I'm using Mint, but I've avoided using flatpaks (generally downloading DEB packages directly, or adding ppa sources). It's worked pretty well so far.
I do have a handful of AppImages, but they're a bit easier to work with.
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Pop!_OS on my desktop and laptop since 2020.
Endeavouros on Laptop and main PC. Loving it.
Nobara these days. It's based on Fedora 38.
Artix (Basically Arch without Systemd)
Does artix only boot without systemd or is it completely systemd-less? If it is systemd-less, how do services like docker work with that?
Most services just need the init system to start, stop and monitor them. There's no special integration needed for each of them beyond running a command, monitoring the PID, and killing the PID when it's time to stop.
If you mean the special integration of docker and podman with systemd, first of all that's only required in rootless mode and not everybody runs rootless (most users probably run root docker). In rootless mode you have to manage each container individually as if it were a standalone service instead of just managing docker. Basically you have to integrate each container into the init system, whatever that is. There are some tools that make it easier to with podman+systemd because they write the systemd units for you but you can do it with any init system. The distro mostly doesn't care because you have to do the work not them.
NixOS and Debian. Probably just NixOS in the near future.
When it comes to distros, I am a boring man with a boring POV: I just want the thing to work with as little fuss as possible. Consequently, I'm on Kubuntu. KDE is rock solid, and Ubuntu is what I'm used to.
If/when my OS ever breaks down hard enough to reinstall, I'll probably install Fedora Workstation.
I've been using OpenSuse Slowroll basically since it released and so far am very happy with it.
Acura MDX
After years of Manjaro (and I still use it on most of my computers), I'm trying out Nobara KDE to see how it keeps up for gaming. It has a number of optimizations that Glorious Eggroll has compiled and seems pretty fast compared to Manjaro on the same hardware. I imagine I could do all the changes on Manjaro, but I also wanted to see how Fedora runs these days, it's been a long time since I used it on the daily.
So far, so good.
Debian for a while, now Mint (I'm a Cinnamon freak)
Arch + XFCE on my desktop. Have been for a while now, and everytime i try something else, I always come back to it. For my laptop, I've been using Gnome + extensions (Arch as well. That way I don't gotta switch gears and remember two different sets of commands) before i had to take it in for repairs. Was pretty good because of the mousepad gestures IMO.
Garuda Linux. In just love arch, but I'm too lazy to do it myself. One day maybe
Arch + gnome but it doesn't matter at this point
Fedora. I've been looking into fedora silverblue and vanilla os as well but I'm chilling with regular fedora for now
void linux (glibc) + swayfx + waybar + foot terminal + nushell
I've been using Mint Cinnamon for a while now. It runs beautifully with fewer firmware issues than Ubuntu on my XPS. Even though it shipped with Ubuntu.
I was using Fedora for about a year and it was great. Nice and stable, almost everything worked out of the box. Then I goofed up an update and had to install something new, and I chose Arch. Arch is working mostly fine, of course I had to learn a thing or two about how some subsystems worked but the Arch wiki is a wonderful resource. We’ll see how long this install lasts, it’s been smooth sailing for about a month now.
Debian testing. Seriously. That is reasonably easy to install and configure unlike Arch or Gentoo, but doesn't come with "user friendly" corporate crap like Ubuntu and its derivatives.
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Laptop and Workstation run Fedora. Servers run Proxmox.
Can't say that there is anything new and exciting. Big change for me has been that I have accepted flatpacks. I've gotten to the point where I don't care about being a purist, don't care about customizing and theming everything. I just want to use my computer.
If you want the cool new thing, it's Nix
I tried nix actually. Personally, I think it would make a great server os, but I do not enjoy it as a daily driver. I didn't like the fact that I was forced to install everything through nix and couldn't compile software from source.
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I daily drive Fedora because RHEL is what my industry uses and it's good to stay on top of the technology.
Pretty happy with Debian Testing. Frequent updates but still very stable and rock solid.
Arch on my "desktop PC", Armbian on my rpi 4, Dietpi soon (tm) on my Orange pi zero 3.
Desktop: Arch KDE Laptop: MX Linux KDE
Fedora immutable (ublue kinoite) has been so bulletproof. Moved from Arch, which is now on distrobox, so painless. Now ~ 1 year... 2 laptops + desktop, other is destined for NixOS...