# EndeavourOS 34 Hacker News commenters recommended EndeavourOS and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 2 years (14 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Recommended as an easier way to run Arch Linux, with a guided installer and stable everyday use, though some find the Arch base needs more maintenance expertise. ## Why people recommend it - Users stay and don't switch (8 comments): "Great experience and I don't see it changing anytime soon. The community is healthy and the project well managed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47147810)) "EndeavourOS has been my go to for a full year without any feel of missing out on another distro or features." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46579221)) "I just went ahead and gave Endeavour (Arch based) a try and havent gone back or changed distros ever since." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48102169)) - Stable with few problems (7 comments): "I've been on Endeavour on my main machine for about 3-4 years now and only had one problem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46797970)) "On Endeavour I've only run into one Nvidia problem over the last 5 years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46212114)) "I've only faced one meaningful error in the last 3 years in endeavor" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46740696)) - Easy guided installer on Arch (6 comments): "essentially gets you a GUI installer and some pre-installed utilities on the stock Arch install" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49501697)) "I can install EndeavourOS in under 15 minutes, no annoying wizard of cruft" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721709)) "Use Endeavouros if you don't want to deal with the arch install." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47464410)) - Good for Steam and games (5 comments): "it has been almost hassle free for games. Even less hassle than windows" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45912270)) "over 80% of my daily tasks, work, and games are well-supported by Linux" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48088031)) "I'm pretty happy with running EndeavorOS w/ KDE, Steam, and Heroic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46092534)) ## What people warn about - Some installs broke login or drivers (3 comments): "Last time I started an endeavoros install with a default i3 it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103120)) "it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096863)) "it seemed to completely break my nvidea drivers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46575131)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Ubuntu](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ubuntu.md): 560 recommend - [Debian](https://hackerapproved.com/p/debian.md): 552 recommend - [Fedora Linux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fedora.md): 437 recommend - [Arch Linux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arch-linux.md): 362 recommend - [Linux Mint](https://hackerapproved.com/p/linux-mint.md): 277 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "EndeavourOS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/endeavouros/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).