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I am looking to switch to a different Linux distribution (or BSD). I currently use openSUSE Tumbleweed, which is quite nice, but I'm having issues with my USB ports and it takes a hot second to boot up.

However, the reason I'm asking here instead of going straight to DistroWatch is that my laptop has a problem. When I turn it on, it bootloops unless it's connected to power when I press the button. As such, this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

I could get this repaired or replaced, but I have neither the time nor the money to spare.

So, does anyone have any suggestions? Or should I just slap Fedora Kinoite on it and call it a day?

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Do what you want to. Why should we care?

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Basically an distribution that is not a rolling release. Its hard to recommend a specific distribution. You could use one of the Ubuntus, a Fedora Atomic variant, Mint, they should be able to run for weeks without issues. Unless you update a system component that requires a restart to take into effect. Why not openSUSE Leap?

I'm personally on EndeavourOS, a rolling release and update often (even the Kernel). My PC is also on for 24h, usually for days, sometime even a week. One trick to avoid some of the restarts is to just logout and login the user. This should be no problem for you and at least some of the components start fresh due to login.

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Put Aurora on it - an improved version of Kinoite.

https://getaurora.dev/

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I'm asking for advice.

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You won't get it here. Everybody will recommend his favorite distro. IMHO the best would be to solve your problems in OpenSUSE. This is definitely possible. You really need to switch to another distro only if you feel youself uncomfortable with the release cycle, package management tools or packages present in the repo of your current distro.

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As such, this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

So, it has to be something stable (i.e. receive little to no updates) that's capable of updating without requiring a reboot. That makes any stable distro a candidate. As such, choose either:

Debian or something based on it
Gentoo (stable branch)
Nixos (stable channel)
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu or something based on it

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My debian machines usually only have their uptime interrupted by power outages or the like. They’re not my daily drivers, but very stable and reliable.

I have Linux mint on my “daily driver” (used for work and gaming) desktop and I’m also very pleased with it - most updates can be installed without rebooting and it’s over-all a pretty trouble-free experience!

Hope this helps!

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this distribution would need to be able to handle running for weeks on end without a reboot.

Any decent distro then.
Slackware ftw

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Or Bluefin, depending on desktop preference. I've been using both and can recommend either.

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Ubuntu should be able to. They even have some sort of kernel hot patching service I have not used.

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i will add a question to theirs: Why is Fedora not in the suggestions?

i'm only interested in negative criticism, if you please. What made you avoid or stop using Fedora?

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Gentoo! Of course!

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I have daily driven (a) Fedora(-based distro) ever since I started using Linux. So I'm absolutely biased towards it. However, as Fedora is a semi-rolling release distro that really likes offline updates that involves a reboot, it simply falls flat when it comes to satisfying OP's needs. They would have a very similar experience to their current one with openSUSE Tumbleweed, the very same they actively want to get rid of.

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That requires reboots to update.
Nothing against Aurora, I might run my customized version of it new systems, but any system update requires you reboot the device.

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I'm using MX Linux AHS on my PC for years, it is my work PC, 40h/week, for 3 years now, 0 problem with it, no systemd, no flatpak, no snap, and using Xfce is so nice

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I never really got on with Slackware, but I might give it another shot...

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Three reasons for me:

DNF can be kinda slow
Fedora is owned by Red Hat, which is owned by IBM, which is American and also assisted the Axis powers during WWII.
SELinux was created by the NSA. I know it's FOSS, but I don't feel I can trust any three-letter agency.

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Might even be worth checking if https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware has a straight-up fix for the issue.

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Fedora isn't owned by Red Hat. It is a community-driven distro which Red Hat uses as a base for RHEL.
And you aren't a paying customer. You can use Fedora without giving a single cent, or any telemetry data, to Red Hat.
Your stance is like saying "I'm not taking this free bread roll, because people I don't like also eat bread rolls."

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Suggestions for my next distro