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What Linux distribution or distributions do you personally use?

I myself am a daily Void user. I used to use Devuan, but wanted to try rolling release and ended up loving Void!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Kubuntu for me. Ive been an on again off again user of either Ubuntu or kubuntu for over a decade now, but that might have to change here soon. The integration of snap is driving me insane, so I've been looking into arch distros recently

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Debain - cuz my production VMs need to run all day, every day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Mainly running Gentoo, on my desktop, laptop, and even my desktop at work. Though my homelab is mainly Debian, with a small number of AlmaLinux nodes as well.

At work it's almost all RHEL though, since support contracts are nice.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Debian testing w. KDE on the desktop, & stable on my vps

edit: oh yea username checks out

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Arch baybeeee 💯💯💯

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

The best distribution is Fedora Silverblue KDE, I refuse to call it kinoite or any other stupid mineral name though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Gentoo Linux. I am too particular about my system to use anything else.

Takes a lot of time to set up and get running, but once you have it running it's rock solid.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Switched around in the past but been on Debian with KDE for the past year or so

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I've used Mint since I started using Linux, and never had any major issues. I've therefore just stuck with it. I don't always have the time to tinker with my machine if something should break, and Mint usually just works when I need it, while still providing flexibility when I want it (and Timeshift to fix it when I break stuff)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Right now I'm using PopOs but I'll switch to Opensuse Leap or Fedora. I hope they don't give me any trouble with the Nvidia drivers

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My laptop is on Manjaro and has been running flawlessly for years ...such a great experience with gnome 40+

My desktop is also on Manjaro, and things could not be more different. No Wayland, no animations in the gnome desktop, visual glitches since the last update ...guess it doesn't play well with Nvidia drivers. Anyone managing something decent with gnome+Nvidia?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I personally use NixOS (unstable) on my PC and openSUSE Tumbleweed on my laptop (didn't have time to switch it to NixOS).

I also use NixOS on my Pi 4

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Fedora on an old laptop, piOS on a pi2 and Ubuntu on my newer laptop although I'm planning to change it to Fedora too..after 12 years of Ubuntu and 4 release upgrades in a row my system seems kinda broken and my apt is definetly broken with many sources.list entries that didn't upgrade well.. I don't like having dozens of loopback entries when I do a fdisk command ..it's annoying and looks like it's because of snaps ..also I get every day to update something in snap store but it fails every single time ...so maybe I'll go by Fedora next..Planning to use the new Debian Bookworm to set a server with this old desktop I getting from a friend to self host some services

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

NixOS. Declarative reproducible immutable systems are the future.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just recently switched to Arch and I gotta say, the AUR is indispensible! Also really like how fast pacman is.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I use primarily Fedora for desktop/dual boot and minimal Rocky for server. I mess with Arch and Manjaro when I'm feeling adventurous.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I use Pop OS! on my daily computer and laptop and Ubuntu on my home server

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Alpine is honestly my go to

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Endeavor OS. I've been sticking to solely Arch or Arch-based distros since 2017 and I've been pretty happy so far.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've hopped distros in the past, chasing the holy grail of "optimization". Turned out I never noticed much difference with using plain Ubuntu. So I'm using that now for years. It works. Lots of people use it, so if I run in a problem, probably someone else already found the solution. And you can alwsys consult the arch wiki to solve Ubuntu problems... 😉

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Currently i'm on Arch. Mostly because it's the easiest option for me to get a Plasma Desktop that's up to date. KDE moves so fast nowadays, that i want to be on the edge.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Linux Mint for desktops/laptops (Cinnamon if the hardware can handle it, MATE if it's a bit long in the tooth), and Debian for servers.

I've used several distros (yes, even Arch btw) through the years but I just keep finding myself coming back to the Debian-based ones. I guess I just feel most at-home with the way it has things set up, or something.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Been on Gentoo for a long time. My current image has been rolling forward since 2008 which is when I switched to 64 bit but I started using it long before that.

I value transparency, control and customizability. I occasionally look into other options (and use them at work and in other contexts) but haven't yet found a better fit for my personal preferences.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Debian, for ultimate stability, Fedora for every day, and Arch for my project box.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Fedora. I started my Linux journey 1 year ago with Pop!_OS, then switched to Endeavor OS, an Arch based distro for beginners because I felt limited due to the Ubuntu/Debian base. I liked Endeavor, but it was too easy to break and I had to reinstall it several times. Ichoese Fedora due to its stability while maintaing up-to-date packages. Fedora has been a great experience for a long time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I personally use Pop OS just because it has so many of the settings I like out of the box. I started out on Ubuntu, but one day I felt like a change but I couldn't get into other distros for one reason or another. Pop OS was similar enough to what I liked, but also different enough to be fresh for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I distro hop a lot. After using Majaro (gnome) for a long time I switched to Pop_OS for a long time. I switched back to Manjaro (Gnome) again, but after a week of use I've just donloaded Ubuntu.

I'm getting basic display issues that I've never got in another distro (including tails!) and it's generally annoying me. I'd rather use a distro that doesn't require troubleshooting on Day 1

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Right now i am using OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. But i am experimenting with NixOS as well. Bdw first comment on lemmy!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I currently only use Linux in a VM, but Fedora Kinoite! Immutable distros need more love

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Only used Linux for a couple of months and use Fedora currently. Been through a fair few distros, but think Im gonna stick with Fedora for a while.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I started using Linux in October 2020 with Manjaro KDE (not including trying out nearly every major beginner-friendly distro in VMs before installing it on bare metal), then I moved to EndeavourOS - still with KDE - in July 2021 and am still on that same install.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I switched from Windows 10 to Nobara last month when I built my new PC! I used Ubuntu back in 2012-2013 but I ended up switching back to Windows. Now that I'm much older my priorities have changed and with the big push for Linux gaming in recent years it seemed like a no-brainer to me. I always enjoyed the tinkering back in the day and now I feel at home.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Pop_OS on both laptop and desktop, since it has integrated nvidia graphic drivers and handles them without too much hassle. Before switching to Pop_OS I used to use Fedora for many years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

These days I'm basic and I use Ubuntu.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Pop!_OS. I have always loved System76 and have one of their laptops, as well as an HP Dev One that I use as a daily driver. The convenience and tiling system of the distro is the simplest I've used so far and works perfectly. I used to run Arch but I just don't want to deal with it anymore, honestly.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I started with Kubuntu, then hopped to EndeavourOS and then moved to Fedora KDE. I've been using Fedora KDE since F36 released and have been quite happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

My initial Linux years ago was RedHat, then Fedora. Since then I’ve generally used Ubuntu mainline with a healthy pile of Gnome customization. Right now I’m looking at Kubuntu or KDE Neon, since I’m finding I prefer KDE Plasma to Gnome.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Switch from Windows to Fedora as my daily driver and for some gaming. Works flawlessly and I love every parts of it. Linux has such cool distros and communities

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Currently using Fedora. I love the experience

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Long time Kubuntu user.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Servers: Debian Stable no DE

Desktop: Pop OS or Ubuntu

I've used everything from Arch and Gentoo to fedora and Ubuntu. But I found myself enjoying the stability of Debian but hating the lack of newer packages. The latter of which isnt usually a problem when it comes to single purpose servers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Yes, 100% this. Debian stable, no GUI for servers. Never have a problem.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

openSUSE Tumbleweed on my main PC. Ubuntu on the other.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Fedora, for the “It Just Works”™ experience of an enterprise-supported distro.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

fedora and void :D fedora mostly because my work uses centos so the muscle memory is already there for almost everything. void because it is cool and fast 💙

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