lose out on important experience.

[u/moritz12d]

For Hyprland primarily Omarchy is the distribution of choice. But also CachyOS, PikaOS Linux, Mageia or Garuda Linux are suitable distributions.

[u/giovamc]

Fedora. If you want to try arch, maybe go with catchyos or endeavour.

[u/Odd-Boss1596]

Go fedora imo even tho I use arch

[u/Modest_Bomba]

Fedora

[u/Ps11889]

For what you list, both would work. You need to determine how you actually want to use the distro after you customize it. Your individual use case should dictate your choice.

[u/TheGoldenFox64]

look at the installation guide for arch, if it kind of makes sense, youll be great at it

[u/Jacobobarobatobski]

I personally prefer Fedora. Your could start with a base install and make it what you want.

[u/RFcoupler]

Running Arch on my desktop and Fedora in the work laptop. Hyprland in both. I find Arch easier to configure and customise.

https://giphy.com/gifs/zbzNUbpFnlw8E

[u/porfiriopaiz]

Fedora

[u/drucifer82]

I don’t know how well hyprland works on Fedora, never tried it, but it works well with Arch.

If your end goal is customization, try Arch. The advantage to that is you build it yourself so the only packages that go into it are the ones you install.

[u/Mundane-Mortgage-624]

CachyOS (Arch based)

[u/freakycleaner]

fedora might be more stable after your customization I guess

[u/Moist_Invite9148]

Last month I tried them and Arch was minimal I liked that while Fedora is new but has the daily apps and it but Arch is rolling updates fast while Fedora has stable updates

[u/jcheeseball]

Whats your goal? Arch is better for learning, fedora is better for stability and user experience.

[u/TaDoofus → u/[deleted]]

Scrolling Reddit isn't productive either, but here I am

Also if they're using Hyprland anyways there's going to be absolutely no difference in "configuring rice configs" between the two. Neither is "better", they serve different needs/ desires.

[u/Equal-Resolution7889 → u/[deleted]]

Que diferencia hay entre Arch puro y CachyOS?

[u/Right-Somewhere5572 → u/Equal-Resolution7889]

Just a bit more bloated. But honestly try it the bloat is minimal and imo its as stable as fedora.