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EndeavourOS

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Ranked 21 of 63 Linux distributions by recommenders

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.

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.

42 people gave an opinion

recommend it
34
criticize it
8
approval share
81%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 10 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Owned for 2 years

Median of the 14 owners who said how long they have had it.

Each square is one year.

Why it carries the badge

  • 34 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 4.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Users stay and don't switch

    “Great experience and I don't see it changing anytime soon. The community is healthy and the project well managed.”

    Comment from 25 Feb 2026 in “Manjaro website off-line again due to lapsed certificate”

    “EndeavourOS has been my go to for a full year without any feel of missing out on another distro or features.”

    Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too”

    “I just went ahead and gave Endeavour (Arch based) a try and havent gone back or changed distros ever since.”

    Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Linux Terminal Memory Usage”
  • Stable with few problems

    “I've been on Endeavour on my main machine for about 3-4 years now and only had one problem”

    Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

    “On Endeavour I've only run into one Nvidia problem over the last 5 years”

    Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Wayland Nvidia”

    “I've only faced one meaningful error in the last 3 years in endeavor”

    Comment from 24 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops”
  • Easy guided installer on Arch

    “essentially gets you a GUI installer and some pre-installed utilities on the stock Arch install”

    Comment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Omarchy: Any User Process Can Escalate to Root”

    “I can install EndeavourOS in under 15 minutes, no annoying wizard of cruft”

    Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “Microsoft Needs Windows Lite”

    “Use Endeavouros if you don't want to deal with the arch install.”

    Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Our Commitment to Windows Quality”
  • Good for Steam and games

    “it has been almost hassle free for games. Even less hassle than windows”

    Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”

    “over 80% of my daily tasks, work, and games are well-supported by Linux”

    Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)”

    “I'm pretty happy with running EndeavorOS w/ KDE, Steam, and Heroic.”

    Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Some installs broke login or drivers

    “Last time I started an endeavoros install with a default i3 it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind.”

    Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution”

    “it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind”

    Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution”

    “it seemed to completely break my nvidea drivers”

    Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too”

Other Linux distributions people recommend

The four most recommended other Linux distributions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

EndeavourOS compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Ubuntu56049353%1210 yrs116 owners—
Debian55219174%1310 yrs62 ownersApproved
NixOS45411280%132 yrs69 ownersApproved
Fedora Linux43713177%122 yrs72 ownersApproved
EndeavourOSThis page34881%102 yrs14 ownersApproved
See all 63 Linux distributions, ranked

What people said

40 of the 63 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“it turned out to be more stable than my Macbook Pro Max M1”

RecommendsComment from 2 Oct 2026 in “macOS 27 is so buggy”

“essentially gets you a GUI installer and some pre-installed utilities on the stock Arch install”

RecommendsComment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Omarchy: Any User Process Can Escalate to Root”

“I picked it to find a general purpose distro similar to the Steam Deck”

RecommendsComment from 24 Aug 2026 in “MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID”

“my Linux laptop is a lot more stable too”

RecommendsComment from 19 Aug 2026 in “Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union”

“I've had no issues with Endeavour which is basically Arch”

RecommendsComment from 29 Jun 2026 in “Microsoft Needs Windows Lite”

“I can install EndeavourOS in under 15 minutes, no annoying wizard of cruft”

RecommendsComment from 29 Jun 2026 in “Microsoft Needs Windows Lite”

“I just went ahead and gave Endeavour (Arch based) a try and havent gone back or changed distros ever since.”

RecommendsComment from 11 May 2026 in “Linux Terminal Memory Usage”

“over 80% of my daily tasks, work, and games are well-supported by Linux”

RecommendsComment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)”

“default settings that work totally fine for a casual like me”

RecommendsComment from 10 Apr 2026 in “France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins”

“my casual Steam games run well out of the box”

RecommendsComment from 10 Apr 2026 in “France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins”

“Use Endeavouros if you don't want to deal with the arch install.”

RecommendsComment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Our Commitment to Windows Quality”

“It smoothes out working with Arch without being too opinionated.”

RecommendsComment from 20 Mar 2026 in “Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years”

“Great experience and I don't see it changing anytime soon. The community is healthy and the project well managed.”

RecommendsComment from 25 Feb 2026 in “Manjaro website off-line again due to lapsed certificate”

“Had fewer issues on EndeavourOS (Arch) compared to Fedora overall”

RecommendsComment from 15 Feb 2026 in “I Fixed Windows Native Development”

“havent had any software I couldnt just run on Arch, going on over a year now”

RecommendsComment from 15 Feb 2026 in “I Fixed Windows Native Development”

“arch-based with a much better-install process”

RecommendsComment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Bazzite Post-Mortem”

“I've been on Endeavour on my main machine for about 3-4 years now and only had one problem”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

“The installer is easy, and it comes with”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

“I use EndeavourOS since it had a nicer simpler installer”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

“I've only faced one meaningful error in the last 3 years in endeavor”

RecommendsComment from 24 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops”

“EndeavourOS has been my go to for a full year without any feel of missing out on another distro or features.”

RecommendsComment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too”

“it seemed to completely break my nvidea drivers”

CriticizesComment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too”

“I went with EndeavourOS and have been quite happy with it”

RecommendsComment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great”

“something like endeavouros or cachyos is easier to use than Ubuntu”

RecommendsComment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”

“they are playing right out of the box for me”

RecommendsComment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”

“if you still want arch-based, I would recommend EndevourOS”

RecommendsComment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”

“EndeavourOS is also a beginner-friendly Arch derivative but less breaky.”

RecommendsComment from 22 Dec 2025 in “I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone”

“It's been a surprisingly seamless experience, I highly recommend it over Ubuntu-based distributions”

RecommendsComment from 21 Dec 2025 in “I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone”

“On Endeavour I've only run into one Nvidia problem over the last 5 years”

RecommendsComment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Wayland Nvidia”

“It runs great. Much snappier than it ever did with windows.”

RecommendsComment from 4 Dec 2025 in “The long wait is over, Ganymede has arrived”

“I just switched to EndeavourOS for 95% of my home computer needs last week”

RecommendsComment from 4 Dec 2025 in “The long wait is over, Ganymede has arrived”

“Last time I started an endeavoros install with a default i3 it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind.”

CriticizesComment from 1 Dec 2025 in “CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution”

“it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind”

CriticizesComment from 30 Nov 2025 in “CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution”

“always update, always working. Daily driver for 5 years”

RecommendsComment from 30 Nov 2025 in “EndeavourOS: Lightweight Arch-based, terminal centric system”

“I'm pretty happy with running EndeavorOS w/ KDE, Steam, and Heroic.”

RecommendsComment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”

“After that, just use EndeavourOS. I used Antergos before that and EndevourOS has been great since.”

RecommendsComment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”

“Endeavour just booted and worked and I havent looked back for over a year now”

RecommendsComment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”

“it has been almost hassle free for games. Even less hassle than windows”

RecommendsComment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”

“Requires a bit more expertise and grease to properly maintain”

RecommendsComment from 7 Nov 2025 in “YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'”

“its been overall very good and I recommend it to anyone on the fence”

RecommendsComment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.