When comparing Devuan GNU+Linux vs GuixSD, the Slant community recommends Devuan GNU+Linux for most people. In the question“What is the best OS that is mainly under a GNU license?” Devuan GNU+Linux is ranked 4th while GuixSD is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Devuan GNU+Linux is:
It is stable like Debian.
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Pros
Pro Stability
It is stable like Debian.
Pro It's Debian
Devuan is Debian just without systemd, it just mirrors the the Debian archive and repacks packages that have hard dependencies on systemd.
Pro Excellent for normal people
It is easy to use and is a good choice for beginners.
Pro No Systemd
Pro Most decent look amongst other XFCE distros
Default XFCE theme is unique of all the XFCE distos including MXLinux, Xubuntu etc.
Pro Good for learning
For sure not the best one to be your main distro, but very good for learning as you can contribute to make this project to improve faster and then someday we will see the first stable release of this distro.
Pro Very modern concept distro
It has some interesting characteristics for the more technical users that could become a good contribution to the general GNU+Linux ecosystem.
Cons
Con Difficult to install on non-free hardware
Unlike Debian, Devuan offers no unfree netinstall media, so if your system needs unfree drivers (e.g a laptop or a tablet), you'll have to download the Debian firmware on a separate USB.
Con No systemd
Con Fragmentation
Forked distributions like Devuan and Artix fragment the Linux community and hurt the original project. Debian users who do not want systemd should use Slackware or BSD instead.
Con Loads to learn
New technologies demand new learning...
