Linux

I'm a relative Linux noob so I've got a couple machines with Ubuntu, an old laptop with cinnamon, and an orangepi with the specific Ubuntu image for that.

Look at my username and take a wild guess btw lol

Started on Ubuntu like most, but Arch feels like home.

Fedora KDE, I was using opensuse KDE previously but software availability was being a pretty big annoyance

I am currently using Alpine linux on my servers and arch linux on my laptop but I plan on switching my laptop to alpine this summer. I am currently using the sway window manager and I used awesome wm before that.

Artix on the Thinkpad. EndeavourOS on the the RaspberryPi. LineageOS on the phone. I've chucked Gentoo on a random external drive, OpenSuse on a VM to check it out. Other stuff happens sometimes.

I use Mint for desktops, Debian for servers. There's a mix of RPiOS, Armbian, and some other ARM linuxes for the SBC systems.

I've got some kids in Ubuntu for hardware reasons, but it's not a go to.

I really miss Crunchbang #! Linux. That was a great low resource release.

Just recently switched my main server to Void linux. I tried it because it doesn't use systemd, but then I ran across something in the install docs like: just add the commands for your network config to /etc/rc.local, and that had me hooked. That's how you'd do it in V7 Unix, ha ha! My desktop is openbsd, but I'm planning on switching that over to Void soon. (I tried, and ran into audio problems, haven't had a chance to try again.)

Tried various ubuntu/debian based distros in a vm on my windows laptop at first. Eventually realised I was only using Windows to run the vm so took the plunge and wiped windows, I couldn't be happier. I've rolled around a bit but for now I'm settled on arch with xmonad and I love it

Been using Fedora Ublue for a while now. It really just works and is up to date. Even nvidia drivers and secure boot works immediately. The updates also happen automatically and are actually just immages being downloaded and switched to by a reboot. And of courss I have a distrobox with arch for the aur

I currently have Kubuntu on my most-used Linux machine but, since a friend recommended it to me, I've been considering hopping to KDE Neon when I have some time to learn a new distro. (I've tried GNOME and I don't really care for it, but KDE Plasma fits like a glove.) I'm not extremely experienced with desktop Linux, so I'd love to hear about others' experiences with either distro and how they might compare.

Nobara on my gaming PC, I keep windows on a laptop just incase i need it for something. So far literally the only thing I needed windows for is to rip a steam skin from an installer so I could port it to Linux lol.

Debian (usually Sid) and Arch.

For daily driving I use MX, which is a flavor of Debian.

Arch and fedora

I've been quite happy with Linux Mint on all my devices, but since I've started using i3 and apt purgeing cinnamon, I'll probably switch to Debian the next time I set up a PC of mine.

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 Ilove it !

I'm running Ubuntu for my servers, with kali on my laptop

Archlinux user for ~13 years, I'm now on Fedora Kinoite.

Fedora Kinoite on my desktop with a dualboot to Windows for specific software, mix of Ubuntu server / Debian / Alpine for VM's and LXCs on my servers and I think some distro with Gnome? on my touchscreen laptop that I never use due to better touch support. Really liking Kinoite though, can reccomend

I'll never tell :P BTW

I am using Ubuntu lunar.. don't shoot me. Lol

Although I am always looking for a faster feeling OS.. so send up your recommendations.

I run an Archman installation that I then deconstructed and then built back up again with Openbox as the WM. Was something I did to improve my knowledge of how Linux works.

Really happy with the results, Openbox is lightning fast.

Manjaro for personal, Ubuntu for servers, Proxmox (debian) for virtualization.

I currently only use Linux in a VM, but Fedora Kinoite! Immutable distros need more love

Gentoo

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).

A mix of fedora and alma Linux I like all the redhat tools and which one I use depends on if I want new shiny or fewer major upgrades

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. It works, nuff said.

I used Arch for a few years before that and got tired of dealing with Nvidia drivers. OpenSUSE has BTRFS snapshots out of the box, so if anything gets borked, I can quality roll it back. Before that was Fedora and Ubuntu.

As long as OpenSUSE keeps working, I'll probably stay.

Zorin is nice, it's got a phone app too so you can get your phone notifications on your PC and transfer your clipboards. But Bluetooth doesn't really work on Linux so I still use Windows half the time

Linux Mint Cinnamon. I've been using it for about seven years now. It offers a very good, traditional desktop experience.

Lubuntu. I loved Crunchbang back in the day.

Currently Ubuntu LTS on my server and an old Laptop. On the server I will switch to Debian now soon because I don’t like Snap, and think that does not belong on a server at all. For my Desktop I wanted to try out Arch. Most likely it will be EndeavourOS. EndeavourOS because it’s mostly vanilla ArchOS with a nice installer. I will not use Manjaro because they are much more opinionated and do not have the best reputation (there were multiple issues in the past were they let run out certificates for example).

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.

Used to distrohopp a lot but now i have used EndeavourOS for a year and it's perfect for me. Basically Arch but a little more stable and faster to install

I use a mix of Fedora and endeavour, love fedora to bits, but I had some issues that were solved by using endeavour

Been using Manjaro as my daily driver for ages. Tried a few others over the years but never found them comparably nice to use. Works out of the box, performs well incl in games, rolling release yet never had much stability issues, and access to the AUR.

That is, for my laptop and desktop ofc. Servers I wouldn't run on it, at least no serious production ones. Not too important home servers maybe out of lazyness (I know this well, so easier to get stuff done).

Debian on everything. Steamos on deck (arch or manjaro under the hood). A couple of rasbian instances and Ubuntu for work.

Been running garuda for a while now. It was one of those that felt like it just works out of the box. Been using it as my main OS for gaming for about 9 months at this point.