Hey guys, I have a macbook pro 2019 (intel architecture) that my company gave me for work (I do software development). They allow me to work on linux if I want to, and recent developments at the company have made me more inclined.
I spent a lot of time on Arch Linux on my personal computer a while back, and I love the customizability of the system, the user repo, and the package manager, but I definitely had some issues with stability from time to time.
Essentially I want something customizable, specifically where I have the freedom to mess with things like my window manager and compositor if I want to. I used to use i3 and I don’t know if that’s the move any more with recent developments in wayland.
So to end my meandering:
- I’m hoping for some recommendations on distros
- Some information about HiDPI displays and utilizing multiple displays with different DPIs
- Some recommendations on WMs, especially tiling ones
You don’t have to use arch if you like the package manager or repo. You can use distrobox on any distro and use arch within it. It’s like a light weight vm.
You can use i3 on any distro.
Fedora is always a solid choice whether the traditional or atomic variant.
If you want to go on an endeavour, try the window manager niri, it’s awesome to have an infinite page of apps.