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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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After using different distros for more than 10 years, I reached a never imagined level of not caring anymore. Nowadays, I use any of them, and it's fine. I don't even care to change the wallpaper or tweak most settings anymore.
For the record, I'm using fedora on my main rig, mx linux on my low-end laptop, and armbian on my orange pi board.
Fedora Silverblue (I made the final switch from Tumbleweed when I discovered that flatpak mpv also has vaapi and the steam and lutris flatpaks work flawlessly)
Debian and really only Debian… I distro hopped a lot when I was first messing with Linux in the late 00s, settled on Arch for a little while when I was daily driving Linux, but finally just landed on Debian for all my server needs. It’s stable, reliable and the upgrade path is pretty simple. Rolling release is cool and all, but Debian’s upgrade process is just as easy too.
EndeavourOS (arch based) with i3 on my desktop, mainly for the AUR and not needing to worry about OS versions because everything is rolling release. Fedora for work the match our servers, and honestly it's probably like my second choice for home anyway just cause of the stability.
I just use i3 everywhere because tbh what pc isn't made better with vi shortcuts as part of the desktop environment....
I've been using fedora for the past couple months, seems to be keeping me from distrohopping
I've primarily used Arch for my workstations since around 2007, and sometimes Debian Sid. I recently switched all of my workstations to Fedora Silverblue however, and I've been very happy with this type of workflow; flatpaks for user apps, containers for my dev environments, and automated image-based core OS updates. I am convinced this is the future of Linux computing for most users.
I'm an arch boi through and through
QubesOS
I have been using Artix Linux for many years now. On laptops I prefer to use either Fedora or PopOs!
I'm a forever Linux noob currently using Q4OS (Debian-based with TDE/KDE) because it is for a toaster with a small storage and I'm used to Windows.
Mint. Mint has largely continued to be good for me and if I build another desktop myself I'll probably put Mint in again. That said I've heard good things about PopOS, and if I end up buying direct from System76 I might stick with that.
Is used to use Pop OS but decided to switch to Arch after getting a new pc.
Linux Mint on my main PC (which still has a Windows drive on it) but I really want to get a bigger Linux SSD and I want to try out OpenSUSE Tumbleweed instead.
I also use Fedora on my laptop.
Arch BTW
Ubuntu for my work laptop, debian for my servers. My third choice would be arch, but I'm not using it currently.
I am currently using Alpine linux on my servers and arch linux on my laptop but I plan on switching my laptop to alpine this summer. I am currently using the sway window manager and I used awesome wm before that.
I came back to stay on Fedora and so far I'm really liking it haven't changed for ages. I came from endeavour OS because eventually some updates just broke the system which is why I switched to it in the first place from Manjaro. the only trouble I had was reinstalling nvidia graphic driver after an upgrade from 37 to 38 but I got sorted eventually.
I use Lubuntu 22.04 on my old laptop from 2009. It still shows it's age while surfing the web, but it's surprisingly snappy and usable otherwise.
On my laptop I use EndeavourOS with Plasma, and on my Desktop I use Fedora with i3wm. Have switched from windows ~1 year ago and I couldn't be happier, haven't had any issues and my devices now do feel like my devices.
I use arch on my home server, raspberry pi Os and Ubuntu Server.
i switched to linux so that i could customise everything, so ubuntu and manjaro (the first two i used) didn’t really do anything for me. After using a macbook for a bit (still my primary laptop), I found Arch which i now daily drive and love it!
Mint (previously fedora), I just want a good UI that I can customize more than gnome-shell
I’ve dabbled in Linux more recently and set up some VMs to see what I like. I’ve settled on arch with Gnome
- Arch Linux (current)
- NixOS
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Gentoo
- Red Hat (first)
Switched often over the last 20 years. Considering Fedora Silverblue.
Choice can be one of the huge strong suits and weak points of Linux. I know over the last 30 years I've switched distros a lot. My first was a two floppy slack distro. One for boot and one for root. There was no pretty X server on top of it lol.
These days for my personal systems I definitely like the rolling releases. Currently have endeavor OS on a few systems. But I still have debian Ubuntu or Fedora running on certain systems for specific tasks. They aren't always the most up-to-date. But they are some of the more stable and secure. And when you're serving that's typically what you want.
Fedora on desktop, Rocky on servers except my K8s cluster which is on Fedora Coreos
Hi for now i'm on Debian 12 on my laptop Asus gl553vd, all is working great
My favorite are Alpine Linux and NixOS, I use Alpine Linux mainly for my home server and nixOS on my laptop. I really like the power they give you.
Fedora on my regular laptop, Debian on another, and Bodhi on this HP all in one that someone gave me. Twenty years ago I loved the experimentation and played with Red Hat and SusE and now I just want everything to work without spending hours figuring it out. So nowadays I just experiment on non-critical equipment, like the HP all in one on my kitchen table.
Manjaro GNOME on my desktop. Still looking into what to install onto my work notebook when I get the new one.
Debian
I used Endeavour, but hopped to openSUSE Tumbleweed and I am currently very happy with it!
I use Ubuntu latest LTS for all my servers
Debian on servers and Arch Linux on clients. No bloat and simple!
I'm running Ubuntu for my servers, with kali on my laptop
At the moment I'm dual booting between Endeavor OS and MX, I'm really enjoying them both.
I use Pop OS as my daily driver. It's been hectic configuring things to work at times but I'm pretty happy, I have all the games I want to play compatible with it and I don't really need any Windows apps so it works perfectly for me.
Switched from Windows to Fedora Workstation some months ago and really happy with it workflow and feeling.
I use Linux Mint XFCE on my laptop and desktop. And the standard Steam OS on my Steam Deck.