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The struggle for libre computing cannot be disentangled from other forms of socialist reform. One must be willing to reject proprietary software as fiercely as they would reject capitalism. Luckily, we are not alone.

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[–] NewOldGuard@hexbear.net 4 points 11 hours ago

Fedora server on my server, custom blue build image on my laptop based on Gnome secureblue

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

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.

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.

[–] arbitrary@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 23 hours ago

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.

[–] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Imnecomrade@hexbear.net 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

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.

[–] Imnecomrade@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Arch until I get my desktop setup to install Gentoo again. I miss portage so much. I'm going to see if I can make a minimal FreeBSD host install to serve as a hypervisor, and then virtualize various Linux, BSD, and other operating systems, with a Gentoo VM as my main OS. Why FreeBSD? Well...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Russian-Linux-Maintainers-Drop

I would do OpenBSD, but it looks like FreeBSD is much farther ahead on developing AMD IOMMU support, which is what I need.

https://freebsdfoundation.org/project/amd-iommu/

And if that fails, I may just make a very locked down Gentoo hypervisor, and then I will just practice with a BSD VM until it is ready.

I would like to play with Guix, NixOS, and T2 SDE, and also try LFS.

I use OpenWRT on my routers.

[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] flees@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Debian with fluxbox, cause I am tired and want things to just work and not change.

[–] Chump@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

only 72 comments? come on everyone, those are rookie numbers

[–] AvocadoVapelung@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

debian so i don't have to do anything blob-no-thoughts

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Arch (btw) on my personal computer and Pop_OS! on a shared computer with my family.

EndeavourOS (it’s basically arch btw)

[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

looks up debian what is this Dreamcast ass logo.

I love it

[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's not the Dreamcast logo, that's the estrogen logo

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[–] AshenWolf@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] LeZero@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Fedora KDE for half a year now

[–] Bureaucrat@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

Bazzite on desktop because it actually just works and headless Debian on my server because stuff like CoreOS is such a pain in the ass with SELinux.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

Mint.

It just works, I don't have to think about my OS.

[–] Chanceschaos@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Opensuse tumbleweed Plasma 6

[–] Kiagz@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago
[–] FunkYankkkees@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago
[–] Abstinence@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

i dual boot windows and solus linux. it was a good distro when i got it but the lack of support has made me just use the windows side for a while now

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Linux Mint Debian Edition.

[–] NewAcctWhoDis@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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.

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.

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[–] Marty_TF@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Fedora gnome. For many years

[–] Gorb@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

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

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago
[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Debian on my workshop computer

Debian on my Minecraft/plex server

Debian on my NAS

EndeavourOS on my old laptop that I fuck around with

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nobara. it's fedora based but has most of the stuff you need for gaming in by default

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[–] daniyeg@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

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).

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