Fedora server on my server, custom blue build image on my laptop based on Gnome secureblue
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EndeavourOS (it’s basically arch btw)
Arch btw, beside the meme it really covers everything I want for my daily driver to do, and I love having all the latest software instead of waiting until it gets added to the official repositories or adding them manually.
If I were to use Linux for professional working though, I would explore Fedora just to have a system that is more stable and can't cause weird technical issues taking up time from my work.
For servers Debian without even thinking about it
Debian
looks up debian what is this Dreamcast ass logo.
I love it
That's not the Dreamcast logo, that's the estrogen logo
Based
Co-winkydink? I think not!
I like that debian just works, its a pretty darn good choice for people who dont want to deal with setting up their computer and just want to use it
NixOS, really liking the ability to do package and system configuration as code in a single language, and consolidate the configuration for multiple devices in a single repo.
arch btw
I'm discovering new memes I had no idea existed. I'm scared.
If you pick arch (or something based on arch like EndeavourOS) you get to be part of the exclusive club of people who bring up that they use arch (BTW) constantly.
I use arch btw
Mint out of simplicity and ease of use because I've still got my training wheels on.
Will use Bazzite soon as I've just recently got myself a handheld but I haven't had the energy to tinker around on it just yet.
I've been on Kubuntu for a few years. I'm considering moving to something non-Ubuntu, but I'm really happy with KDE Plasma.
KDE fucking rules. I don't care how resource intensive it is, it looks fuckin steller and is infinitely customizable.
It's basically no more resource intensive than GNOME or Xfce. It's very efficient and has been at least since Plasma 5.
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I've been really happy with Fedora KDE. To me, the desktop environment determines the experience more than the distro these days, so you probably wouldn't notice much difference in switching, so maybe not worth it.
I just like Fedora better for installing on a new system, since new hardware tends to be supported faster.
Mint.
It just works, I don't have to think about my OS.
only 72 comments? come on everyone, those are rookie numbers
Mint 
i use arch btw. if you don't have console-phobia it's one of the easiest distros to use, easy to install new software and is not prone to breaking as much as people say (well it depends on your use case mine's been pretty stable).
Been on Debian for the better part of a decade. Won’t be changing anytime soon.
Debiaaaaan. I used Arch at first but it changed too much and broke things too frequently for my liking. With Debian I don't really care about whatever I'm missing out on but it's stable as hell which means it does exactly what I expect it to do, every time.
EndeavourOS (arch BTW)
Oh fucc how did I miss this in my own comm lmao.
I use NixOS with flakes on all my machines. Having your operating system as code is actually far easier to wrap my mind than other distros and it helps with learning how each of the individual components of a GNU system fit together and with Nix I always know roughly how point A -> point B.
Second would always go to Fedora Atomic Desktop since like NixOS your operating system is basically just a schema to write out before hand and then deploy. The commonality being that the Linux joke of "sudo apt install into broken system" is entirely vanquished in favor of user simplicity and I would recommend something like Universal Blue's Bazzite to people wanting to see peak GNU/Linux capabilities.
Nobara. it's fedora based but has most of the stuff you need for gaming in by default
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Arch (btw)
Fedora, because it works so well. I use the GNOME desktop because I need the bigger UI elements to use a computer effectively, and I like the workspaces. It's also Fedora's default, and is really seamless.
At this moment I'm using fedora with KDE and I'm quite enjoying it. It blends together the pros of rolling release with the managed aspects of other distros
debian so i don't have to do anything 
mostly debian
By the way...
Bazzite on main PC because it just works and I don't want to mess around with nvidia drivers.
Almalinux for home server and anything I need to spin up short term.
Nobara KDE spin on my desktop endeavorOS on my laptop but might switch to vanilla arch on there soon
mint but i had to update the kernel to get some games to work, it was a little intimidating but i ended up getting it to work just by googling and following what other people did in forums
apparently mint is more for ease of use and stability, and less about being cutting edge
Fedora gnome. For many years
I run Arch on my desktop and media server. The media server mostly just runs docker images though. I set up Fedora Kinoite on my wife's laptop recently though and think that's good for every day non gaming use. If I had more time I'd look into NixOS.
Debian with fluxbox, cause I am tired and want things to just work and not change.
I use Fedora with the KDE desktop. I like Fedora because it gets updates pretty quickly, and you get flatpak applications by default, which are more secure and work well. I like KDE because all its built in applications, like the file manager, have the right amount of buttons in them and aren't overly simplified.
I think most people's second favourite choice is Mint. Mint is an extremely solid choice. It doesn't top many lists because it doesn't really stand out, which makes it great.
My only gripe with Mint is that I wish they didn't remove KDE as one of their flavors. When I started using Linux like a decade ago, I first tried Fedora but struggled to install it. Not sure if it has improved for beginners since then.
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