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OpenSUSE on Desktop, macOS for laptop. I’ve used macOS on portables for years now but only in the last 3ish months have I gone the linux Desktop.
As to the “why” - macOS because it’s polished, tightly integrated with the hardware, the ecosystem works harmoniously, it’s secure and Unix-based (Darwin is the name of the base OS used for both macOS and iOS).
For Desktop - I used Windows pretty much all my life but it’s gradually turned into a bloated advertising and tracking engine. I’m speaking as a home user and a 10+ year IT professional. Linux has come in leaps and bounds and OpenSUSE is an enterprise-grade OS that also happens to run games and other personal things nicely. If I wasn’t using it I’d probably be using Red Hat but I dumped it largely due to their shitty business practices.
21 years on Linux, because master race
Are you aware that the term master race is borrowed from Nazi ideology?
Switched from Linux to Mac 10 years ago. Runs well and I still have a nice terminal experience. Sometimes I do miss Linux package manager.
MX Linux.
Debian with perks.
You're literally the first person I heard using MX Linux, why did you choose it over debian/Ubuntu/mint?
Windows, because of gaming, otherwise I'd use a Debian based distro or Fedora.
I use Debian on my servers.
I have a MacBook Pro which is stock macOS.
Doing software development for nearly a decade, macOS combines that ease of using widely used software tools with the stability of macOS that seems quite rare with Linux (especially in the long term, when upgrading across new OS versions). Also, things like being able to consistently sleep and wake up and my m1’s battery life keeps me on macOS.
With that said, I also have a thinkpad with pop! OS on it. It’s nice, but I have this issue that I can’t alt-tab like I can on windows thanks to gnome. It only alt-tabs the window group, rather than individual windows, and it drives me up the bend.
I this there's a way to enable the alt-tab on gnome to make it work "window-like", but wait for people more experienced with gnome
I'm back to Windows 10 (now 11) on my main PC since I bought an Xbox and there's hassle-free Cloud gaming, crossplay etc.
When I exclusively played on PC and built the new Machine, I was too cheap to buy a Windows licence. I tried Pop!OS because I like their gaming-focussed apporach. All games that were relevant to me (via Steam, mostly) worked fine.
I've since bought a Steam Deck, so I'm running SteamOS as well.
To be fair who really buys Windows licences unless it's a business or an org
I did... for a very discounted price. Call me lazy if you want, but I didn't want the hassle to source another version.
I have never once paid for Windows, yet at some point a digital license showed up on my Microsoft account and I've never gotten an Activate Windows prompt on any of my subsequent Windows installations.
Perhaps it was included with your motherboard?
I don't think so, I've swapped motherboards several times since and the license has remained.
I used to borrow Windows keys off the old PCs in my office's e-waste pile, my best guess is it's one of those keys that's somehow still activating each time I reinstall.
I dual boot OpenSuse and Windows. Windows being the main installation. I think I may try to go full AMD next build and main OpenSuse the main installation. I just need to get used to DarkTable instead of Lightroom since thats been the only think shackling me to Windows thus far.
Finding a good photo editing software has been the biggest hurdle for me in using Linux daily. I used to run a dual-boot with Win10 and Linux, but it's been a few years since then and I still haven't found anything I really like using as much as I do CaptureOne. 🥲
100% OpenSUSE Tumbleweed now, and I won't be going back... Just a shame major software companies don't give Linux much love.
Windows 11. It came with a license, I'm depending on the Adobe Suite and several productivity tools that run trouble free on a Windows machine. My instance has been cleaned up by Windows 10 Debloater and Shutup10. I feel like I need to make excuses for using Windows but when it's set up properly, it is very familiar and intuitive. Plus, whenever you get new equipment or need a niche plugin, you can count on it that they'll have a well maintained Windows application.
Windows 11 for work, though I am getting a MacBook shortly. At home, I guess SteamOS? I have two young kids so I don't get a lot of time to do much on my computer besides play games. If I ever need a desktop environment and don't want to use my work laptop then I use my Steam Deck and load into the desktop. Previously I was using Fedora.
Windows 10 because I need Windows for work but am trying to move past it
Ubuntu on my home desktop
Raspian on my Pi home server
I have 2 laptops (work and personal) and both run Arch Linux.
Reason:
- Rolling release
- AUR
- ArchWiki
macOS
I’ve been a Mac user since college. I’ve got a lot of utilities and software that I’m very comfortable with, my brain is mapped to the keyboard shortcuts, and I enjoy the UX. There’ve been a couple bumpy patches in the last twenty years, but never enough to cause me to give up on the platform.
Windows 11.
- Familiarity
- Tools, Software, Workflows
Over Windows 10: Up-to-date tech stack (not necessarily anything critical)
Bad over Windows 10: Breakage through new context menu, breakage of window bar (forced grouping, no window text), introduced window bar spacing to context menu actions
Downside over Linux: Restrictions (configuration, adjustments), Annoyances (pushing of MS software and tech)
Upside over Linux: Rich usage, gaming, software ecosystem, more of a straight-forward default and customizability over many distributed options and divergence(?), usability feels better.
Artix Linux, cuz systemd isn’t minimal enough for my insanity, and I don’t have time to compile Gentoo rn
I use linux distros but I won't go into detail which ones I use.