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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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[–] octobob@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Arch baybeeee 💯💯💯

[–] Jaximus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Ubuntu 20.04 with GNOME. As a non technical user it works great. I made tge switch from windows at the beginning of 2023 and not looking back. When I distrohop it will probably be Debian but that will require time I currently don't have.

[–] s4if@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I use EndeavourOS with Hyprland. I once use LinuxMint for a long time though, I love their stability and sane default but I just found Hyprland to be a perfecr DE for me. Alas Debian based distro currently unable to install Hyprland due to library and toolkit issues.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Right now i am using OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. But i am experimenting with NixOS as well. Bdw first comment on lemmy!

[–] bluegandalf@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] alm42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] naoseiquemsou@lemmy.ml 3 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.

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] biff@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I’m seriously considering partitioning the old MacBook and dual-booting into a new distro, but I’ll need to look up the process again, and it’s been quite a while. That is part of the fun, though…

[–] Kitten@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gentoo, currently trying to install LFS

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[–] hugz@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year 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 donloaded 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

[–] itsjxssica@lemm.ee 3 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!

[–] airportline@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fedora because it just works

[–] lhx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Arch. :) I need to learn NixOs or something that is immutable / reproducible at some point.

[–] Fryboyter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

I am using Arch Linux for more than 10 years.

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

MX Linux, with XFCE. Has some tools built in that makes configuring the system so much easier. The package manager is solid with all the debian repos available, plus flatpaks. Sane DE defaults.

Does not use SystemD, but can be turned on at boot.

It is stellar. I no longer feel the need to distrohop. Yet... It has been awhile.

Also, for reason NVIDIA drivers don't load when I need to enter my encryption password, so life can be better.

I do not care about SystemD, and it seems everything would be easier if I chose a distro that uses it. I may just do that.

I have tried to like Fedora because it is excellent, but I always run into issues that annoy me. I used to adore Manjaro, but it just got worse over the years. Cannot stand it now. I just don't like Arch.

Maybe I will try Pop_OS! again.

[–] donio@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Been on Gentoo for a long time. My current image has been rolling forward since 2008 which is when I switched to 64 bit but I started using it long before that.

I value transparency, control and customizability. I occasionally look into other options (and use them in work and other contexts) but haven't found anything yet that would work better for my personal preferences. > relate

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[–] s_s@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Manjaro on desktop. Otherwise mostly FreeBSD.

I tend to use Ubuntu most of the time - because I am familiar with it. Then again I have been using Linux for over 25 years and am a professional Linux Admin - so I am familiar with most of them!

[–] _thayer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've primarily used Arch for my workstations since around 2007, and sometimes Debian Sid. I recently switched all of my workstations to Fedora Silverblue however, and I've been very happy with this type of workflow; flatpaks for user apps, containers for my dev environments, and automated image-based core OS updates. I am convinced this is the future of Linux computing for most users.

[–] aion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've been using Fedora with Cinnamon almost exclusively for more than 10 years.

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

I'm using Mageia at home.
I like its stability, and ease to do almost anything with CCM.

Also Raspbian on a raspberry.

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[–] TheFrirish@lemmy.world 3 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.

[–] Mjb@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Using Garuda (basically just Arch with some bloat) because I'm 1) too lazy to install Arch myself and 2) on an Nvidia card and Wayland WMs still seem buggy for me. Once (if ever) Wayland is stable on Nvidia I'll probably look for an alternative

[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

openSUSE Tumbleweed with Plasma. It's the perfect combination!

[–] jeta@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Currently I use Fedora KDE spin because it fully suits me out of the box and while it's packages are not bleeding edge, they are still relatively fresh. I had some stability problems with Void when I used it on my primary machine last time, so this was the only reason to switch to Fedora. I used Void for many years, and nowadays if I get some poor hardware (like old laptops or PC's) I prefer to install Void. Can't say if it any lighter than Fedora, but for me tinkering with Void is much more enjoyable

[–] shadowintheday@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Arch

I find that bugs in linux programs (and they will happen regardless of distro) are more easily tweaked in systems that do minimal modifications to upstream programs and keep them updated regularly with what the developers release

Also AUR makes it easy to install pretty much anything without having to add ppas, new repo links, etc

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I have two machines for different purposes - the desktop is the one that other people use that I'm not allowed to break, so that one just dual boots Pop!OS and Windows 10.

The laptop is my own tinkering machine, so that one is Arch and KDE, perpetually in various states of disarray.

[–] Artyn@lemmy.ml 3 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.

[–] hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Mint these days, coming off a several year antiX and MX spell. I switched because I wanted something more pedestrian that would let me run modern diversions without much fuss.

I have been using Fedora for two years now.
Before that I used Pop_OS! for a short time, but I didn't like it that much.
Vanilla Gnome was more to my liking.

[–] KelsonV@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fedora on my desktop, Alpine on cloud servers, Debian on my Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu for work. Also messing around with Arch, Debian, and PeppermintOS on some older boxes.

[–] ycnz 3 points 1 year ago

Desktop: Ubuntu, mainly because that's what we support at work

Servers: Debian/Proxmox

[–] Aster347@partizle.com 3 points 1 year ago

OpenSuse Tumbleweed. I tried so many others, and I really wanted to like Arch and the Arch-based distros, but they just weren't for me.

Honestly, I've been trying to jump ship. Suse has some things I would like improved, but I still want that stable rolling release. So I might just be joining you there on Void. My main concern with void for some reason has always been the package manager, but considering Flatpaks are fully matured now and apx is available if I really need it, I don't have much of an excuse other than the fact that I need to do some testing first.

[–] Heftychonk@feddit.it 3 points 1 year ago

Hi for now i'm on Debian 12 on my laptop Asus gl553vd, all is working great

[–] torbjoern@feddit.de 3 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.

[–] kitsuneofinari@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago

I personally use Fedora. It just works and is that perfect middle ground between Debian and Arch.

That and I just like gnome. Simple, intuitive, and doesn't distract me which helps keep my ADHD at bay.

[–] i_herd_servers@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Nixos, mostly because I wanted to have configuration manage for my laptop and VPSs, and it solves that and the problem of configuration (installed apps etc. in my case) drifting. Also nix as a whole idea is cool, but I figured that out later.

[–] MediaActivist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I seem to keep coming back to Arch and/or Manjaro.

[–] fernandu00@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Fedora on an old laptop, piOS on a pi2 and Ubuntu on my newer laptop although I'm planning to change it to Fedora too..after 12 years of Ubuntu and 4 release upgrades in a row my system seems kinda broken and my apt is definetly broken with many sources.list entries that didn't upgrade well.. I don't like having dozens of loopback entries when I do a fdisk command ..it's annoying and looks like it's because of snaps ..also I get every day to update something in snap store but it fails every single time ...so maybe I'll go by Fedora next..Planning to use the new Debian Bookworm to set a server with this old desktop I getting from a friend to self host some services

[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Been on Linux Mint Cinnamon for at least a decade. I love Cinnamon; most don't take the time to understand how to customize it, and it's not hard. Mint removes all of Canonical's bullshit in Ubuntu and it just works.

[–] Lyxea@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
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