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I use Linux Mint XFCE on my laptop and desktop. And the standard Steam OS on my Steam Deck.
- 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.
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I've really been enjoying CachyOS on the desktop, seems it's got the performance tweaks for gaming but without the bloat like in Garuda. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with Gnome for the laptop. I thought I didn't like Gnome but it's a breeze with a trackpad
Arch on the desktop.
I'm using my laptop to try out some distro just because i don't use it very much so i don't have to reconfigure a lot of stuff.
Mint (previously fedora), I just want a good UI that I can customize more than gnome-shell
Artix on the Thinkpad. EndeavourOS on the the RaspberryPi. LineageOS on the phone. I've chucked Gentoo on a random external drive, OpenSuse on a VM to check it out. Other stuff happens sometimes.
Debian since version 7.0 always with old gnome. I try other OS, like slack or arc, and other DE but I always come back.
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!
Manjaro on desktop (well, i3wm). Otherwise mostly FreeBSD.
No, I do not value my time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Arch on my workstation (home and work) and Debian (formerly CentOS) on corporate servers.
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 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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I currently only use Linux in a VM, but Fedora Kinoite! Immutable distros need more love
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Linux Mint Cinnamon. I've been using it for about seven years now. It offers a very good, traditional desktop experience.
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.
I'm an arch boi through and through
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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Nobara. Which is just a ootb gaming optimized Fedora.
These days I mostly use Manjaro, though I've been thinking of giving the Suse rolling release a try.
Manjaro is great. Gives you all of the needed features of Arch, without the need to go through a clean install.
I am Debian user as of now. Normally I either use Debian-based distros or Fedora.
Arch baybeeee 💯💯💯
Mint 21.1 Xfce, and if Android counts, ArrowOS 13 (on phone) and BlissOS (on an old computer)
I had to debug my Parents-In-Laws' Old laptop. Turns out it can't really run Win10 in any functional capacity.
So I first tried to get Debian 12 installed and setup. It's a bit annoying if you don't have the non-free CD as wifi will be bugged even if you have the firmwares separately. So I had to go back and get the DVD download.
My review: Honestly their user management (no usermod command installed??) and lack of sudo access from the get go is a safety risk. Users would either set a weak root password or try adding the usual sudo package back in and break security in some manner. So, Debian is not as suitable for old laptops for normal people.
So I went ahead and installed Linux Mint 21.1 XFCE. That was quite a breeze. I would not install debian on old laptops unless it's a system I will be able to manage on the daily.
Linux Mint for desktops/laptops (Cinnamon if the hardware can handle it, MATE if it's a bit long in the tooth), and Debian for servers.
I've used several distros (yes, even Arch btw) through the years but I just keep finding myself coming back to the Debian-based ones. I guess I just feel most at-home with the way it has things set up, or something.
Currently i'm on Arch. Mostly because it's the easiest option for me to get a Plasma Desktop that's up to date. KDE moves so fast nowadays, that i want to be on the edge.
Rocky linux minimal.. mostly for servers..
These days I use Linux Mint for desktops/laptops, and Ubuntu Server for servers.
I am using Arch Linux for more than 10 years.
Debian and Debian accessories.
Servers - Debian stable. The only choice.
Workstations/laptops - Either testing/RC or stable with backports enabled. Usually use Flatpak as well.
Pop!_OS because Im a normie lmao
PopOs! On my work laptop and Nobara on my home desktop.
Manjaro for the best 🥰
Manjaro + SteamOS. Wanted to refresh myself on gaming with Linux/Proton prior to the Deck launch and Manjaro seemed the most similar. Helped that my Win11 install decided to crash explorer.exe every 5 seconds around the same time.
Pop_OS on the desktop. Still haven't found the fortitude to change the OS on the Asus laptop.
I use Manjaro, but I run it like vanilla Arch (for example pacman/yay and not pamac). I find this to be a sweet spot for me - rolling releases are so incredibly nice, and Manjaro being slightly slower than Arch is good from a stability standpoint in my experience.
I use ZFS all over the place, including the root storage pool on my home server, which has overall been a great experience with system-boot.
Hanna Montana Linux as my daily driver. Endeavouros for work.