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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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[–] matejc@matejc.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was a distro hopper once, then I saw the light of NixOS...

[–] lhotze@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Tell me about it...

The only reason I might, in the distant future, ever consider changing again is this project, which hopefully would be something between NixOS and Qubes. But that is far in the future and not even that certain.

[–] Borgzilla@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use Debian with a patched version of motif window manager. The 90s never ended:

[–] nrab@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

NixOS everywhere (except for one server which I have yet to migrate from Rocky to NixOS)

[–] Agility0971@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] G59@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago
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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Debian. Several reasons:

  • It's trustworthy.
  • It's not going anywhere. Debian existed when I was a kid and it'll probably still exist when I draw my last breath.
  • I know how to use it, since, once again, I've been using it since I was a kid.
  • It has all the desktop environments.
  • It fully supports systemd. I do not miss the unreliability, slowness, and complexity of what came before that. (Normally I wouldn't mention this, but your former distro of choice exists solely for the purpose of not having systemd, so it's relevant this time.)
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[–] scarrexx@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ubuntu for life. Unpopular opinion i know, please don't stone.

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[–] daan@lemmy.vanoverloop.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fedora, because it just works and it ships recent software versions.

I also like Fedora Silverblue, and projects like ublue are very interesting in my opinion.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Could you explain what you find interesting about Silverblue ?

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[–] Eufalconimorph@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

NixOS. Declarative config with opt-in state is awesome.

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[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Arch, Debian, NixOS, Fedora Silverblue, Raspbian, GrapheneOS[Android]

[–] jaller698@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago

I've been a daily fedora user for the half year. Initially I started off with ElementaryOS but it was so filled with bugs, and glitches, so it didnt last for more than a couple of months. While the fedora experience is way more streamlined.

[–] kamin@lemmy.kghorvath.com 3 points 2 years ago

Fedora on the desktop. I got my start on Red Hat Linux so I've stuck with it since.

For servers I use Debian. Lightweight, widely used, and gets the job done.

[–] Meuzzin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Garuuuuuda. Love it. Been running it for the past few years. The devs come off as assholes, but they're actually just German;)

[–] soller@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a few dozen computers and most run Pop!_OS.

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[–] cullvox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Been using NixOS for a couple months. It’s gotten easier to configure and change because of it, and new computers are super easy to setup because I can just change/apply the config and system wide changes will apply with one command!

[–] arbiter329@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does SteamOS count? My steam deck is my current “Linux” machine.

[–] Eris@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yes! My coworker does this and I think it's pretty cool.

[–] hanzzen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

EndeavourOS on my desktop, Red Hat and Ubuntu on servers(at work).

[–] alsivx@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

Debian on my gaming desktop and Ubuntu on the family laptop.

[–] grandiosocrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I use Pop OS! on my daily computer and laptop and Ubuntu on my home server

[–] lord_admiral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[–] beteljuice@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

NixOS. Declarative reproducible immutable systems are the future.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

I've felt in love woth Debian the moment I used it for the first time

[–] reallychris@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

xubuntu. when this install gets too messy i'm probably going to try the minimal edition and install my old openbox or awesome wm configs.

[–] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Alpine is honestly my go to

[–] michael@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to use Void as my main distro, but then the developer drama made me shy away from it (keep in mind, this was like forever ago and I haven’t looked at Void at all since). After that I floated around trying everything, from Gentoo to the BSDs (I know, not Linux). Nowadays I use OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. I got tired of doing everything manually and OpenSUSE just makes everything so much easier to use, IMO.

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[–] eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net 2 points 2 years ago

I fall firmly in the Ubuntu/derivative camp for the most part. My laptop is on Pop, some of my virtual servers are on Ubuntu. Only exception is UnRAID, which is technically Slackware.

[–] toastloop@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Debian, for ultimate stability, Fedora for every day, and Arch for my project box.

[–] 0000@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Arch on my workstation, Ubuntu on my servers.

[–] singron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Mostly NixOS unstable. I have one machine still on Arch, but i plan to switch that to NixOS too.

[–] dnzm@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

OpenSUSE, Tumbleweed on workstations (KDE) and Leap on my server.

[–] m105@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Now I am using fedora, before that I used debian stable.

I'm currently using a mix of Arch and Fedora, but I've been starting to look in to NixOS.

[–] Mantis7818@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Been using nobara with kde for the last 2-3 months

[–] cloventt@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

Fedora, for the “It Just Works”™ experience of an enterprise-supported distro.

[–] floppingfish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Linux Mint, it just works

[–] datwillpowerdo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I use primarily Fedora for desktop/dual boot and minimal Rocky for server. I mess with Arch and Manjaro when I'm feeling adventurous.

[–] hanzzen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

EndeavourOS on my desktop, Red Hat and Ubuntu on servers(at work).

[–] mjpc13@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

I use EndeavourOS with Hyprland on my laptop but I am considering trying VanillaOS (once they move to Debian base). On desktop I have Ubuntu 20.04 and EndeavourOS (both on Gnome)

[–] hugz@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I distro hop a lot. After using Majaro (gnome) for a long time I switched to Pop_OS for a long time. I switched back to Manjaro (Gnome) again, but after a week of use I've just downloaded Ubuntu.

I'm getting basic display issues that I've never got in another distro (including tails!) and it's generally annoying me. I'd rather use a distro that doesn't require troubleshooting on Day 1

[–] sedot@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

openSUSE Tumbleweed, it just works for me.

[–] bzLem0n@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

NixOS on everything but my Steam Deck which is running SteamOS.

[–] lhx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Thoughts on NixOS? I have heard a lot of positive buzz, but I don't think I understand it fully. (I'm primarily debian, ubuntu, fedora, arch user, and I've admin'd a FreeBSD server too).

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[–] screx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Moved from Arch to Nix and loving it!

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[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Debain - cuz my production VMs need to run all day, every day.

[–] bluegandalf@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Have been using Fedora for a year now. Had used Pop OS for about 6months before that.

[–] 0000@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Arch on my workstation, Ubuntu on my servers.

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I wish Arch could be installed everywhere. My Desktop PC, Laptop and Raspberry PI 4 use Arch Linux while my Server used to run Rocky Linux but is abandoned and my Chromebook Duet 3 uses Debian 12 with KDE. I think I could easily install Arch on it after having my Kernel compiled and working with debian.

The Star64 still needs development to be used.

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