I’m very curious of which distro users loves the most that they have it on their daily hardware?

  • esteemedtogami @lemmy.oneEnglish
    16·
    13 days ago

    I just installed Bazzite about a month ago and love it! Used Ubuntu in the past and it was ok, but eventually went back to Windows. I definitely don’t feel that way about Bazzite though, I think I might stick with it as my primary OS!

  • Trent@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    13 days ago

    Xubuntu on my desktop/laptop, debian on a server. Mostly because while I really like tinkering with things, I usually just want shit to work so I can get something done.

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
    8·
    13 days ago

    Fedora, but I wouldn’t say I’m in love with it. It frustrates me the least. No Linux distro is perfect, but they’re all better than Windows.

  • steeznson@lemmy.world
    13·
    13 days ago

    I use Gentoo and I love it. The installation process is a bit more complex than Arch but it doesn’t have to be if you choose the precompiled kernel.

    The package management is extremely flexible and the community are great. I have a morning routine where I log onto my gentoo desktop before work and update everything; would compare it to raking one of those miniature buddhist sand gardens. Very theraputic!

    • steeznson@lemmy.world
      5·
      13 days ago

      Have got Debian on an old thinkpad too because it is too under resourced to compile everything. I think Debian is amazing for a solid, reliable distro if you have weak hardware.

  • lancalot@discuss.onlineEnglish
    7·
    13 days ago

    Best Distro

    Needs dictate preferences. An objective assessment isn’t possible even on an individual level, as circumstances change over time. Linux Mint serves as a common starting point, with many users eventually ‘graduating’ to other distributions. The opposite is also true; many eventually return to low-maintenance distros like Linux Mint, preferring something that ‘just works’.

    I’m very curious of which distro users loves the most that they have it on their daily hardware?

    I daily drive secureblue.

  • monovergent 🏁@lemmy.ml
    5·
    12 days ago

    Debian Stable. Predictable, low-maintenance, and well-supported. From time to time, I think about switching over to Alpine or even BSD, but the software selection and abundance of Q&A posts for Debian and its derivatives keeps me coming back. Having been a holdout on older Windows versions in the past, I’m quite used to waiting for new features and still amazed at how much easier life is with a proper package manager.

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    13·
    13 days ago

    Debian for my daily workstation. Minimal terminal-only install, and then I piece together my environment.

    For smaller, headless applications I like Alpine. Containerized projects, VPS, etc.

    • Paper Plane@lemmy.wtfOPEnglish
      3·
      13 days ago

      Okay. What are your thoughts of KISS linux? It’s pretty minimalistic and have a very tiny package manager which is written entirely in Bash script.

        • lnxtx@feddit.nlEnglish
          2·
          13 days ago

          KISS-ish. Default init is systemd. Debian also provides customized configuration of services.

          Building a deb package isn’t that straightforward as Arch’s PKGBUILD.

      • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        13 days ago

        I’m unfamiliar with KISS. I don’t really distro hop, since what I use has satisfied all my needs to date.

  • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
    8·
    13 days ago

    If there were a universal answer to this, there wouldn’t be any others.

    I myself currently use Debian (testing), have for some years now, but I have used other distros in the past too.