Recommend me a distro

[steezemageeze]

So I've been using Manjaro Gnome and Debian Gnome on my desktop and laptop respectively, and I want to try something new because Manjaro has been really buggy lately and Debian is just a big pain in the ass to get everything working and set up (no Google, I said Debain, not Ubuntu!), plus I want some kind of continuity between the two devices. Here are my requirements:

-Steam needs to either be pre-packaged or easy to install (I'll tell you, getting it to work in Debian is a bitch)

-I need Spotify (I wanted to try Fedora, but afaik there isn't a package for it?)

-Has to have Gnome

-Official Chrome support would be nice

-Not Ubuntu or an Ubuntu spinoff

-Bonus: Boot splash screen

 

I've been kinda wanting to try Sabayon, but I'm kinda hesitant about it, plus I'm not totally sure about Spotify support. Any suggestions are welcome, thanks!

[manikyath]

i've been facing the same issues with manjaro, and discovered antergos being VERY pleased with the results.

 

basicly, its the arch linux experience, with the ease of installation ubuntu offers.

[steezemageeze]

Just now, manikyath said:

i've been facing the same issues with manjaro, and discovered antergos being VERY pleased with the results.

 

basicly, its the arch linux experience, with the ease of installation ubuntu offers.

I tried Antegros, and there was just something about it I didn't like. Their forums and Wiki are total garbage for one, and I think the other one was because (maybe I'm wrong, I tried a few desktops with it) it didn't use GDM with the Gnome version. 

[Burusutazu]

Try Korora, it's based on Fedora and has a beautiful UI that also has a Gnome selection.

https://kororaproject.org/discover/gnome

[steezemageeze]

4 minutes ago, Burusutazu said:

Try Korora, it's based on Fedora and has a beautiful UI that also has a Gnome selection.

https://kororaproject.org/discover/gnome

What's the difference between Korora and Chapeau? Chapeau was on my list of distros to try, but again, I wasn't too sure about Spotify support. Is it like a Manjaro vs Antergos kinda thing?

[Burusutazu]

2 minutes ago, steezemageeze said:

What's the difference between Korora and Chapeau? Chapeau was on my list of distros to try, but again, I wasn't too sure about Spotify support. Is it like a Manjaro vs Antergos kinda thing?

Never heard of Chapeau, a quick look and it seems both are based on Fedora. The biggest difference is that Korora has their own theme, but Chapeau seems to have more pre-installed software. It comes down to how comfortable are you installing software, and which one you think looks better.

[steezemageeze]

13 minutes ago, Burusutazu said:

Never heard of Chapeau, a quick look and it seems both are based on Fedora. The biggest difference is that Korora has their own theme, but Chapeau seems to have more pre-installed software. It comes down to how comfortable are you installing software, and which one you think looks better.

Yeah that's about what it looks like. I may check it out when I get home, it looks really nice actually.