Asklemmy

Arch Linux on my laptop, Debian on my server and Windows 10 on my gaming pc

FreeBSD because it just works. I like the consistency of it.

Fedora Silverblue. It's one of the closest to a ChromeOS like "no maintenance" Linux distros with still a lot of Linux feel. I just don't have the headspace to maintain reliably anymore.

windows, I need fusion 360

Desktop: Dual boot, Arch Linux / Windows 10 (cba to do the BIOS thing to update to windows 11) for games, FL studio and photoshop

Laptop: MacOS

Windows 11 on my desktop for gaming. Manjaro Linux on my laptop for most other things.

macOS, works for me. Want to get a simple Windows PC for simple games, because that is just way easier to do than with macOS ...

Windows 11, mostly for gaming. I also dual-boot Fedora, which now that Proton is getting so good I am considering making the full switch over. Only thing is I have an Nvidia GPU :(

Dual boot Ubuntu/Win10 on one, and dual boot Mint/Win7 on another. If I can secure a stable internet connection I will switch the last machine to a server.

I'm a CS major, so I need all the experience I can get. I prefer Linux machines because I think the OS is superior in a number of ways.

Windows 10 for my main PC, with Linux Mint in dual boot. I code in mint. I might switch over to Linux full time soon as things keep getting better and better there. Gaming was my main holdup and that seems to be less of an issue especially with the steamdeck making huge new inroads.

My laptop is the same.

My server is Unraid, which has VMs for a ton of OS just for fun. I rarely use them anymore but they exist for testing and learning and stuff.

My desktop PC is Windows 11, I've tried setting up dual booting but it never worked properly (probably because I wanted to have separate SSDs for each OS) so I just use Virtualbox if I need a different OS on there. I also have a laptop whose OS I change depending on what I need (generally Fedora, Win 10, or Debian) but I am considering shelling out for a Macbook as well.

I don't like committing myself to one specific OS.

I really wish I could say SqueakNOS an experimental OS written in Smalltalk by some crazy beautiful people, but alas that dream died over a decade ago. Imagine the excitement of being able to rewrite any part of your OS on the fly and the terror when it all went wrong.

I am on Mac OS El Monterey for audio production work, and Windows 10 for general productivity/gaming.

I love Fedora, but found battery life less than optimal, and many of the programs I need for employment simply do not have Linux versions.

I dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 11 on separate drives. I would go fully Arch because I love the idea of a DIY OS, especially for programming & game performance, but games like CoD are keeping me stuck with Windows.

I dual boot Windows and Manjaro. Literally the only thing keeping me tied to Microsoft is VR, just haven't been able to get my OG Vive working quite right on Linux yet, and it irritates me XD

Windows 11 for CAD and other stuff that's Windows exclusive. Would love to get steamOS off the steamdeck though, I used it as a temporary desktop and it rocked

Switched from Linux to Mac 10 years ago. Runs well and I still have a nice terminal experience. Sometimes I do miss Linux package manager.

Artix Linux, cuz systemd isn’t minimal enough for my insanity, and I don’t have time to compile Gentoo rn

Windows 10 because I need Windows for work but am trying to move past it

Ubuntu on my home desktop

Raspian on my Pi home server

Windows 11.

• Familiarity
• Tools, Software, Workflows

Over Windows 10: Up-to-date tech stack (not necessarily anything critical)

Bad over Windows 10: Breakage through new context menu, breakage of window bar (forced grouping, no window text), introduced window bar spacing to context menu actions

Downside over Linux: Restrictions (configuration, adjustments), Annoyances (pushing of MS software and tech)

Upside over Linux: Rich usage, gaming, software ecosystem, more of a straight-forward default and customizability over many distributed options and divergence(?), usability feels better.

Windows 11 for work, though I am getting a MacBook shortly. At home, I guess SteamOS? I have two young kids so I don't get a lot of time to do much on my computer besides play games. If I ever need a desktop environment and don't want to use my work laptop then I use my Steam Deck and load into the desktop. Previously I was using Fedora.

Windows, because of gaming, otherwise I'd use a Debian based distro or Fedora.

I use Debian on my servers.