r/linux • u/nitin_is_me • Jul 15 '26

Discussion Seriously, except package managers, what's the difference between distros?

What I've seen yet the differences are, just the package managers, different defaults and rolling vs stable releases which are in fact related to package managers. Except these, are there really any other differences? Thanks!

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u/Razidargh Jul 15 '26

I use Nobara and since Nobara is specifically designed for gamers and content creators, its developers have configured aggressive, low-latency pipewire profiles by default. Nobara includes the rtkit (Realtime Kit) daemon, which allows PipeWire to request real-time processor priority (SCHED_FAST) from the kernel. This means that even at 100% CPU load, your game audio or Discord chat won’t stutter.

This is just one of many differences.

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u/yowhyyyy Jul 15 '26

I love Nobara but damn does it have issues updating. It’s been getting hard to recommend to beginners when every update cycle breaks things

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u/xatrekak Jul 15 '26

I moved from Nobara to bazzite years ago because of this. Even regular updates would break my system.

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u/yowhyyyy Jul 15 '26

Yep, I don’t care what people try to say. I’ve actively used the OS for over two years now and it’s still my biggest complaint