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Share Your Favorite Linux Distros and Why You Love Them

So we can clearly see the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them, please follow this format:

  • Write the name of the Linux distro as a first-level comment.
  • Reply to that comment with each reason you like the distro as a separate answer.

For example:

  • Distro (first-level comment)
    • Reason (one answer)
    • Other reason (a different answer)

Please avoid duplicating options. This will help us better understand the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them.

InternetPirate OP ,

Manjaro

InternetPirate OP ,

I don’t need to install anything manually because of how extensive the AUR is.

mawkler ,

AUR is amazing

Lemmyin ,

Rolling release model.

Lemmyin ,

more out of the box than what Arch comes with.

maeries ,

Nice default configuration. Good choice of gnome extensions and themes pre installed

user8e8f87c ,
@user8e8f87c@berlin.social avatar

@InternetPirate Fedora it is has all the good and new stuff without being unstable. Will switch to Silverblue for an even more stable experience sometime soon.

InternetPirate OP ,

Fedora

InternetPirate OP , (edited )

It is has all the good and new stuff without being unstable.

april435 ,

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    s4if ,
    @s4if@lemmy.my.id avatar

    EndeavourOS

    s4if ,
    @s4if@lemmy.my.id avatar

    An installer of Archlinux with sane default but also has all of Arch Power

    Phoenix3875 ,

    NixOS

    Phoenix3875 ,

    Reproducibility is a blessing for both software development and daily use.

    DataDreadnought ,
    @DataDreadnought@lemmy.one avatar

    Backing up NixOS is very straight forward and easy. It’s kinda the same as docker-compose in that respect.

    zalphoid ,

    This is the way

    mvirts ,

    This is the way

    SteelCorrelation ,
    • Nobara
      • Built for gaming
      • Based on Fedora
      • Stable and easy to set up
    GerryMandering ,

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    digger ,
    @digger@latte.isnot.coffee avatar

    This is subjective, but after distro hopping, Linux Mint XFCE requires the least amount of post install configuration for my use case and personal preferences.

    Also, they show a preference for flatpack over snap but don't lock you in/out of either.

    NettoHikari ,
    @NettoHikari@social.fossware.space avatar

    Arch. It’s a “build-your-own” distro without the hassle of compiling everything from source, like with Gentoo (still love Gentoo, though). Also, it has pretty big repos with the AUR on top of that.

    And no, it’s not unstable, if you can read. My oldest Arch install was 5 years old and even then, it didn’t break. I just wanted to do a fresh install for no particular reason.

    maiskanzler ,

    Ubuntu

    maiskanzler ,

    I love the dock

    maiskanzler ,

    I love the stability of LTS

    maiskanzler ,

    It's easy to use

    maiskanzler ,

    A lot of proprietary software is easier to install here

    maiskanzler ,

    I can use the same OS on my servers

    samwise ,
    @samwise@kbin.social avatar

    easy enough to use for me (I'm a linux newb) and I can setup steam on it!
    edit: forgot to mention I can get hibernation working on Ubuntu when I couldn't figure out how to do that in Fedora

    jrubal1462 ,

    Are you playing steam games that have Linux versions? Or is the “comparability mode” stable and fast enough that you don’t really have to think about it?

    greyscale ,
    @greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

    I don’t have time to fuck about, I use ubuntu mate because it gets out of my way and does what I expect it to do.

    1draw4u ,

    Shit just works

    mvirts ,

    For when I can’t get stuff to work on nixos 😅

    JubilantJaguar ,

    Because it just works. Because it’s based on free Debian and not corporate RedHat. Because mainstream Linux needs a flagship distro and that distro needs to be used and supported.

    ehyuman ,

    but Ubuntu is corporate, no?

    nerdschleife ,

    ArcoLinux with i3.

    nerdschleife ,
    • it’s basically an arch installer plus a bunch of presets and scripts to get you started. The goal of this distro is to guide you to your first Arch install. I did that, but stuck with Arco.
    • the absolute friendliest linux community I have come across. The creator himself is likely to answer most of your queries. The youtube channel is a goldmine. Shoutout, Eric Dubois!
    unwillingsomnambulist ,

    Have used it before but am not currently running it. Absolute treat for someone who wants to start digging deeper into the inner workings of Linux. The tutorial videos are pretty clearly a labor of love.

    InternetPirate OP ,

    Nobara

    InternetPirate OP ,

    Built for gaming

    InternetPirate OP ,

    Based on Fedora

    InternetPirate OP ,

    Stable and easy to set up

    Spewpid ,

    Started on SuSe, but Ubuntu stuck with me since the early releases… Just very familiar to me at this point. Been my goto os on my laptop for ages…

    zbb ,

    Debian.

    alternateved ,
    @alternateved@lemmy.one avatar

    Void

    bertmacho ,

    Supports musl on every architecture I have. ARM, AARCH64, x86_64 - no problem.

    cefadroxilthranduil ,

    xbps

    alternateved ,
    @alternateved@lemmy.one avatar

    Stable rolling release

    abrr1sz ,
    @abrr1sz@beehaw.org avatar

    Very KISS. Runit is amazing once you get used to it.

    Cralex ,

    • Rolling release that is remarkably stable. • Supports a wide variety of architectures. • XBPS package manage • Lightweight, systemd free.

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