Ok, this requires some explanation:

I was at a party quite recently, and there was a girl reading the “demonic” tarot to the people there. Now, I don’t believe in any of that, but just for laughs, I asked which linux distro I’d be installing this year, to which she pulled the “Lucifer” card. This should be “Death” in the traditional version. She told me it’s related to new beginnings or something like that.

So, I’ve got time to kill, I’m willing to try something new and I’d like to turn this into a self fullfilling prophecy.

Now, I’d like your interpretation. What would this distro be? Because this is a Linux sub-lemmy I’d give preference to linux distros; however I’m also open to any other UNIX-based operating systems if you insist.

It also has to be something new to me. So, no Artix, Debian, Fedora, Mint or Arch btw.

  • Radioactive Butthole@reddthat.comEnglish
    47·
    6 days ago

    Although it is the Tarot card that many people fear, Death generally does not mean physical death. The Death Tarot Card usually signifies spiritual transformation and a time of change and new beginnings, not actual death! The transformation or change that Death can bring can be difficult, unexpected, sudden or even traumatic but it will bring with it a new lease of life. Its best to try not to resist the change the Death Tarot card brings as resisting it will only make the transition difficult and painful. Instead try to embrace the change as a fresh start. This Major Arcana card can also signify the need to let go of old issues or beliefs when it appears in a Tarot spread. It may be telling you that you need to draw a line under the past in order to move forward in a positive direction. A Death card transformation can be a bit of a shock to the system but ultimately it’s a positive one.

    Linux from scratch! Time for your spiritual Awakening as a graybeard OP!

  • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    25·
    6 days ago

    Kali, also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction.

  • GustavoM@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    6 days ago

    A trickster that wants to make a fool of everyone out of pleasures and illusions of grandeur? Definitely Ubuntu. Promises a “easy to use” distro while installing unsolicited packages and fetching unauthorized info without your consent on the background.

  • Bogasse@lemmy.ml
    14·
    7 days ago

    I moved to NixOS this year and it really felt like something new. You need to learn a little functional language for configuration (nix) and can manage your whole computer on a descriptive and reproducible way.

    There is also an awesome side effect : packages (and OS configurations) are built the same way as you build your configuration. For me, it meant that it was the first time it was obvious how my distribution works and how I could contribute. It took me about one hour to submit my first ever PR to update a package : https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/290710

    Also note that you can experience nix (the package manager) on any distro, if you want a safe try you could for example have fun with home-manager to handle your dotfiles.

    • Telorand@reddthat.com
      5·
      6 days ago

      I second this. I feel like NixOS embodies the idea of new beginnings, since it’s so designed that you can start over but have everything in one config. “Start new” as many times as you want!

  • kyleraykbs@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    6 days ago

    NixOS will change how you look at computing, it is quite literally like dieing then stepping into a new world, Google “nixos learning curve” and look at the images, you’ll get it.

    • Shareni@programming.dev
      2·
      6 days ago

      Or it’s just a distro that allows you to have a list of packages, configs (when it’s not significantly simpler an clearer to just stow), and rollbacks for both. Depends on you.

      I believe it’s got a death and purgatory feel to it if you don’t know some coding, so it should go nicely with the card.

  • tekeous@usenet.lolEnglish
    11·
    7 days ago

    TempleOS was a biblical themed distro that is perhaps most famous for the creator, Terry A. Davis, who died when he was hit by a train.

  • KazuchijouNo@lemy.lolOP
    111·
    6 days ago

    So far, in no particular order, the most voted distros are:

    • OpenBSD
    • NixOS
    • TempleOS(pls no)
    • Linux From Scratch

    I’ll be coming back tomorrow to find out what my next distro is going to be. I’m so pumped now that I just went and purchased a new SSD for this.