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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

So we can clearly see the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them, please follow this format:

  • Write the name of the Linux distro as a first-level comment.
  • Reply to that comment with each reason you like the distro as a separate answer.

For example:

  • Distro (first-level comment)
    • Reason (one answer)
    • Other reason (a different answer)

Please avoid duplicating options. This will help us better understand the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them.

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[-] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 1 year ago
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[-] alfredb@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

LMDE

  • Because it's Mint & Debian
[-] Lamy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 1 year ago
[-] zbb@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago
[-] GustavoM@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Arch linux (btw). Because it's easy to install and has the most accessible package manager of em all.

...

...before you shoot rocks at me and try to burn me alive.... download an arch iso, run it, and then type "archinstall". Thank me later.

"Oh, but its still veeeeeery hard to inst-"

[-] Cralex@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago
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[-] xoggy@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago
[-] lig@social.fossware.space 7 points 1 year ago
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[-] s4if@lemmy.my.id 6 points 1 year ago
[-] s4if@lemmy.my.id 8 points 1 year ago

An installer of Archlinux with sane default but also has all of Arch Power

[-] dovedozen@vlemmy.net 6 points 1 year ago
[-] dovedozen@vlemmy.net 5 points 1 year ago

The MX Snapshot utility & other built-in tools make it instantly functional as a daily driver, even for people new to Linux, and the Quick System Info is such a handy baseline for troubleshooting if you run into problems and need help from the community. All the stuff that's provided out of the box just makes it a really practical distro to learn on!

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[-] fzacq9td@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[-] fzacq9td@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Being a source based distro, programs are compiled and optimized to your system configuration. Additionally you can add/remove features you dis/like using USE flags.

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[-] feacesfea@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago
[-] feacesfea@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Based on Fedora

  • Fedora uses the latest technology and is quick to adapt new features such as PipeWire, BTRFS, Wayland and etc, yet remains very stable.
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[-] Lotsen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Nobara

  • easy to use
  • fast on my hardware
  • fedora based
  • KDE
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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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