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What distro(s) do you use? (lemmy.world)
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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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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 10 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.)
[–] Parsnip8904@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

The thought that Debian will continue into the future feels comforting. How cool it would be if in 5000AD kids on Mars or Europa are running Debian 100?

[–] matejc@matejc.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] lhotze@lemmy.ml 1 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 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[–] scarrexx@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] Nuuskis@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

When you take Pop_OS! into account?

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[–] dr_doorknob@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use opensuse with kde and I love it. Have been using it for 2 years now.

For server use at home I use Ubuntu Server and Alma Linux (mostly)

At work it is all RedHat.

[–] nrab@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

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

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

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

[–] 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;)

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

Slackware

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

Linux Mint with Mate DE.

[–] Agility0971@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

arch

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed, it just works for me.

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

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

[–] chadac@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Same here. It's made my life a whole lot easier since on previous distros, I had to depend on documenting manual hacks I had done.

[–] WatTyler@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

Fellow NixOS traveller. I used Nix for work and never saw the appeal of a whole OA built around it but when I saw a tutorial with the declarative config I was instantly sold.

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

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

[–] neo@lemmy.comfysnug.space 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux Mint. Nothing beats your computer just working when you have shit to get done.

[–] mack7400@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Same. Mint, because n00b.

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

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

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

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

[–] kamin@lemmy.kghorvath.com 2 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.

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

NixOS. Declarative reproducible immutable systems are the future.

[–] cloventt@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Mantis7818@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] RebootRebootReboot@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] hib@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

SUSE

[–] pumpkin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I'm a opensuse tumbleweed user on my desktop and laptop. I also have an ubuntu home server.

I really like tumbleweed, but I have been thinking of switching to an immutable distro like guix or nix. I've tried guix several times and found it pretty good, but never stick with it due to its lack of KDE plasma support. Maybe I should give nix a try.

[–] jannis@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed on my laptop, Debian on my server and SteamOS on the Steam Deck.

[–] daan@lemmy.vanoverloop.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 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 2 points 2 years ago

Could you explain what you find interesting about Silverblue ?

[–] michael@possumpat.io 1 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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[–] ironveil@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Arch on everything, including servers. It's just so easy to install everything via the AUR & configure everything easily. Plus the wiki is amazing. Although it is a pain to setup sometimes

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

Debian 12 for now is a great investment for the next 5 years, tho.

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

Arch baybeeee 💯💯💯

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

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

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

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).

[–] estebanlm@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Manjaro. I am a guy of habits, so I never really distro-hopped, I once tried to install Arch and failed to configure everything so I tried endeavour and failed too (which would mean I am not a tech guy either ;). Ultimately, I'd say that the distribution does not matters much once you are used to it, you can always get what you want from any of them. The only thing I really like in comparison with others is pacman :)

[–] aha@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I use Arch Linux with KDE Plasma myself

[–] aes@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Fedora, I'm not a tech person by Linux user standards and I just need an OS that works

[–] hugz@lemmy.ml 1 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

[–] m105@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

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

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

I used to use Arch but recently switched to Fedora. I need stability now.

[–] cynetri@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Been switching between Arch and Linux Mint for a while now. I run Arch and EndeavourOS on my laptops (Arch on my daily 2-in-1, Endeavour on my TV laptop) but I can't decide which is better for VR on my main rig... probably because VR on Linux is kinda in a pathetic state anyway lol. Next week I'm getting a second GPU for simple display-out so I can use my 6800XT to run VR in a Windows VM, probably on Arch

Edit: landed on EndeavourOS, basically just Arch with a GUI installer, DE by default, and some other tweaks. It's what I kept turning Arch into pretty much lol

[–] CanOpener@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fedora. Used to use Arch but it broke and I moved to Fedora, it's a way more polished experience. I like how Fedora is stable but not "stale" like Debian. Want to try Fedora Silverblue as well.

[–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I highly recommend silverblue! The only thing that can be frustrating is Steam and other game related things, particularly with wireless controllers it seems. But overall it makes it very hassle free imo.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

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

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