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What is your go-to Linux distro and why?
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I use NixOS on my main PC.
If you want to use NixOS, you have to be willing to read.
Two things are especially difficult:
Coding: You will have to learn the Nix-specific way for everything you do. How does Nodejs work in NixOS? How does GCC work in NixOS? How does my IDE work in NixOS?
Using unofficial packages: The nix repos are very large and you'll most likely find everything you need there (or on flatpak/flathub). But if something isn't there, the easiest way tends to be packaging it as a nix package yourself. And that's something many people probably don't want to do.
The coding thing is annoying enough that I may switch away from NixOS at some point.
Other than that, NixOS is great.
I'm trying to solve problem with coding in NixOS with Distrobox and Archlinux container with all the tools for development. Work fine for me.