unix like operating system lovers
This is a community that is only for nerds jk. everyone who doesn't scare when seeing UNIX terminal welcome! rules:
- don't make comments that branch out from the main topic too much, at least please somehow relate to it.
- retro operating systems, e.g. discussion about them, is strictly forbidden, please make a retro community instead.
- please be nice for others.
Currently EndeavourOS, it fits my usage pretty well, is Arch-based, and even has a Sway version!
I've been a linux user since 1996. I've used a lot of distros over the years slackware/gentoo/debian/arch/redhat/ubuntu.These days I've been running Fedora and find it pretty great. I've gotten a bit too lazy for distros like Arch and prefer something that just works without too much tinkering.
I'm using Nobara KDE, but that only due to the fact that it works better with my hardware than Fedora. Otherwise, I would be using the KDE spin of Fedora.
I'm also waiting for a KDE version of Vanilla OS. I really dig the all design of Vanilla OS. I think when they will have it, I will be switching.
I use FreeBSD on my home server, and LineageOS without any Google services on my phone.
I've always just used ubuntu with i3 because I honestly dont really know what I am potentially missing out on. What is a reason to use something else?
I use whatever is the best fit for the work I need to do. I mainly use macOS, and try to get away with using VM's with macOS as my host system whenever possible.
I used to be on the Arch bandwagon but after migrating to a MacBook for my daily driver computer it's mostly just Debian-based distros when the need arises, Kali for work and headless Debian for homelab stuff. I rarely boot my Windows gaming PC anymore. I do have some Windows VM's for testing exploits and payloads. And emulated Windows 95-98 machines for that OG Oregon Trail fix.
I'll probably have to go with FreeBSD for their minimal base and incredibly clean and well-documented code and utilities.
I have used several other distros on and off, but I feel Pop!_OS is the macOS of Linux. Long time macOS user turned macOS(client)+Ubuntu(server) user by profession, turned Pop!_OS(client)+RHEL8(server) user (new job! Loving it).
I don't use derived OS. Either Debian or Arch.
MacOS for work and most things, Windows for gaming. After years of distro hopping I am now enlightened, free stuff is free for a reason.
SteamOS on my Steam Deck is great though, and gives me hope for the future of Linux gaming, but it's not here just yet.
I'm currently using Nobara a Fedora fork and upgraded today to version 38 it was a bit of a stretch. I had to delete many things in my /etc/ to get GNOME 44 working. Bluetooth and the panel on the top right is a bit buggy but it works.
On my laptop I use arch with hyprland
Not Arch!!!
why not!?
ignore. testing in prod!?
I've been on Linux Mint (LM) for like 3+ years now. I was dual booting Windows, but after not booting into Win for over a year, I wiped its hard drive and started using it as backup storage. Before that, I did the rounds (Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, etc.), but mostly stuck between Kubuntu and LM. LM just seems to work the best for me. Never have any difficulties with anything and love how I can customize Cinnamon. It really just works out well for me.
My first foray was with Ubuntu and Mint, and I found the whole experience far too on-rails for me. A few years later, I made the permanent move from Windows to Arch, largely because of how good their documentation on GPU passthrough via OVMF/VFIO was. It was also an excellent opportunity to be forced to learn how my computer works.
Ironically, I almost never open virtual machines for gaming, I have come across very very little that cannot be handled by wine, ge-wine, or proton.
macOS at work and Debian on my personal computer.
Slackware. Though I can make most things work.
MacOS for work (very simple wireless packet captures, full m$ office suite with little effort). Servers are Debian, used to be Arch but I didn't upgrade enough / I upgraded too much / you get the idea and things went boom too often (Nextcloud in particular). Does SteamOS count too? I think it's pretty rad.
Do you run SteamOS on a Steam Deck, or are you just running it on a PC? Actually has Volvo even released an install ISO for SteamOS?
I use windows because that's where I can play overwatch and fortnite. That's literally the only reason. And photoshop, but krita is almost just as good. If I didn't play games not available on Linux I'd probably use Ubuntu instead. Why? Easy to install, very customizable, better for programming, scriptable.
Fortnite will probably never work on Linux. (And to me that's a good thing lmao) But I know Overwatch works perfectly fine at least.
Following my message I tried to dual boot. Turns out my laptop is incompatible with default Nvidia drivers and my screen stopped working with it so after days of research and trying again, I had to go back to Windows, just to get the big monitor to have display.
I'm mainly using Fedora these days, but for some games I still have to dualboot Windows, which I can't say I'm enjoying. Just over an hour ago the Nvidia drivers crashed. On Windows. Repeatetly.
Anyway, I'm quite happy with Fedora but I haven't tried many OS to be honest. I prefer stability over the slight advantages other OS might have