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Opinion Request - "Best" cli linux (lemmy.one)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxquestions

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This will be for a physically small i5 laptop for various programming fun. The candidate linux should be easy to install, and provide a large selection of CLI programs.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Arch or derivatives (Manjaro, EndeavourOS) might be up your alley. They may not provide a ton of CLI stuff right out of the gate but there's lots of funky stuff in the AUR. As far as install goes it's not as difficult as memes portray and there are scripts that make it simple.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There's a version of Debian whose desktop environment is just the CLI. (I learned the "fun way" at first boot whilest helping a friend install Linux on their machine). It was certainly a lightweight, fast, & easy installation, I'll say that! Lol!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I am running Debian 12 on another machine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe Endeavor? It's easier to install than plain Arch, and you'll have access to pacman's repositories. If that's not enough you also have access to the AUR, which is... well... the AUR.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also doesn't Endeavor go with something besides systems?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Systemd? No it looks like Endeavor uses systemd. Since Arch uses systemd, it would be a pain in the arse for them to switch it out, I guess

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, systemd can root itself pretty deeply, it is just its nature. I am only a little against systemd. I run Debian 12 and it uses systemd.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Is MX or antiX in the running?

[–] barrett9h 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm using Void for quite some time, and I'm enjoying it very much.

https://voidlinux.org/

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I believe any Linux can be "CLI Linux" as Linux is designed CLI first. Do you have an end goal? You can either not install a desktop or just stop and disable your display manager

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The purpose I have in mind for the system will be a place to code, C, python, and some BASIC if I can find a nice CLI one. I have installed MX linux, and will probably keep the window manager as installed but just use a lot of terminal emulators.

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 7 months ago

Sounds like a decent setup. Good luck

[–] ubinull 1 points 4 months ago

Well, NixOS is pretty easy to install using their graphical installer and it has one of the largest package repositories. It has basically everything you could need.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Alma being red hat will support pretty much everything. You would still need to install it with yum.