Fedora on the desktop. I got my start on Red Hat Linux so I've stuck with it since.
For servers I use Debian. Lightweight, widely used, and gets the job done.
Xubuntu for over ten years now. It was the first thing I landed on when in a panic that my store-bought, WinXP -preinstalled PC was failing and I couldn't afford to be without it nor replace it. Even after being so grateful for it rescuing me, it's also taught me, and worked flawlessly for all I need from my computers since.
I've felt in love woth Debian the moment I used it for the first time
Using Garuda (basically just Arch with some bloat) because I'm 1) too lazy to install Arch myself and 2) on an Nvidia card and Wayland WMs still seem buggy for me. Once (if ever) Wayland is stable on Nvidia I'll probably look for an alternative
openSUSE Tumbleweed, it just works for me.
I fall firmly in the Ubuntu/derivative camp for the most part. My laptop is on Pop, some of my virtual servers are on Ubuntu. Only exception is UnRAID, which is technically Slackware.
I'm currently using a mix of Arch and Fedora, but I've been starting to look in to NixOS.
Been using NixOS for a couple months. It’s gotten easier to configure and change because of it, and new computers are super easy to setup because I can just change/apply the config and system wide changes will apply with one command!
SUSE
My laptop is my oldest install, running Ubunutu. Started out on 14.04 and I've been updating ever since. My desktop runs Arch, although it used to be Antergos. I kinda convinced it to be Arch after Antergos died so I kept getting updates. Finally I'm currently trying Fedora on my secondary PC filled with old hardware from previous builds.
Honestly, out of these I personally like Fedora most currently. It seems to have up-to-date enough packages and seems quite stable. The AUR on Arch is a powerful thing, but it can also be quite hit or miss. While Ubuntu was fine as a first distro, I don't really like how outdated all the packages are. I've had quite a few cases where packages where more than a year out of date.
For my desktops/laptops I use Void Linux, for my servers I use Debian.
EndeavourOS for desktops, Ubuntu for servers
Archlinux on all desktops and laptops, Debian on all raspis, FreeBSD on the firewall (pfsense).
Desktop: Ubuntu, mainly because that's what we support at work
Servers: Debian/Proxmox
Nixos since 3-4 years. Arch Linux before that.
What advantages have Nixos over.. lets say arch or debian stable ?
I use NixOS on all of my servers.
TuxedoOS, Pop!_OS, and Ubuntu (work forces me to use it 😬)
Been using PopOS for my living room AMD GPU pc, and it’s been the most seamless steam machine experience I’ve had so far. Tried multiple distros on my Nvidia one, and I just had no luck, I’ll move my Nvidia pc into Linux soon for another attempt.
Moved from Arch to Nix and loving it!
Mostly NixOS unstable. I have one machine still on Arch, but i plan to switch that to NixOS too.
NixOS on everything but my Steam Deck which is running SteamOS.
I wish Arch could be installed everywhere. My Desktop PC, Laptop and Raspberry PI 4 use Arch Linux while my Server used to run Rocky Linux but is abandoned and my Chromebook Duet 3 uses Debian 12 with KDE. I think I could easily install Arch on it after having my Kernel compiled and working with debian.
The Star64 still needs development to be used.
I use EndeavourOS with Hyprland on my laptop but I am considering trying VanillaOS (once they move to Debian base). On desktop I have Ubuntu 20.04 and EndeavourOS (both on Gnome)
Void Linux as well here. Actually keep using it because I maintain some packages there.
Currently ZorinOS on my Main Machine and Arch on my Notebook, but when i have my new AMD GPU i will use Fedora.
Debain - cuz my production VMs need to run all day, every day.
Have been using Fedora for a year now. Had used Pop OS for about 6months before that.
I use Pop OS! on my daily computer and laptop and Ubuntu on my home server
Arch.
I've done a reasonable amount of distrohopping, but I always come crawling back because I've never found anything that can compete with the AUR.
Haha yes, I have to stay out of arguments involving Snap vs Flatpak for this reason. I ended up leaving Mint through issues with my HTPC install - with Plex, the 'Home Theater' app died it's death, and options were tough to install - so I went for Arch, failed to get that working well, then tested KDE with Manjaro - bingo!
Until a couple of months ago, I was installing PlexHTPC via AUR which unpacked the snap and installed it - that's so awesome... though now it's dead so I had to jump onto the newly opened Flatpak option (AUR stuck at 1.30.1-1 whilst Flathub is up to 1.39.2).
After the PPA nightmares I had with 'buntu, and later with Mint (PPA's made for 'buntu often don't work) it's like a dream.
I haven't experienced an issue adding PPA's in about four years. The package manager simply does what it's meant to do and things just work.
Fedora. Used to use Arch but it broke and I moved to Fedora, it's a way more polished experience. I like how Fedora is stable but not "stale" like Debian. Want to try Fedora Silverblue as well.
I highly recommend silverblue! The only thing that can be frustrating is Steam and other game related things, particularly with wireless controllers it seems. But overall it makes it very hassle free imo.
Linux Mint for desktops/laptops (Cinnamon if the hardware can handle it, MATE if it's a bit long in the tooth), and Debian for servers.
I've used several distros (yes, even Arch btw) through the years but I just keep finding myself coming back to the Debian-based ones. I guess I just feel most at-home with the way it has things set up, or something.
I'm currently running Mint on my Computer and Ubuntu on servers.
I use Linux Mint XFCE on my laptop and desktop. And the standard Steam OS on my Steam Deck.
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