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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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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Debian. Several reasons:

  • It's trustworthy.
  • It's not going anywhere. Debian existed when I was a kid and it'll probably still exist when I draw my last breath.
  • I know how to use it, since, once again, I've been using it since I was a kid.
  • It has all the desktop environments.
  • It fully supports systemd. I do not miss the unreliability, slowness, and complexity of what came before that. (Normally I wouldn't mention this, but your former distro of choice exists solely for the purpose of not having systemd, so it's relevant this time.)
[–] Parsnip8904@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

The thought that Debian will continue into the future feels comforting. How cool it would be if in 5000AD kids on Mars or Europa are running Debian 100?

[–] damn@lemmy.fmhy.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Arch Linux. Always very up-to-date and the AUR is huge. No dealing with PPAs or snaps or flatpaks or appimages. Just paru -S any-software-ever-made. Also very streamlined (systemd for everything lol) and well documented. I tried NixOS for a bit but it was very inconvenient in comparison and I felt like it was impossible to tinker with or understand if you weren't good at Haskell. Terrible documentation.

For servers it's definitely Debian + docker.

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[–] Borgzilla@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I use Debian with a patched version of motif window manager. The 90s never ended:

[–] hddsx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As someone who uses mwm for work, I only have one question for you: Why?

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[–] matejc@matejc.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was a distro hopper once, then I saw the light of NixOS...

[–] lhotze@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Tell me about it...

The only reason I might, in the distant future, ever consider changing again is this project, which hopefully would be something between NixOS and Qubes. But that is far in the future and not even that certain.

[–] nrab@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

NixOS everywhere (except for one server which I have yet to migrate from Rocky to NixOS)

[–] scarrexx@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Ubuntu for life. Unpopular opinion i know, please don't stone.

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[–] Agility0971@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] G59@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago
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[–] daan@lemmy.vanoverloop.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fedora, because it just works and it ships recent software versions.

I also like Fedora Silverblue, and projects like ublue are very interesting in my opinion.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Could you explain what you find interesting about Silverblue ?

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[–] hanzzen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

EndeavourOS on my desktop, Red Hat and Ubuntu on servers(at work).

[–] Meuzzin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Garuuuuuda. Love it. Been running it for the past few years. The devs come off as assholes, but they're actually just German;)

[–] jaller698@feddit.dk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been a daily fedora user for the half year. Initially I started off with ElementaryOS but it was so filled with bugs, and glitches, so it didnt last for more than a couple of months. While the fedora experience is way more streamlined.

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[–] soller@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a few dozen computers and most run Pop!_OS.

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[–] cullvox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Been using NixOS for a couple months. It’s gotten easier to configure and change because of it, and new computers are super easy to setup because I can just change/apply the config and system wide changes will apply with one command!

[–] arbiter329@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does SteamOS count? My steam deck is my current “Linux” machine.

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[–] Eufalconimorph@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

NixOS. Declarative config with opt-in state is awesome.

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[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Arch, Debian, NixOS, Fedora Silverblue, Raspbian, GrapheneOS[Android]

[–] floppingfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Linux Mint, it just works

[–] dr_doorknob@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use opensuse with kde and I love it. Have been using it for 2 years now.

For server use at home I use Ubuntu Server and Alma Linux (mostly)

At work it is all RedHat.

[–] neo@lemmy.comfysnug.space 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux Mint. Nothing beats your computer just working when you have shit to get done.

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[–] 1lya@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Linux Mint with Mate DE.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

I've felt in love woth Debian the moment I used it for the first time

[–] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Alpine is honestly my go to

[–] singron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Mostly NixOS unstable. I have one machine still on Arch, but i plan to switch that to NixOS too.

[–] lhx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Arch. :) I need to learn NixOs or something that is immutable / reproducible at some point.

[–] Klinkertinlegs@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I use Debian for my docker servers. I try to use it on the desktop. Was using pop-os, games kept crashing, replace with arch? Archinstall wouldn’t work. Back to windows I guess. Maybe I should try Debian on the desktop since it’s the only one I ever get working properly.

[–] Mantis7818@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Been using nobara with kde for the last 2-3 months

[–] Mjb@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Using Garuda (basically just Arch with some bloat) because I'm 1) too lazy to install Arch myself and 2) on an Nvidia card and Wayland WMs still seem buggy for me. Once (if ever) Wayland is stable on Nvidia I'll probably look for an alternative

[–] datwillpowerdo@lemm.ee 2 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.

[–] cosmicmold@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I used to use Arch but recently switched to Fedora. I need stability now.

[–] alsivx@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

Debian on my gaming desktop and Ubuntu on the family laptop.

I'm currently using a mix of Arch and Fedora, but I've been starting to look in to NixOS.

[–] toastloop@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] hugz@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 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 downloaded 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

[–] michael@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to use Void as my main distro, but then the developer drama made me shy away from it (keep in mind, this was like forever ago and I haven’t looked at Void at all since). After that I floated around trying everything, from Gentoo to the BSDs (I know, not Linux). Nowadays I use OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. I got tired of doing everything manually and OpenSUSE just makes everything so much easier to use, IMO.

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[–] cloventt@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net 2 points 2 years ago

I fall firmly in the Ubuntu/derivative camp for the most part. My laptop is on Pop, some of my virtual servers are on Ubuntu. Only exception is UnRAID, which is technically Slackware.

[–] m105@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Now I am using fedora, before that I used debian stable.

[–] aes@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Fedora, I'm not a tech person by Linux user standards and I just need an OS that works

[–] beteljuice@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

NixOS. Declarative reproducible immutable systems are the future.

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