Evan Leibovitch via Talk said on Sun, 28 Sep 2025 02:57:28 -0400
Since at least a few people here indicated interest in my investigation into Hyprland and Omarchy, I've discovered quite a few new things about Linux, and even a few about myself.
While my discoveries are far from over -- I have barely scratched the surface of what I've found, let alone make the best of it -- I offer a small reflection on having passed a milestone in having broadly determined what works for me and what doesn't. (Implied in this, of course, is that your use case will invariably differ from mine, but some of what I found may surely have interest broader than my own.)
*1. Hyprland is nice, but not for me*
Giles, of course, is absolutely right. There is nothing new about tiling window managers. The current spike of interest in Hyprland (and Sway, another newish tiling WM) appears to come from a new generation of coders and enthusiasts who like the extensibility and theming without a GUI, using new and powerful tools. In these travels I've learned that the use of "rice" as a verb has found its way from car enthusiasts into modern Linux lingo, in a way that makes me feel old.
*2. Arch Linux is even less for me*
Arch is clearly the distro-du-jour for coders in the way that CachyOS is for gamers. It has extensive documentation, but that's because even experienced users have to RTFM. If an update renders your system unusable (and even the biggest fans on YouTube admit that happens more often than I'd find comfortable), it's more than likely your own damned fault for having missed some small print in the release notes. Rolling releases means next to no testing on how package updates may affect other packages, so enter this world at your own risk.
You originally asked about Void Linux, as I remember. Void is a rolling release, but unlike Arch and Gentoo, it almost never leaves you borked. I've gotten in real trouble updating Arch and GEntoo. If you have upgrade trouble, the #voidlinux channel on LiberaChat quickly moves you past it. Void has both Wayland and KDE. I like Void Linux because it has few training wheels to get in your way. But of course the lack of training wheels *does* mean it's a little bit retro. Void packages a huge variety of software, although not as huge as Devuan/Debian/Ubuntu and their offspring. Those few things it doesn't package are what Qemu or Virtualbox are for. I've used Void Linux for 10 years and still love it. SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com