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Hexadecimalkink ,

Linux Mint because it just works.

Ashiette ,

You know where to go, BTW

Nia ,

I’m using Debian 12 stable and I do everything on it, even gaming. I use flatpaks to keep certain apps that benefit from being up to date, and I install backported kernel and mesa when they release for more performance (amd gpu).

I’ve been on and off with vanilla Debian for years while distrohopping, but I tried out Debian 11 testing and everything just worked for me, am still using that same install but I’m sticking to stable branch now.

Also, proprietary drivers are now officially supported by Debian as of Debian 12, and are available to install out of the box without needing to search for them or add the non-free repositories now, which was a pretty big roadblock for a lot of people.

kyub ,

Still Arch on main desktop, but slowly moving towards NixOS everywhere.

ladyanita22 ,

Is NixOS the new Arch?

Zatujit ,

No

krash ,

I read somewhere that NixOS users are really loud and act eerily similar to arch users.

(I use nix btw)

Yendor ,

Ubuntu. It Debian without the driver issues.

eruchitanda ,
@eruchitanda@lemmy.world avatar

btwOS.

I can’t tell you if it’s your cup of coffee. You should decide it by yourself.

eruchitanda ,
@eruchitanda@lemmy.world avatar

  • Pacman(!)

  • Minimalistic approach

  • ArchWiki

  • AUR

  • Rolling-release model

  • Bleeding-edge softwares

  • Community that would call me out if I didn’t read the wiki (yes, IMO it’s a positive)

danielton ,
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I’m currently using Debian Unstable. I used Fedora for a long time, but it got noticeably worse when IBM bought Red Hat. I also like Arch, btw. I have tried a bunch of other distros too, but they all have some quirk that annoys me (*buntu has Snap, Pop!_OS and Mint don’t support KDE officially, OpenSUSE is based around YaST, Elementary is weird about software installation, Manjaro fails at basic security 101 and keeps DDoSing the AUR due to bugs, etc.)

I have not tried NixOS yet, but I keep seeing it recommended, so I’ll have to try it.

nestEggParrot ,

Isnt pop primarily an extension for gnome? Beyond that and some drivers do they add anything else to ubuntu?

danielton ,
@danielton@lemmy.world avatar

They add a lot of stuff on top of GNOME and ship a few extra packages to help with gaming. Not sure how they handle snaps these days because I haven’t checked in a while. It looks nice if you like GNOME, but it just isn’t my cup of tea.

I’m currently running Debian Unstable with KDE on my System76, but I’ve also used Fedora and Arch on it just fine. I don’t have nvidia.

nestEggParrot ,

Pop doesnt have snap installed in my recent install.

I don’t like gnome in particular but I am too lazy to setup a proper WM on my work laptop for fear of braeking and losing work.

Have tried fedora gnome with their pop-shell it worked fine otker than a few differences. Some odd behaviors like move next workspace would move it to first or last.

Nvidia is a pita. It prevents my machine from waking from sleep and I can’t even close the lid because I cant turn off sleep on lid close.

danielton ,
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Pop doesnt have snap installed in my recent install.

That’s good.

I don’t like gnome in particular but I am too lazy to setup a proper WM on my work laptop for fear of braeking and losing work. Have tried fedora gnome with their pop-shell it worked fine otker than a few differences. Some odd behaviors like move next workspace would move it to first or last.

I used Fedora for a long time because they’ve officially supported KDE, XFCE, and MATE for a long time despite being known as a GNOME distro. Unfortunately, the enshittification that came with IBM buying RedHat was too much for me.

Nvidia is a pita. It prevents my machine from waking from sleep and I can’t even close the lid because I cant turn off sleep on lid close.

I’ve owned two computers (secondhand) that had nvidia and it was a constant thorn in my side… when it worked, it was still glitchy because nvidia likes to use their own libs for GPU rendering, which may or may not be compatible with the rest of the system. And of course the sleep issues and the driver not working half the time. I have no fucking idea why System76 is still selling laptops with that garbage built in. Mine just has the integrated Intel graphics, and while the performance isn’t always that great, the video actually works 100% of the time.

nestEggParrot ,

I too prefer to have just iGPU which the recent ones are more than sufficient for most of my needs. But wanting to try some ML and that most configs with 16+ RAM offerings are mostly gaming laptops with nvidia.

Although I’ve had some display issues without nvidia too. Previous laptop had issues connecting external monitor. Only some distros had that issue so possibly a misconfiguration or incorrect library was used.

fox ,

Been using PopOS for the last 2 years (ish) with zero issues. It’s been a delight!

bilyj_mak ,
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Pop_OS

Gush ,
@Gush@lemmy.ml avatar

Is it good for gayming?

halo5 ,

Yes.

ursakhiin ,

It’s forked from Ubuntu, so it gets all the benefits Ubuntu has but it’s also generally more stable.

skycat ,

Trisquel GNU / Linux. The kernel is 100% libre so you can do your computing in freedom.

Zatujit ,

Unless you really buy specific hardware… I don’t see myself buying 2008 thinkpads like Stallman because the CPU has proprietary microcode lol

skycat ,

I respect my freedom more than anything and I never use CPU newer than core2duo since it has ME

The_Zen_Cow_Says_Mu ,

i like fedora a lot, but its updates got a little too far ahead for me. So i recently switched to debian 12, and with flatpaks and their more-current mesa components, everything is working on my desktop as well as it was before, especially games on steam (flatpak) and in bottles.

danielfgom ,
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Linux Mint Cinnamon. Seriously, it’s the best. Fast, light, Ubuntu based, stable, good looking, full featured. All the power of Ubuntu without the downsides (snaps, heavy, slow etc)

jungleben ,

I need to settle on one for a bit. I like Fedora for it’s edge stability and embracing newer secure technology. But, I will be shifting to Debian 12 or Ubuntu LTS because I need to get real work done. I like Pop and Mint, but they don’t have secure boot which I desire.

I’ll probably enjoy arch when I get the time to play with it more.

NanoooK ,

What do you mean you need to do real work done that cannot be done on Fedora?

abrasiveteapot ,

You can have secureboot on mint. On mobile but I’ll search up a link when at desk. It’s not terribly hard given Mint is derived from Ubuntu. Should come up in a search if you’re impatient

Leer10 ,

Fedora Silverblue. I want a Linux system that just works.

eleanor ,

I’ve been switching between Arch and Debian for the past 5ish years. I don’t really notice much of a difference, other than Arch has updates much more often than Debian Testing usually does. I like how meta-packages in Arch are more minimal than the ones in Debian, but that’s a very minor thing.

LeFantome ,

Arch updates much more often and to vastly newer versions. Not saying which is better but those two distros differ quite a lot in this respect.

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