Vanilla Arch and Endeavour OS. Also looking at trying out Nix OS since I'm pretty curious.
Pop!_OS
See my instance name.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but for anything that doesn't require a GUI, Ubuntu Server is my go-to. If I need a GUI, then it's Windows. I've tried Linux on desktop dozens of times in the last 25 years or so, and there's always something lacking. Most recently, RTX support in Steam. Meanwhile, I have Ubuntu servers with > 1 year of uptime, and it would have been more if not for an UPS failure. Right tool for the job IMO.
Tumbleweed
Pop!_OS is what I keep falling back to. It helps that I use a System76 Thelio and a HP Dev One.
Started using Ubuntu almost a decade ago, never felt the need to switch since then.
Debian is my true love.
Fedora KDE spin. I dunno how to feel about the recent announcement but from what I know, it shouldn't affect Fedora itself.
Arch btw
EndeavourOS KDE on my laptop, Arch with KDE on my PC, and AlmaLinux 9.2 on my homeserver. Have used Xubuntu, Ubuntu, Fedora, Manjaro, and Mint in the past.
I am a penguin, quack quack. What is a distro? Is that a type of fish?
Xubuntu - back from the days with a slightly slower laptop.
btw, I use Arch
Hobby: Arch Work: Fedora and RHEL
Im starting to lean towards Fedora, but this RHEL news is very concerning.
I run about an equal number of Slackware and FreeBSD boxen.
Manjaro
Sparky, Manjaro, Ubuntu or Debian testing, depending.
Puppy Linux on my already-not-fast-2011 laptop. Many thanks to the Devs on keeping my machine alive! True miracle makers!
I've settled on Manjaro with KDE on my current laptop. On my next one, I'll probably move to plain Arch. Alpine is quite cool as well.
When I came back to Linux in 2020 as a non-technical user, I got recommended Manjaro by a friend. But I found it has issues and when I reinstalled I just went to Arch directly. I found it not that hard to install and use and it really serves me well. So I've stuck with it.
Currently Endeavour OS, but I mainly daily drive Fedora, because its the right mix between bleeding edge and stable (stableedge?) for me.
Ubuntu Server for my home-lab. Fedora for my workstation (dual-booted with Windows, as work requires Windows or Mac, and Microsoft Flight Simulator only runs on Windows.
We should definitely not war on this - all linux is good linux.
Mint on my media box. Still Windows on my daily driver, mainly for gaming. I did try Mint for it and while I did like it, I couldn’t make the full switch.
Mint!
Arch Linux. Installed it 4 years ago and haven't had any issues. I tried several other distro's prior but there always seemed to be some annoying bug that would make me look elsewhere.
garuda. arch based and beautiful. uses the regular arch repo, plus their own custom one.
EndeavourOS, but only since a month ago or so. I used OpenSUSE Tumbleweed before that for over a year.
Ubuntu with i3
Started out using Ubuntu since 6.06, tried out elementary OS for a bit, went back to using vanilla Gnome on ubuntu and have switched over to Fedora a couple of years ago
Debian
Daily use: Linux Mint
Funsies: VOID
I'm boring Af, I use Ubuntu with Mate DE.
I would love to switch to Opensuse Tumbleweed, but I need Ubuntu because of some interactive board drivers that are only available for ubuntu... 😭
EndeavourOS (Arch-based btw)
As a long term windows users, I recently switched to kubuntu and I’m loving the kde plasma desktop. I like the look and feel of windows but not the telemetry so kubuntu really is the best of both for me.
Debian for servers. Darwin for desktop. :)
Nobara os
void
I used to run manjaro, but after some problems I decided to cut the middle man, and jumped to arch.
So now I use arch btw.Fedora Workstation
Endevour OS, with Hyprland WM
Gaming/personal project development gets done on my steam deck running Arch, work computer is Ubuntu.
Home lab virtual servers are all Ubuntu, I have some rasbian pis lying around, and whatever Proxmox uses for my three physical home lab servers.
I'm debating moving over to either Arch or straight Debian for my work computer, but I would have to basically lose a day repaving - so I'll probably wait for my next scheduled refresh to try Debian/Arch.
Arch with a Sway wm
Arch, or, well, EndeavourOS to be exact. Have it on both my Desktop and Laptop. It + XFCE cured my distrohoping
Fedora ofc
Ubuntu studio for it's real time kernel and music software. Connecting a MIDI controller is a pain and I only ever did music stuff few times with it. Now I use it for anything but music.
My other computer has just plain ubuntu.
Using Fedora 38 right now. Good stuff
Favorite? Arch. However I am using Ubuntu on all my server systems. Currently don’t have any desktop Linux systems.
Gentoo on my desktop and Mint on my work laptop. At work I just need everything to work, so I don't want to have to deal with some build related issues.
My primary computer: (NOT LINUX) Windows 10, I know, shocking. Laptop for programming: It's an old HP Pavilion from 2015. Linux Mint with i3. ThinkPad for fun stuff: Artix Linux. Big ass Cisco servers in my room: openBSD emulation.
Ubuntu 22.10
Xubuntu 22.04.
Main desktop is fedora workstation due to the intel a380 and to get my gpu runnin out the box.
Pinebook pro has manjaro will be going slackware once i order the nvme adapter to install it there.
Old lenovo computer - testing and learning netbsd on it.
Overall im hoping to get good enough to just have slackware for linux and any of the 3 main BSDs on other devices.
I'm starting in the Linux world, so, my distro is Linux Mint Cinnamon.
Arch. Super happy with it. Been running it on all computers for a decade or so.
Arch. I've been running it on my laptop for the last 3 years, and I've only switched my gaming PC from Windows in the last couple of months. Really impressed with how much Proton has improved since the Steam Deck has come out.
Moved from Ubuntu as I was having issues with the WiFi drivers on my laptop, and both my systems have been rock solid ever since.
I just kind of settled with Pop but something broke miserably and now in sitting on KDE Neon
Debian since 1.1
Been using Linux for the past 10 years and have tried just about every distro. I decided to stop hopping and have been on Fedora for the past year and a half. Fedora has worked great for me and I have no plans on changing it anytime soon. Also should add I use KDE fedora because I can’t stand gnome
Fedora. Cause it's the distro of choice of my employer and I'm just lazy.
EndevourOS, running gnome and x11 for better gaming performance.
Nobara on the Desktop, Pop OS on the Laptop and the Surface (needs a custom kernel though). I'd use Nobara on everything but I am too lazy to switch.
Fedora KDE Spin, I like all the options to customize.
Debian and Alpine
Alpine for Docker containers and Debian for general putpose and sometimes also for containers.
I used arch btw, now I use NixOS btw
Arch as a daily driver, Debian for my girlfriend and the self hosted stuff, Raspbian for the PiHole
I am using Rocky Linux 9 on my home PC and Ubuntu 22.04 Server on my VPS.
Gentoo is my prefered distro.
Arch BTW for my personal machine and Debian for my server
Since 2008 I am an Arch Linux user (multiple PCs and laptops, as well as some Raspberry Pie devices and a "mini PC" used as home server).
I used Ubuntu since initial release in 2004 and before that I used Debian in dual-boot with Windows since around the year 2000. With switching to Ubuntu I completely ditched Windows and never used it on any non work-related machines again.
Debian since '95, (After a try with Slackware and RedHat each for a month or 2-3)
I run testing on my home devices (trixie now). Totally happy with it. (I really don't like the rpm based ones, even more so since IBM bought RedHat) Tried Ubuntu once, didn't know how fast to get back after the 1st major upgrade killed my system years ago.
I used ctwm since '96, switched to xfce4 in '18 (and use it as wm), ctwm is still in use for vnc connections on the rpi.
Gentoo on my desktop and laptop. I also have an old thinkpad T41 that runs FreeDOS which isn't linux but is still awesome.
Gentoo!
Even started a community with a whopping 16 subscribers and almost no posts! !gentoo@lemm.ee.
Fedora with KDE!
Arch on all machines. And I'll keep with it. I'm not interested in NixOS.
Fedora
Main computer: Arch (BTW) because I am a WM user (awesomewm) and AL has no bloat to remove. Also because of the AUR.
- main server is a gentoo beast. I chose gentoo because systems was actually causing some problems and reporting a "degraded" status. OpenRC is really nice after years of systemd :-)
- second server, used for backups: NixOS, for no particular reason. I might install Debian 12 on it one day.
I am running Ubuntu on my machines and whatever Docker containers if I need some other flavour.
Fedora because they keep the packages updated. I could go with Arch, but the amount of updates per day is too high.
I'm very happy with Arch. Before that I was using Mint.
Switched my 15 yo macbook to Xubuntu. Now it works much better than vanilla Ubuntu.
I've been maining endeavouros for a little over a year now. It's oddly easier than any other os I've ever run.
Arch and it's variants, depending on when I feel like reinstalling again, currently testing the waters with EndeavourOS
NixOS on two boxes (starting to deep dive big into flakes to try to automate how the separate devices are configured and apps installed, it’s pretty slick if you ever need to reload the PCs). I have endeavorOS for an AI test box since it was easier to get an arch based distro to work with the complicated install chain of Cuda and Python dependency hell. I have Fedora on an PC my wife uses with Budgie. I have a Debian box for my 3d printer controlling. I may move something back to Solus once they release their new ISO, I miss it. I’d probably end up installing nixpkgs on it so I don’t loose too much functionality/package availability.
Debian or CentOS. But I do server stuff.
Pop_OS on my laptop
I have Linux Mint on my laptop (Windows 10 on my desktop)
I recently just set up Mint on a virtual machine. I had the iso image and I knew how it's easy for me to get around, so I did it only to find the program I was looking for isn't what I thought it was. It's kinda my main go to for Linux work on a virtual machine because of how hassle free it tends to be for me.
That VM was made after I made the mistake of making a Liya one but not putting enough memory into the virtual hard disk.
I'm currently waiting to upgrade computers before I make the full jump since I already have everything set up just fine on my desktop, but I'm definitely thinking of starting with Mint for a general easy to use start or going to endeavourOS since I have some experience with that. (That's subject to change if I try more distros on virtual machines and find one I really like...)
Linux Mint on Desktop, Arch on my laptop
I keep trying different distros, but I keep coming back to Mint. It's just the right mix of user friendly and customisable for me.
Mint, yet on my old laptop. Still on Windows on my main PC
Arch w/ XFCE
Arch and Debian. In the future I’ll probably move to something without systemd, but for now this is what I use. I don’t understand why so many people use Ubuntu and even fedora now with this REHL controversy. Why would choose to use a corporate distro when others are also just as good? Doesn’t that negate the purpose of using linux and free software in the first place? (This applies to popos, linux mint Ubuntu, and all those other Ubuntu OSes)
I started with Fedora, then gave a few looks outside, now when I use Linux, it's 99% Ubuntu/Mint 1% Zorin (to show the similarities with Windows and explain how easy can be for an old newbie used to Win)
MX Linux. I can customize and use many obsecure programs really easily.
I'm a Trisquel user. Though, I'm thinking of moving to Guix.
I use windows on my main desktop.
I used to use arch btw till the repair guy took my arch lappy and ghosted me :(
The one that works for my use case.
