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Title: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Scott on May 04, 2018, 11:14:01 PM
8) Justing mentioning it as an interesting topic of discussion. I don't think I can remember a time when Mint wasn't in the #1 slot. I supposed the times are changing.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: TheDead on May 08, 2018, 01:46:49 PM
It's a putsch!!! ;)

Indeed a rare occasion. I was impressed by Manjaro but stopped using it since used too much ressources.
They stopped making the 32 bits version also (last was 17.0.6).
Was the best Arch distro I tried though.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: torreydale on May 08, 2018, 03:26:42 PM
Not sure I believe it.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: TheDead on May 08, 2018, 03:54:15 PM
Captin'! It is... indeed true :
(https://i.imgur.com/OEdBXxS.png)
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Wirezfree on May 08, 2018, 03:57:47 PM
Must be true,, never any "Fake News"   :P ;)
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: TheDead on May 08, 2018, 04:18:43 PM
@torreydale is just trying to build a wall... a BIG WALL. But he wants the Mexican goverment to pay. ;)


(Just joking Torrey! ;) )

Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: trinidad on May 08, 2018, 04:26:33 PM
It's just page hits at D-watch.
I think the big 4 order of Linux OSs in actual use is probably still the same.

Debian
Ubuntu *counting all the flavors
Red Hat *RHEL & Fedora
Free BSD *Slackware

Goes down pretty fast after that, the rest being mostly derivatives of one or more of the above.
I could be wrong. Ubuntu may be #1 overall, but not even close on servers. That would Debian, with a number still actually growing.

TC
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: torreydale on May 08, 2018, 04:29:03 PM
I'm not saying I didn't believe the site had it that way on their list.  I just don't believe it reflects actual clicks by actual people. 
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: GregO on May 08, 2018, 05:17:33 PM
It's all a matter of opinion across the web.

I was impressed by Manjaro but stopped using it since used too much ressources.

Right.
I went by something like this when I was looking for my first Linux OS...
https://fossbytes.com/best-lightweight-linux-distros/

If I didn't mind using a resource hog for an operating system, I wouldn't have nuked windows 10 and installed Linux Lite.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Jerry on May 08, 2018, 09:32:06 PM
When you have 11 versions of your OS, you better be No.1! And by versions I mean DE. Combined arch's would be double that. The collective clicks alone...
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Ottawagrant on May 08, 2018, 09:47:11 PM
Manjaro is not my favorite Arch distro. But I want to give credit to Manjaro for one thing. They were once heavily (HEAVILY!) criticized for not keeping up to date with security patches. That they cleaned up. If I remember (it's a few years ago) a whole new team took over the distro. Might be wrong on that. But always fun to see a shakeup in the 'big 4'. Real or just on paper.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: TheDead on May 09, 2018, 11:10:25 AM
Debian is the clear "core/backbone" winner having Ubuntu flavors using it and having spot 2-3-4 (currently).
I don't see charts on this though. Would be Interesting to have a "core" and a "DE" chart on DistroWatch ;)
Always fun to see the familly tree or periodic table on the subject :D :
https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=family-tree

Cheers!
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Jerry on May 10, 2018, 02:01:00 AM
Wonder where we would rank for the distros that offer one DE and soon to be one arch (x64)?
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Nyto on May 10, 2018, 02:13:59 PM
 :)  Loved the 'periodic table' representation.

Take a look at this, a different representation, not sure how "refreshed" it is:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: TheDead on May 10, 2018, 04:14:48 PM
That chart is below the periodic table on the Distrowatch page. ;)
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Nyto on May 11, 2018, 02:57:37 PM
@torreydale is just trying to build a wall... a BIG WALL. But he wants the Mexican goverment to pay. ;)


(Just joking Torrey! ;) )


Uh, mexican here, just to confirm I'm not paying for any wall. (We'll climb it anyways  ;D )

Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Ottawagrant on May 11, 2018, 07:32:43 PM
Anyone check DistroWatch today? (Friday May 11). It was Manjaro by a nose, now it's Manjaro by 2 lengths. Three weeks (minus a few days) until the official Linux Lite 4.0 release. I'm good.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: m654321 on May 12, 2018, 04:22:55 AM
@Ottawagrant
Manjaro vs. Mint, just checked it now for a bit of fun:


https://imgur.com/a/VRm1lhV (https://imgur.com/a/VRm1lhV)


It seems Manjaro has been up there in first place for the last 6 months. 
Apart from their large number of DEs, I have to say they do have an excellent forum community and the German trait of paying great attention to detail shines through. Of course, they have the huge advantage of having the expertise of the Arch community to draw upon too ...

That said, LL has the edge - at least for me  8)
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: m654321 on May 12, 2018, 09:33:32 PM
While on the subject of Manjaro, it's interesting to note the RAM usage (given they are both Xfce DEs)
when the laptop in setup 1 (see signature below) is idling: This was noted when I had an LL/Manjaro dual-boot setup.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: torreydale on May 12, 2018, 10:10:58 PM
@Jerry ,


Quote
Wonder where we would rank for the distros that offer one DE and soon to be one arch (x64)?


And 5.5 years old or younger?
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: bitsnpcs on May 13, 2018, 09:11:40 AM
Wonder where we would rank for the distros that offer one DE and soon to be one arch (x64)?
Linux Lite from arch base ?
Which DE will it have ?
My first try with arch base was not so good but I was still very happy to have learn a little new things to me with Linux.
Will there be a forum section for it ?
If you decide to make a project based learning section, then I would also like to join in that section and the projects.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Jerry on May 13, 2018, 09:13:14 AM
@bitsnpcs arch is short for architecture, as in either 32 or 64bit.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: bitsnpcs on May 13, 2018, 09:14:29 AM
@Jerry  I get it now :-[
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: torreydale on May 06, 2019, 09:39:28 AM
And now MX Linux is #1.  Its hits are nearly 2x as many as Linux Mint and nearly 3x as much as Ubuntu.  I'm not buying it.  Something is fishy.  The Distrowatch folks did an article on this as an explanation when Manjaro was #1.  Wish I could find that article.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Jocklad on May 06, 2019, 02:22:51 PM
The amount of times I have downloaded a Linux Lite ISO...... Linux Lite should be number 1  :)


.................


Manjaro is a great Distro but as a rolling release the upgrades always seem to break it  :o
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Artim on May 06, 2019, 05:00:18 PM
I don't take Distrowatch rankings very seriously, but if MX is on top, it certainly deserves to be!  It has a lot in common with Linux Lite, like the very cool newbie tools, the masterfully modified Xfce desktop, an MX USB maker that does what Systemback used to do in Linux Lite (and by the way I added systemback to LL 4.4), and a great forum.  Another advantage is the Debian Stable base, so updates are probably a lot less likely to cause problems.

The installer is frustrating to a newbie, perhaps, certainly to a technophobic user like me who felt incredibly brave just trying out Linux for the first time on a Live DVD!  It's Debian after all... but the installer is a lot easier now than it was only last version, but still scary compared with Ubuntu's awesome Ubiquity installer.

I actually use both distros.  But Linux Lite is the one I most often install for newcomers to Linux, since I find it unquestionably best for newbies.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: trinidad on May 07, 2019, 09:22:20 AM
Distro watch hits are not actual distro users for specific distros. Rankings do not even reflect actual popularity, just current interest and for the most part just passing interest... kind of an existentialist ranking system. Combined together Debian and Ubuntu will continue into the forseeable future to have the most actual users. What matters about distro watch is innovation announcements. It gives developers a chance to make users aware of their new creations.
@Artim I've never tried MX but I'm assuming it's using a mdified Debian installer. Honestly the most convenient installer I've ever used is the Debian net-install ISO. Once you figure it out you'll wonder why one would ever want full system ISO installers.
 
TC     
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: Artim on May 07, 2019, 08:56:00 PM
Yes, a modified Debian installer.  I did a Debian Netinstall once too and it was fast and effortless, but still a lot more intimidating to me than the Ubu-based .iso installers.  I guess they only work on Ubu-based distros.  Although Manjero's looks a lot like it.
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: torreydale on May 07, 2019, 11:13:29 PM
Distrowatch is based on clicks within their site.  I just don't see people organically clicking twice as much as Mint or three times as much as Ubuntu for MX.  I don't recall it ever really being in the top 5 and now it all of a sudden leaps giants like Mint and Ubuntu. 

https://youtu.be/2p2o_uN4-Ts
Title: Re: Manjaro #1 on DistroWatch
Post by: bernard stafford on June 23, 2019, 01:52:37 PM
Manjaro installs with the 4.19.49 kernel which I left alone this time.
Linux Lite 4.4 64 bit. Is Faster than Manjaro KDE 64 bit. download size was 2.1 GB.
The new Manjaro is based off Ubuntu 18.04, Plasma desktop it has two different
Office Programs one is Linux the other is Microsoft office. Comes with the Default
Web Browser Firefox . It also has A program from Open SUSE. Manjaro is a very
Heavy Program the full program. Or can be installed as a minimal  OS - Office - File system - Web Browser 
 :o   It is still an ARCH Distro.  ::)   :-\            Linux Lite  8)  :)