I tried Manjaro on one of my computers, and while there were definitely nice things about it, it is now deeply broken after several rounds of upgrades.
It's also a bit frustrating that packages are relatively atomized. For example, installing docker gives you the CLI and you've got to set docker up yourself. (Admittedly, this exercise did lead me to realize that Docker Engine is proprietary.)
I do hobby development on this machine, any suggestions for a new distribution?
Linux distro recommendations
@urusan The problem with Manjaro is that they hold back packages, which get out of sync with the AUR, leading to the dreaded "partial upgrades". I suspect this is what happened to you.
Distros like Garuda Linux and EndeavourOS avoid this problem by using up-to-date Arch packages. Garuda is more opinionated, including things like having Timeshift configured out-of-the-box to do a system snapshot whenever you update.
If you don't mind older packages, Linux Mint (my daily driver for the past several years) is a reliable choice. You get the practical benefits of an Ubuntu LTS system without the B.S. from Canonical. If you want a non-LTS release cadence, maybe try Pop!_OS.
I've also heard good things about Fedora and openSUSE, but missing packages have kept me away for now.
Finally, there are two Debian derivatives I'll suggest looking at: Parrot (Home Edition) and MX Linux. Both of them are based on Debian Stable but with additional backports.
