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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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[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years 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.

[-] DarthRedLeader@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Debian on all of my servers.

I've had Fedora on my Framework laptop for the last year and have really enjoyed the out-of-the-box usability. I think the only troubleshooting I've had to do over that year is some weird issues with CUPS.

I'd love to check out Void one of these days, though, or switch back over to Arch, which was my primary for a few years before Fedora. As an aging dude, distro-hopping isn't quite as exciting as it was 10-15 years ago when I had more time and energy to play around.

[-] Mantis7818@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Been using nobara with kde for the last 2-3 months

[-] megane_kun@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Arch Linux with KDE Plasma

Had previous experience on Linux Mint way back, then Ubuntu. Had Manjaro with‌ XFCE for a couple of years before moving on to my current one.

Moving on to Arch, btw, wasn't my idea. Someone convinced me to let him have a go at converting my Manjaro installation to Arch. It was an interesting experience, but not one that we would want to go through ever again.

[-] tet42@ka.tet42.org 3 points 2 years ago

Just plain old netinst installed Debian with XFCE. It just works.

[-] KrimsonBun@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I've been using fedora for the past couple months, seems to be keeping me from distrohopping

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 years ago

Mostly Gentoo with a sprinkle of Arch and Debian. It used to be Ubuntu, then Arch, but Gentoo has opened up so much for me - I just cannot go back to a binary distro.

At this point most issues I run into at work where it's not Gentoo - I just nod and smile, and wish we had switched to it already. And then proceed finding a workaround because that's the best Ubuntu and the likes can offer.

[-] Signfeld@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Pop!_OS. I have always loved System76 and have one of their laptops, as well as an HP Dev One that I use as a daily driver. The convenience and tiling system of the distro is the simplest I've used so far and works perfectly. I used to run Arch but I just don't want to deal with it anymore, honestly.

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[-] cloventt@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago

Fedora, for the “It Just Works”™ experience of an enterprise-supported distro.

[-] macias@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Fedora Rawhide with GNOME on my desktop, and Arch with GNOME on laptop (only because there are fingerprint reader drivers for my T470s on AUR)

[-] Stoneblackdog@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Is used to use Pop OS but decided to switch to Arch after getting a new pc.

[-] orsetto@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Arch on the desktop.

I'm using my laptop to try out some distro just because i don't use it very much so i don't have to reconfigure a lot of stuff.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years 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.

[-] ccunix@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Fedora on desktop, Rocky on servers except my K8s cluster which is on Fedora Coreos

[-] s_s@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Manjaro on desktop. Otherwise mostly FreeBSD.

[-] Heftychonk@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

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

[-] _thayer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[-] theoreticallyplastic@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Fedora on my regular laptop, Debian on another, and Bodhi on this HP all in one that someone gave me. Twenty years ago I loved the experimentation and played with Red Hat and SusE and now I just want everything to work without spending hours figuring it out. So nowadays I just experiment on non-critical equipment, like the HP all in one on my kitchen table.

[-] Aster347@partizle.com 2 points 2 years 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.

[-] WoodWrkr@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

At the moment I'm dual booting between Endeavor OS and MX, I'm really enjoying them both.

[-] Synapse8260@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Arch on my workstation (home and work) and Debian (formerly CentOS) on corporate servers.

[-] bataklik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Kubuntu mainly and Mint

[-] SuitedUpDev@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

btw I use Arch ;-)

The meme aside. I use Arch, on my laptop, desktop and my home servers. On the few VPS'ses I have running at Scaleway and Hetzner, I use Debian.

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Ubuntu or kde neon are my go to distros

[-] caron@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I am Debian user as of now. Normally I either use Debian-based distros or Fedora.

[-] mrmanager@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago
[-] fabhian_arkantos@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Garuda Linux. It's Just Works (TM).

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[-] drjkl@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Used to use Ubuntu for almost everything, but I switched to Arch for my desktop a few years ago, and love it. Still use Ubuntu for basically all of my servers (personal and work).

[-] doncorleone@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago
[-] wabafee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Been using ubuntu for quite sometime now it just works for me. Not much setup needed and currently has most of the support of my favorite programs.

[-] emr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Lubuntu. I loved Crunchbang back in the day.

[-] PangolinAlone@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I used Endeavour, but hopped to openSUSE Tumbleweed and I am currently very happy with it!

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[-] krdo@lmmy.net 2 points 2 years ago

Ubuntu for my work laptop, debian for my servers. My third choice would be arch, but I'm not using it currently.

[-] necrxfagivs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Switched from Windows to Fedora Workstation some months ago and really happy with it workflow and feeling.

[-] BillTheTailor@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Kubuntu 23.04. Eventually going to try Mint, see if it's more stable on my machine, but there isn't time just now.

[-] itsjxssica@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years 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!

[-] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Long time Kubuntu user.

[-] kitsuneofinari@yiffit.net 2 points 2 years 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.

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