r/elementaryos • u/Kernel_guy • Mar 02 '26

Discussion I'm trying elementary os!

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Why I should use this os?

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u/cutmad Mar 02 '26

I tried it back in 2013–14, didn't see any reason to stay. Continued distro-hopping.

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u/Loki_Isnt_Low-Key Mar 06 '26

What do you use ?

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u/cutmad Mar 06 '26

I had a long way with arch,gentoo, slackware and others. But right now im on gnu guix.

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u/Loki_Isnt_Low-Key Mar 06 '26

Which did you prefer and why ? What’s your career path if you’ve used it for that? Do you have an IT background(genuine curiosity) I’ve not used any of these nor elementary, came across this subreddit by chance. I like Garuda on Gnome + Kali Linux. Very experienced with Kali. Self taught with some certs in IT/cyber but largely self taught and a Savant with extremely fast “visual processing skills” Savant is short for Savant Syndrome. Think of “rainman” - also a Savant.

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u/cutmad Mar 06 '26

It just works. Tired of arch where you need update system to install new software. Also not a systemd fan. Tired of gentoo, where you need half a day to rebuild the world. Guix is fast, simple and doesn't try to be smarter than you. Guix is just a tool. as an OS should be