The biggest reason for switching in my case was to use newer packages. This
of course comes with the occasional bug from the software being hot off the
stove, but if one’s willing to deal with them you get a fast, up to date
distribution. Plenty of desktop environments as well!
If you like to program it’s nice to have the newer tools, too. Libraries
are up to date, which also makes building programs from source a lot easier.
The problems I’ve faced are usually package dependency issues and having to
roll back software. The Parabola maintainers will most likely post something
about a package issue on Parabola’s website, like they did recently for the
Linux-libre kernel.
If you decide to try it, it’s always helpful to have Trisquel around! I
keep it on my desktop, in case there’s ever a problem. Fun fact – when
going through the Parabola Installer CLI, first select a menu option/s with
the space bar and then press enter. I may have not known that the first time
installing it, and wondered what was wrong… xD
Thank you all for the welcoming.
