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I think OpenSUSE, at least, has changed/improved the installer since the last time I used it. It remains to be seen whether it'll be easier to handle my existing partitions or just more arcane, since I'll have no previous experience, even vague memories.
I'm traumatized by their installer. lol. I think fedora's new installer is fantastic. I can't wait for Bazzite to use it, too.
I really liked Peppermint's installer, back when I used it. I think it was Calamares then? It handled existing partitions well, and was easy to understand.
Calamares should be the standard on every distro IMHO.
I wouldn't argue.