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I’m not sure I know what you mean by diagnosing, but it’s usually a good idea to use the same distro you’re having trouble with.
Diagnosing hardware issues, which doesn’t necessarily need the same distro.
Look no more, use this! https://www.system-rescue.org/System-tools/
Console ArchLinux every time. Create a USB instance and then load up what you need.
You don’t need a GUI.
You don’t need a GUI.
Thanks for your opinion, but you don’t get to decide what I need. I wanted a simple distro that I was familiar with, so that I could teach it to someone with basic computer knowledge. Teaching how to use a terminal was outside the scope.