EndeavourOS
Hacker ApprovedRanked 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%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- 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.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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” - Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”
- Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”
- Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “The long wait is over, Ganymede has arrived”
- Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark”
- Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great”
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” - Comment from 15 Feb 2026 in “I Fixed Windows Native Development”
- Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “macOS 27 is so buggy”
- Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “EndeavourOS: Lightweight Arch-based, terminal centric system”
- Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union”
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” - Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”
- Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Bazzite Post-Mortem”
- Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”
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” - Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins”
- Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”
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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 560 | 493 | 53% | 12 | 10 yrs116 owners | — |
| Debian | 552 | 191 | 74% | 13 | 10 yrs62 owners | Approved |
| NixOS | 454 | 112 | 80% | 13 | 2 yrs69 owners | Approved |
| Fedora Linux | 437 | 131 | 77% | 12 | 2 yrs72 owners | Approved |
| EndeavourOSThis page | 34 | 8 | 81% | 10 | 2 yrs14 owners | Approved |
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”
“essentially gets you a GUI installer and some pre-installed utilities on the stock Arch install”
“I picked it to find a general purpose distro similar to the Steam Deck”
“my Linux laptop is a lot more stable too”
“I've had no issues with Endeavour which is basically Arch”
“I can install EndeavourOS in under 15 minutes, no annoying wizard of cruft”
“I just went ahead and gave Endeavour (Arch based) a try and havent gone back or changed distros ever since.”
“over 80% of my daily tasks, work, and games are well-supported by Linux”
“default settings that work totally fine for a casual like me”
“my casual Steam games run well out of the box”
“Use Endeavouros if you don't want to deal with the arch install.”
“It smoothes out working with Arch without being too opinionated.”
“Great experience and I don't see it changing anytime soon. The community is healthy and the project well managed.”
“Had fewer issues on EndeavourOS (Arch) compared to Fedora overall”
“havent had any software I couldnt just run on Arch, going on over a year now”
“arch-based with a much better-install process”
“I've been on Endeavour on my main machine for about 3-4 years now and only had one problem”
“The installer is easy, and it comes with”
“I use EndeavourOS since it had a nicer simpler installer”
“I've only faced one meaningful error in the last 3 years in endeavor”
“EndeavourOS has been my go to for a full year without any feel of missing out on another distro or features.”
“it seemed to completely break my nvidea drivers”
“I went with EndeavourOS and have been quite happy with it”
“something like endeavouros or cachyos is easier to use than Ubuntu”
“they are playing right out of the box for me”
“if you still want arch-based, I would recommend EndevourOS”
“EndeavourOS is also a beginner-friendly Arch derivative but less breaky.”
“It's been a surprisingly seamless experience, I highly recommend it over Ubuntu-based distributions”
“On Endeavour I've only run into one Nvidia problem over the last 5 years”
“It runs great. Much snappier than it ever did with windows.”
“I just switched to EndeavourOS for 95% of my home computer needs last week”
“Last time I started an endeavoros install with a default i3 it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind.”
“it borked the login manager and set no system handlers of any kind”
“always update, always working. Daily driver for 5 years”
“I'm pretty happy with running EndeavorOS w/ KDE, Steam, and Heroic.”
“After that, just use EndeavourOS. I used Antergos before that and EndevourOS has been great since.”
“Endeavour just booted and worked and I havent looked back for over a year now”
“it has been almost hassle free for games. Even less hassle than windows”
“Requires a bit more expertise and grease to properly maintain”
“its been overall very good and I recommend it to anyone on the fence”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.