I recently switched to Garuda Linux, after running openSUSE Tumbleweed for a while.

I've been a long time openSUSE Tumbleweed user, it's a cool distro with a lot of ease of use. I got used to the flow of openSUSE Tumbleweed, of navigating it's update process, and generally enjoying the speed of zypper. However, I find myself really loving the flow of Garuda Linux (an Arch-based distro) that takes the sting out of using Arch. As it has a lot of scripts and tools designed to make Arch management not as difficult. While you do learn about how Arch functions because the Garuda explains why every tool they provide is necessary and what it does in terms of managing the system. It also helps that a lot of the preinstalled wallpapers are dragon and bird related...As those tickle a part of my brain that is causing me to realize that I do have an anthrosona which is developing kinda fast (I suppose that 42 years of not thinking about it catches up with ya, ROFL).

The reason why I even did is because I was running Artix Linux on my laptop (this is based on Arch Linux and systemd free) and learning how to configure my installation there...Before learning instead of using vanilla Xorg as a fallback, it's Xlibre (dude behind it, Enrico, he's off his rocker). Which is a shame because I was learning about Runit, and how to configure services...It was slightly advanced for me, but the command structure was relatively easy to learn. It didn't expect too much from the user, while still being functional as fuck.

I tried to install straight up Arch on my laptop, that failed, Garuda Linux did succeed (as a temporary measure). As I wanted to have a working laptop, until I could decide to put something that updates slower on it. It was a good thing that I discovered how painless Garuda Linux is, and it will only help me understand Arch better, in the future. I do wish that in the future Artix Linux abandons Xlibre, as it is a cool concept.