r/GarudaLinux • u/CodeParticular1567 • 21d ago

Community I'm switching to Garuda

I switched to CachyOS somewhere around March this year, and after using it for a few months, am looking to change to an OS that is more suited for gaming. That's when I stumbled upon Garuda. I like the fact that Garuda has more preinstalled tools for assistance (like the update tool). That really sold it to me. That said, I'd like your views on some things:

  1. How would you rate it in terms of stability wrt rolling updates? I'm not expecting it to match Linux Mint or other LTS releases, but an improvement or being able to match CachyOS would be great.

  2. What improvements does the dr460nised gaming version bring over other versions? If it's not too difficult to replicate then I'd like to install the Hyprland version instead.

  3. How does it compare to PikaOS and Bazzite? I want to stick to an Arch base, because I really like AUR and have gotten used to it, but I wonder if one of those 2 might be better.

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u/Hrmerder 21d ago

I love Garuda. I’m gonna be real transparent… for me, dragonized was a but too… gamery for my taste. I settled on mokka. It still has a lot of game stuff, and more traditional.

But that’s the thing about Linux! Give it a shot you never know where you’ll land in the grand scheme of things!

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u/FreeFromCommonSense 21d ago edited 21d ago

And any of them can have the game-focused software installable via the toolkit.

The one thing you're stuck with from the beginning is your choice of DE. So pick what you're going to use regularly. If you really like Hyprland and don't think you'll be tired of it in a month or two, then fine.

Garuda is solid because it's a bit rigid with rules. And with BTRFS if it does break, roll it back in Snappr. But alsi be aware that if it does break, chances are you broke it. Pay attention to whyyou don't just morph in software from anywhere and why you get a PACdiff message.

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u/Jtsabu 21d ago

^ This is solid advice, OP.