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[โ€“] kevinbacon@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[โ€“] teesh3rt@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

"He said the line!"

[โ€“] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 4 points 2 years ago

Honestly it's just so good. The installation was a heck of a process the first time but it taught me so much, and no other distro I've tried has just worked like this across all my hardware.

[โ€“] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, of course you do :) And next week, you'll be using NixOS :)

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[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux Mint, the vanilla distro with chocolate.

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[โ€“] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[โ€“] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

Debian is my true love.

[โ€“] copylefty@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[โ€“] Phytolizer@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I recently switched from Arch to Debian. So far am happy with my choice. I had used arch for about 4 years beforehand but I eventually had enough of flaky AUR packages and decided to just build what I need by hand.

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[โ€“] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 6 points 2 years ago

See my instance name.

[โ€“] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I am using NixOS but it's... difficult.

[โ€“] ScruffyDux@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I was considering giving NixOS a go. What are you finding difficult about it?

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[โ€“] shapis@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

How so? I've always been interested in trying that one.

[โ€“] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I'm using Arch (btw) but I'm running NixOS in a VM to play around & learn it. It's kind of wild, it's not like any way I'm used to thinking about an OS at all, so I'm still wrapping my head around it. Super interesting though!

Vanilla Arch and Endeavour OS. Also looking at trying out Nix OS since I'm pretty curious.

[โ€“] Delusion6903@discuss.online 6 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] DaisyLee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pop!_OS is what I keep falling back to. It helps that I use a System76 Thelio and a HP Dev One.

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[โ€“] mr_robot@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] VerbTheNoun95@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Iโ€™ve been using Void as my daily driver on my desktop for about six years now, I can see myself ever switching. Also have used Solus, Arch, Endeavour, and OpenSuSe on my laptop during that time, which have all been good. But I still prefer Void, it just feels so natural to me now.

[โ€“] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Void is just Arch but better.

[โ€“] corroded@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

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[โ€“] AceLucario@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Fedora KDE spin. I dunno how to feel about the recent announcement but from what I know, it shouldn't affect Fedora itself.

[โ€“] Tyr3al@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Simple: Arch for desktops and Debian for servers.

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[โ€“] teesh3rt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Wow, People are replying! That usually dosent happen on a first post...

[โ€“] OtakuAltair@vlemmy.net 4 points 2 years ago

You can't just make this post and not add your answer...

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I am a penguin, quack quack. What is a distro? Is that a type of fish?

[โ€“] Zyratoxx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] djoot@feddit.dk 4 points 2 years ago

Currently Endeavour OS, but I mainly daily drive Fedora, because its the right mix between bleeding edge and stable (stableedge?) for me.

[โ€“] jarrn@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

Xubuntu - back from the days with a slightly slower laptop.

[โ€“] cefadroxilthranduil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Void Linux at work, Hanna Montana Linux at home.

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[โ€“] clehaxze@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

btw, I use Arch

[โ€“] SexualPolytope 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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.

[โ€“] loops@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Started using Ubuntu almost a decade ago, never felt the need to switch since then.

[โ€“] Francisco@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 years ago

Puppy Linux on my already-not-fast-2011 laptop. Many thanks to the Devs on keeping my machine alive! True miracle makers!

[โ€“] Mysteriarch@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago

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.

[โ€“] Gemini@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Gentoo, mostly. Some Arch and Debian testing here and there.

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[โ€“] Dustwin@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] ciagovv@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nix OS, because I use both a laptop and a desktop constantly, so having a reproducible environment is key

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[โ€“] tmpod@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 years ago

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.

[โ€“] _thebrain_@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

garuda. arch based and beautiful. uses the regular arch repo, plus their own custom one.

[โ€“] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 3 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] UnixWeeb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

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.

[โ€“] pezhore@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

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[โ€“] cccc@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

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 couldnโ€™t make the full switch.

[โ€“] TheElectroness@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Sparky, Manjaro, Ubuntu or Debian testing, depending.

[โ€“] zexu@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Ubuntu with i3

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