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[–] [email protected] 127 points 1 year ago (11 children)

“Oh god, they will immediately be able to tell I am a fraud who has no idea what he’s doing when I tell them I use Ubuntu”

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Ubuntu is fine and I actually am on Ubuntu after using Arch for many years

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (17 children)

I use Ubuntu. I think it's funny how Arch users immediately assume they know more about Linux than me because of my distro choice. My hobby is learning about Linux and I can do that perfectly from my Ubuntu machine.

I've used Arch in the past, and let me tell you, nothing crazy is going on in there.

Yes, Ubuntu sucks because they are forcing Snaps on people while snaps are slow as hell. Thankfully they haven't fully shoved snaps down our throats. If they don't make snaps faster before shoving them down my throat, I'll just distro hop. Probably to Debian. I love Debian.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Arch users HAVE to know a lot because their updates break it conatantly

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Isn't Arch a lot of manual compilation? Like I do that shit for work, I don't want to do it in my free-time too.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, Arch has recompiled packages. Maybe you think of Gentoo?

[–] atzanteol 9 points 1 year ago

Even then it's not "manual compilation", it's all automated.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Someone should make that bell curve meme where on the extremes they say "(i) use ubuntu", while mid is arch 'n stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Steam Deck now leave me alone"

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

(cue DING sound and image of Arch installer)

AAAH!

(cue another DING sound with "Akira" echoing and an image of GNOME 3 desktop)

AAAAAAAAH!

[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Definitely not Arch then?

I use Arch, btw

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

of course the true and only "hannah montana linux"

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what is your distro? ;)

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some weather we're having, eh?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah totally, makes me want to discuss init systems for some reason.

By the way, which init is your favorite?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

When you use BSD.

"OpenRC lad"

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does steam OS count as an answer?

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Since developing early onset dementia, I've had to switch to mint.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

It goes to another school. You would not know it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can try to get away with the classic "I use Arch btw." Either they are seriously impressed and don't ask any further then, or you fucked up completely.

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[–] donut4ever 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What's a distro? I just use the Linux kernel on a potato 🥔

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

-What distro do you use?

-Chrome OS

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sometimes you just need an undebatable excuse. I use Linux Mint because LM are my initials and I'm too lazy to move to any other recommendations

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So debian with a really weird window manager?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Umm... Arch... -buntu... Hat... Linux?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Raspbian 💪

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Just always answer "Red Star OS".

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm really liking Pop OS! I'd still be using Ubuntu if it wasn't for Pop tbh. I've also had some fun with Elementary OS, but their hostile stance on tray icons is killing my workflow.

Ideological design bullshit shouldn't get in the way of making a good product tbh.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

I use windows too, have to keep them closed on hot days though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Its called a file

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tend to use whatever I consider the best one for that particular job. For example: Desktop/gaming: I currently use Ubuntu here because of greater commercial compatibility. But I am using Pop_OS on my System76 laptop and am liking it and may switch to that next time I need to rebuild the desktop image since it is downstream from Ubuntu compatibility should not be an issue. It would save be several post install customizations.

Homelab virtual infra hosting: Proxmox. Because I wanted fancy features without having to pay for a VMWare VMUC license.

Firewall/Router: PFSense

Homelab Infra VMs: Debian Stable for what I consider "backbone" services like DNS and Ubuntu server for things like Jellyfin and my Bookstack server where I am less concerned with it being rock solid.

I used to keep a Windows VM for the rare Windows specific things I wanted/needed. But eventually I got rid of that because I never needed it anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I love mint and solus :) Currently on mint

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Windows of course. when you run wsl it becomes linux distro

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

As someone who gradually went from arch to Manjaro to Ubuntu because I kept breaking my installs or not having time, this resonates lol.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

This used to be me while I distrohopped. Now, I've settled on which distro I will use. I use Arch, btw.

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