Whats your favourite Linux Distro?

[DudeBeFishing]

Debian + xfce. Something about the default desktop layout made me fall in love with it. It did require some research to get Nvidia GPU, Steam, and Proton to work properly, but it was all documented on their wiki.

The other distros I tried had too much crap installed by default. Do I really need 3+ package managers? Why are there 3+ applications to control CPU power/idle states? They trip over each other, making the PC run like crap.

Nobara, MX Linux, and another I forget the name of, wouldn't let me select my SSD for installation. It wasn't listed in the install wizard.

 

[DeanoVIP]

PopOS for it simplicity and ease of use or EndeavourOS for that Arch feel and painless setup.

 

[bitsandboots]

I love Debian because life is short. It's the perfect blend of non-disruptive, convenient, easy, reliable, and easy to find documentation & answers for.
In recent years I've noticed some oddities with for example how it approached the migration to systemd. I've also thought about how systems like Nix could be superior to trying to capture my system changes I will inevitably forget over time. But, it's just so trustworthy that there isn't a significant reason for me to ever move to anything else.

In my earlier days I tried ubuntu and mint, but moved to Debian to get closer to 'normal'. I also tried slackware but again, life is too short for slackware's terrible approach to package management.

You know what's more important though? KDE. If I need a WM, KDE better be there because really there has never been a better environment ever. Not elsewhere on Linux, not on windows, and certainly not on macos which has among the worst UIs.

Also, even if I wasnt a Debian user, I'd still give a lot of love to the Debian community. Were it not for them, issues like the xz vulnerability would not have been discovered. They just are one of the biggest and best communities at keeping linux going.

 

[mechtech]

I love Debian because life is short. It's the perfect blend of non-disruptive, convenient, easy, reliable, and easy to find documentation & answers for.
In recent years I've noticed some oddities with for example how it approached the migration to systemd. I've also thought about how systems like Nix could be superior to trying to capture my system changes I will inevitably forget over time. But, it's just so trustworthy that there isn't a significant reason for me to ever move to anything else.

In my earlier days I tried ubuntu and mint, but moved to Debian to get closer to 'normal'. I also tried slackware but again, life is too short for slackware's terrible approach to package management.

You know what's more important though? KDE. If I need a WM, KDE better be there because really there has never been a better environment ever. Not elsewhere on Linux, not on windows, and certainly not on macos which has among the worst UIs.

Also, even if I wasnt a Debian user, I'd still give a lot of love to the Debian community. Were it not for them, issues like the xz vulnerability would not have been discovered. They just are one of the biggest and best communities at keeping linux going.

Interesting. Most people say mint. Would Debian or Mint be more intuitive for a non-linux user coming over from windows?

 

[SchumannFrequency]

Interesting. Most people say mint. Would Debian or Mint be more intuitive for a non-linux user coming over from windows?

Mint and KDE neon will be easier than Debian. Because Debian is not meant to be the most user-friendly desktop system.

Mint and KDE neon are the safest choice for new users.

There are a few other options easier than Debian.

mageia
PCLinuxOS
OpenMandriva LX

Maybe even Calculate Linux + KDE Plasma is more user friendly than Debian for a newbee.

I use the command line for maintaining Calculate Linux but I see that you can update it via the GUI popups.

I guess a newbee can quickly learn Calculate Linux and do (almost) anything that you would do with Debian.

In terms of startup time Calculate Linux (XFS), Clear Linux and Devuan are the three fastest systems on new (very modern) hardware in my experience.

It's rewarding to learn Calculate even when it is slightly harder than Mint, KDE neon and mageia.

 

[dgianstefani]

Nobara is OK. I have it on the laptop.

Nobara Linux | The Nobara Project

nobaraproject.org

Like all Linux though it's work to get things working.

Not everyone wants to spend time and brainpower to have things "just work".

 

[Readlight]

Nobara looks like W10.