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What Linux distribution or distributions do you personally use?

I myself am a daily Void user. I used to use Devuan, but wanted to try rolling release and ended up loving Void!

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[–] Klinkertinlegs@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Debian for my docker servers. I try to use it on the desktop. Was using pop-os, games kept crashing, replace with arch? Archinstall wouldn’t work. Back to windows I guess. Maybe I should try Debian on the desktop since it’s the only one I ever get working properly.

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[–] ndr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I currently only use Linux in a VM, but Fedora Kinoite! Immutable distros need more love

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[–] neytjs@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Linux Mint Cinnamon. I've been using it for about seven years now. It offers a very good, traditional desktop experience.

[–] RussoBusso@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I used 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.

[–] honk@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I'm currently running Mint on my Computer and Ubuntu on servers.

[–] TheFrirish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] torbjoern@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Manjaro GNOME on my desktop. Still looking into what to install onto my work notebook when I get the new one.

[–] llii@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I use arch on my home server, raspberry pi Os and Ubuntu Server.

[–] slapmefive@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've used linux either as my main or secondary OS for about 18 years. Ubuntu is still the easiest to setup and get started, but in my experience becomes the least flexible over time to tweak to my liking. Arch linux does have its cons, and often requires care and time to address updates, but it is by far my favorite distro — pacman + AUR and the full control of my OS are what makes it truly feel like my own OS and computer

[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Long time Kubuntu user.

[–] krdo@lmmy.net 2 points 1 year ago

Ubuntu for my work laptop, debian for my servers. My third choice would be arch, but I'm not using it currently.

[–] necrxfagivs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Switched from Windows to Fedora Workstation some months ago and really happy with it workflow and feeling.

[–] naoseiquemsou@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Fake_Name@fosstodon.org 2 points 1 year ago

@owatnext At the moment Ubuntu 23.04. But I am planning to hop to Linux Mint or Fedora in order to check them.

[–] black0ut@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

I've been using Arch as a daily driver in my main PC. I have other PCs where I tried Manjaro and Arcolinux. I have also made a few VMs with Gentoo, but I don't think I'm ready to daily drive that. And lately I've been looking at Fedora, I would like to try that and see if I install it on a PC.

[–] Synapse8260@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Arch on my workstation (home and work) and Debian (formerly CentOS) on corporate servers.

[–] Prologue7642@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Recently switched from Gentoo to NixOS. Not really sure if I will not switch back but so far interesting experience. Being able to define your entire system configuration with just a few files is really cool, plus it is really nice for setting up development environments.

On my Laptop I just run arch because I find it easiest, and it is mostly multimedia laptop. Same with my home server (NAS, self-hosted stuff, VR) where I just need rolling distro with good support for gaming.

[–] SuitedUpDev@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

btw I use Arch ;-)

The meme aside. I use Arch, on my laptop, desktop and my home servers. On the few VPS'ses I have running at Scaleway and Hetzner, I use Debian.

[–] fl1ghtless@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Not for daily use but I run 3 Ubuntu servers here hosting various types of services.

[–] brotherballan@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I'm currently using Linux Mint on my desktops and Debian for my servers.

[–] EricZhang456@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Arch Linux with GNOME on my primary desktop. Fedora for other desktop. Rocky Linux on servers.

[–] Vorthas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

EndeavourOS.

Basically Arch Linux with a nice installer, simple and easy to set up. Hopped to it from Manjaro a few months back and been enjoying it ever since.

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[–] Vikthor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I have been running Gentoo on my desktop since uni(In dual-boot with the popular game loader from Redmond - although Proton is getting pretty good in some cases now). At work I use Xubuntu, again, with Windows.

[–] Tovervlag@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

I run pop os. But I can see myself moving to something non-ubuntu in the future. For server stuff I'm most familiar with Debian/RedHat.

[–] PangolinAlone@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I used Endeavour, but hopped to openSUSE Tumbleweed and I am currently very happy with it!

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[–] Artyn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Dakkaface@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] guildz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently using Nobara OS and Vanilla OS. I really like Nobara because Fedora is a well supported OS (Thanks RHEL) and Nobara made setting up fedora really easy on my AMD CPU/ Nvida GPU. The only other ones which I liked as far as the out-of-the-box experience was: Endeavor OS for Arch-based and Zorin OS for Ubuntu-based. I appreciate Vanilla OS, and while they are pitching it as something for beginners; it is absolutely not. You need to understand at a basic level the relationship between containers and the host system, apx is a beautiful piece of software which makes containers incredibly easy to use, but you still need have a basic understanding. You also need to know when to interface with the host system, e.g installing gnome-tweaks. You also need to know when the default Ubuntu container isn't the best container to use. That said, the transaction system for manipulating the two root directories and most software being siloed off in containers ensures that the shitty laptop I am using hasn't ran into the many issues I have had in the past with it breaking updates randomly.

[–] el_gaucho@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I love Nobara, the initial setup is so convenient!

And since it's based off Fedora, it feels polished.

[–] dj3hac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Nobara on my gaming PC, I keep windows on a laptop just incase i need it for something. So far literally the only thing I needed windows for is to rip a steam skin from an installer so I could port it to Linux lol.

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Proxmox on server with Debian VMs. Debian 12 with KDE Plasma on workstation. So basically Debian all the way.

Have used Linux Mint and Pop!_OS in the past, but the name of the latter is annoying enough to make me use something else.

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Manjaro on desktop (well, i3wm). Otherwise mostly FreeBSD.

No, I do not value my time.

[–] 0485919158191@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I have a proxmox server at home running a Kali and Debian distro atm!

[–] Daeraxa@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] itsjxssica@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

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!

[–] OddFed@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

TuxedoOS, Pop!_OS, and Ubuntu (work forces me to use it 😬)

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