Linux

I was a longtime Arch user 10+ years up until recently when I decided to give Void Linux a shot. In hindsight I wish that I'd made the switch earlier as I love it !

Fedora on my desktop, Alpine on cloud servers, Debian on my Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu for work. Also messing around with Arch, Debian, and PeppermintOS on some older boxes.

I use Linux Mint XFCE on my laptop and desktop. And the standard Steam OS on my Steam Deck.

Mint. Mint has largely continued to be good for me and if I build another desktop myself I'll probably put Mint in again. That said I've heard good things about PopOS, and if I end up buying direct from System76 I might stick with that.

Fedora. I started my Linux journey 1 year ago with Pop!_OS, then switched to Endeavor OS, an Arch based distro for beginners because I felt limited due to the Ubuntu/Debian base. I liked Endeavor, but it was too easy to break and I had to reinstall it several times. Ichoese Fedora due to its stability while maintaing up-to-date packages. Fedora has been a great experience for a long time.

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.

I use Ubuntu latest LTS for all my servers

I'm a forever Linux noob currently using Q4OS (Debian-based with TDE/KDE) because it is for a toaster with a small storage and I'm used to Windows.

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).

I use EndeavourOS with Hyprland. I once use LinuxMint for a long time though, I love their stability and sane default but I just found Hyprland to be a perfecr DE for me. Alas Debian based distro currently unable to install Hyprland due to library and toolkit issues.

Android! What it technically uses the Linux kernel...

I use Debian for my personal servers and the server I run at my LLC. At my day job we use RHEL.

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

I had to debug my Parents-In-Laws' Old laptop. Turns out it can't really run Win10 in any functional capacity.

So I first tried to get Debian 12 installed and setup. It's a bit annoying if you don't have the non-free CD as wifi will be bugged even if you have the firmwares separately. So I had to go back and get the DVD download.

My review: Honestly their user management (no usermod command installed??) and lack of sudo access from the get go is a safety risk. Users would either set a weak root password or try adding the usual sudo package back in and break security in some manner. So, Debian is not as suitable for old laptops for normal people.

So I went ahead and installed Linux Mint 21.1 XFCE. That was quite a breeze. I would not install debian on old laptops unless it's a system I will be able to manage on the daily.

EndeavourOS.

Basically Arch Linux with a nice installer, simple and easy to set up. Hopped to it from Manjaro a few months back and been enjoying it ever since.

Have been using Fedora for a year now. Had used Pop OS for about 6months before that.

Rocky linux minimal.. mostly for servers..

These days I use Linux Mint for desktops/laptops, and Ubuntu Server for servers.

Fedora on everything. Gets shit done, and plays my video games. Packages are new enough that I know I'll have compatibility with things that I want to do, too.

I've settled with Manjaro + KDE Plasma for some years now. It's overall a great OS, and has served my needs very well.

Trisquel GNU/Linux

It is Ubuntu with all the non-free and contrib removed.

Feels good to actually be using a 'free as in freedom' distro that works.

(Free drivers are the only drivers included, so you need to plan ahead and purchase hardware that is going to have free drivers too. Ath9K for wifi etc)

Next to check out is Parabola Linux. Arch based and libre.

PS. Check out the Linux family tree here: here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

Debian and Debian accessories.

Servers - Debian stable. The only choice.

Workstations/laptops - Either testing/RC or stable with backports enabled. Usually use Flatpak as well.

I really like Endeavor OS. I think it's a great mix of ease of installation whilst still remaining close to Arch. I used to use Manjaro but I'm moving machines away from that as I need to rebuild them.

I'm using fedora for my main workstation at home. most of my servers are run on almalinux but I do have a few that are ubuntu and proxmox for virtualization. At work we only use and support RHEL.

• Debian: home laptop, home PC, work PC
• Ubuntu Server: at work (servers)
• Rocky Linux: at work (servers)

• Arch Linux on desktop and laptop
• Ubuntu on server, with containers running mostly Alpine Linux
• postmarketOS (Alpine Linux based) on mobile phone (pinephone)

I currently have four Linux installations:

Worklaptop: Ubuntu 22.04

Personal Laptop: Fedora 38

Home Server : Fedora 38

Raspberrypi: Raspbian

Happy with all really. They all nice and stable.

They are running defaults. So Gnome Desktop, very few changes. I have started always installing Tmux and forcing myself to use that since I often log into a server and that helps a lot with managing multiple tasks and coming back to tasks later. Using it locally is also sweet since switching between windows is nicer with the keyboard in Tmux than in Gnome-terminal.

Arch on everything.

I am constantly switching back between:

• Fedora Linux, both KDE and Gnome versions.
• Arch Linux, thanks to Archinstaller. (almost only Plasma DE).
• EndeavourOS, I probably have written it wrong. I hope I won't get phished because of my goddamn illiteracy.

PopOs! On my work laptop and Nobara on my home desktop.

Debian with KDE for my trusty X230 ThinkPad and Kubuntu for my desktop (mostly due to more up-to-date drivers for my gaming needs).

Fedora on my desktop and laptop since a few years. Proxmox on my server, Openmediavault on my nas, Ipfire on the router, Openwrt on the access point and Debian(stable) on my virtual machines.

Usually EndeavourOS

Cinnimon

Fedora 38 Workstation with GNOME 44

Debian, I love this distro