What GNU/Linux distro do you use and why?
debian
doesn't break ever
backport software where you need the latest version (it's super easy)
literally no drawbacks
>>53637386
I've been thinking about using debian, how is the U.I.? I feel like some distros have clunky interfeaces
>>53637420
Get it in whatever flavour. Or do a netinstall and install whatever DE/WM you desire. I use cinnamon, it's sensible and mostly does what I expect, and there are good themes - the default looks a bit childish.
>>53637354
Gentoo because it makes me feel superior to "just werks"-tier ubuntu users and archfags who couldn't compile a binary even if it was shoved halfway up their ass.
>>53637354
At home I use Ubuntu on my laptop since it just werks(tm)
At work I have an EC2 instance that I use as my desktop. Runs Amazon Linux
>>53637354
Fedora (Gnome3), it gets out of my way, I like systemd, kernel updates have been great lately, like the community, the documentation, the style/appearance, moderate riceability.. I feel at home.
Currently using Fedora. Decided to jump from Linux Mint since it became a botnet and I have never really used a distro from the red hat family.
>>53637354
Gentoo with dwm, after struggling with macs and windows, it was nice to have something easy to use.
>>53637523
> Runs Amazon Linux
>>53637523
So it runs ubuntu with unity?
>>53637354
Mint. Shit is stable and easy to use
ubuntu mate
it is just like ubuntu without unity and amazon goods
>>53637354
alpine, just as a minimal bootloader for Emacs
Mint for my desktop and CentOS on work servers.
>>53637354
Mint on my laptop. It's literally the only distro that doesn't crash, if I just update it using the default presets. Ironically, my laptop is a Dell Ubuntu model. Go figure.
>>53637354
Arch because I like customizing my computer, but not Gentoo because I don't need a special kernel or want to wait years for packages to compile.
>>53638909
>"wait years for packages to compile."
>having a shit computer
jej
>>53637481
you mean just twerks
Apricity OS, because it's Arch based and looks good.
Debian sid because i like the project and want to contribute in at least some way (in my case bug reports and alpha testing)
Xubuntu
I'm still learning my way around Linux in general, so a distro with this level of "just werks" is great for that. Might move on eventually. Might not.
Kubuntu because KDE4
>>53637354
Mint, because it just werks (except for my printer)
>>53639081
what printer do you have?
post in >>>/g/flt
someone might be able to help.
Really love this thread <3. No retarded winfags shitting everything around them.
GNU/LINUX IS GARBAGE
I dual booted xubuntu one of the EASIEST DISTROS with windows 10 and it's only windows that works how it should.
FOR FUCK SAKE WHY IS OPERATING SYSTEMS TODAY SO SHIT? One is spyware and the other one doesn't even work.
>>53639156
you asked for it, now see >>53639159
i use openSUSE Leap on my work notebook with windowmaker, and Tumbleweed on my netbook with openbox.
And SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 on my desktop whit shitty gnome3.
>>53639178
DAMN IT!! THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!!
I use Debian testing on my desktop, stable on my application server for example stream recorder, and centos on my vps just for almost 10 years support
>>53637354
Manjaro as main OS
Xubuntu or PeppermintOS for family PCs
It's so nice not having to remove adware, spyware, malware etc,toolbars and reinstalling Windows for the past 5-6 years on family machines.
Android
>>53639481
not GNU unfortunately
on home server debian 8, on desktop kubuntu 14.04 lts, works great, but i dont really like apt, it fucked me up in the past.
>>53639688
sudo aptitude install apt-listbugs apt-listchanges
Vanilla Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Linux kernel version 4.2.0 generic
>stable
>works out of the box (at least for me)
>generally well supported
>I like Unity works better than the other DEs
>>53637734
>struggling
>mac
you have to be *actually* retarded.
>>53637734
Troo autist
>>53637354
opensuse leap
Mint. Easy to use, just werks, cinnamon is nice
>>53637354
Fedora core
>just werks
>up to date packages
I ran debian sid for a while but that was a disaster.
xubuntu is p. good as well but I'm giving gnome3 a chance.
xubuntu with cinnamon. Looks pretty and works well for my purpose..
I've used Fedora and Debian for quite a long time. Now OS X and I'm happy to have switched
I used Arch and Fedora for about 6 years but went back to Windows a year ago.
>>53637354
Ubuntu mate. Just so comfy.
>>53637420
>debian only has 1 UI
lol
I'm using Manjaro 16.06 with Xfce. It's pretty nice.
On my notebook I have Slackware and on my desktop I use Gentoo.
>>53637354
Source Mage Linux.
Its very "simple"
I use Ubuntu MATE on my desktop/laptop and CentOS on my server.
I find it pretty hilarious when my classmates in college who use Windows or OSX struggle to install an IDE or RDBMS when all I have to do is pull a few packages from the repositories.
>>53637354
i would usually answer arch but im between distros. i was trying manjaro but pacman was fucked when i tried installing gnome and fedora fucked up the install and wont let me boot. im mist likely going to try slackware or mageia next
Ubuntu MATE. The reason is that I started with elementaryOS and I wanted something that I could make to look similar, with more options for customisation. Also I liked the top menus a lot.
Also tried Gnome and KDE, but both felt kinda sluggish and weird by comparison.
>>53642678
>>53640829
>>53638417
>>53640829
comfy MATE bros unite.
Slackware because it has given me a consistently reliable and intuitive KISS-centric user experience for one and a half decades.
xfce4+i3. Best of both worlds.
>>53642730
you don't "try" slackware. you /live/ slackware.
>>53639946
>mac
>easy
Not saying it's hard, but it's no easier than windows. It's just a bit different. That's all.
Mint. It just werks. Except low fps in games and printer doesn't work, but for that I dual boot Windows
>>53637354
Gentoo Hardened
It lets me compute the way I want to compute. It also lets me sleep a bit better at night
>that webm
me irl
I like to use Gentoo. Portage is a damn nice package manager and you look like a balling grand wizard for all the screenfetch threads. Clearly the only choice.
Xubuntu with custom themes & icons, and some replaced apps because it's the only sane choice in the Linux world.
>Gentoo
>Because Portage
The best package manager I've seen in my life
>>53643695
Literally Garbage.
MAnjaro MAstEr Race Here
>>53637354
Arch. I like my OS minimalistic and once Arch is installed it's the most comfortable and up to date distro I've used. Hasn't broken once in several years now.
openSuSe Tumbleweed
>>53637354
Debian and programming. Oh usual office shit too.
Why ? everything else is shit tier compared to it.
>>53643988
dubs confirm this
>>53643986
>hasn't broken once in several years
YOU LIE
Is Ubuntu the best choice if I rely on modern hardware a lot? From Intel, nVidia, Broadcom etc.
Is there any reason to use Debian over some *buntu flavor on your Desktop?
Right now I have Mint on my laptop and Windows 10 on my desktop, and I was feeling like finally converting my desktop to GNU/Linux
Ubuntu MATE because it's fast and light, loads of software in repository, major companies provide Ubuntu debs on their page, traditional desktop environment and not iPad touchscreen interface mental retardation, incorporates non-free software that makes life livable, and things just work like you would expect from a feasible desktop solution.
>>53644320
What are some real differences over Ubuntu versions? People keep saying to me it's the one that supports modern hardware the best but there are SO MANY
>>53644240
no, the best choice on new hardware are things like fedora rawhide, debian unstable, arch, gentoo or maybe opensuse tumbleweed. just make sure your distro has a very recent kernel.
>>53644359
I read about at least Deb. Unstable and Arch and they're more for power-users, I'm fucking stupid
>>53644350
the thing before *buntu just says which DE is used and is not important. .04 releases are usually long term support versions that are useful for new users and servers while .10 versions are for everyone else. you should just pick whichever is newest.
>>53644372
you could also compile your own kernel on any distro. but if you have bleeding edge hardware you probably need bleeding edge drivers (which are either in the kernel or in kernel modules). what hardware do you have?
>>53637354
Nice Neurosky app...
>>53644400
and on another machine 980Ti and nvme disks
Arch with Awesome WM.
I like it because it doesn't try to be an alternative to Windows, like Ubuntu and Debian, it's just made to be efficient, simple and light. You can hate me for saying it, but I like systemd. It makes using Arch much more simple.
I like Arch devs. They have the balls to tell the community to go fuck itself. They make good decisions and keep it fresh.
While Arch is simple, it's not noob friendly. So the problem users tend to stick with Ubuntu or Mint, and the problems don't carry over to Arch, there are few morons in the userbase.
Arch is the one I can trust. I can trust there's no bloatware, no malware and last but not least, no SJW cuck devs.
>>53644434
the skylake stuff and your 980ti should be fine from linux 4.3+ onwards but your samsung nvme ssd could cause problems. use a search engine to find out if it works. maybe there is something on the arch wiki about it.
if it's supported i think you would be fine with *buntu 16.04, i suggest GNOME.
Gentoo because mainterns never package what I need and it's nice to have a browser that supports thumbnails in the filepicker...
none now waiting for ubuntu 16 lts next month
The good one.
Arch because I AM A BLACK NIGGERMAN
>>53637354
Xubuntu
Stable and comfy without Cannonical bloat
>>53644625
yeah
>>53637386
This.
Debian stable + add unstable & experimental src repos and just backport source packages if you absolutetly need the latest versions (which I find to be not very often)
>>53637734
>struggling with macs and windows
>Gentoo easy to use
wew
Arch + i3
Took a bit getting used to i3 commands, but I find it a lot better than any DE now.
>>53637726
When did mint become botnet?
>>53644839
This
i3 is the best for multitasking with like 10 different things without all the clutter of a Windows-esque desktop.
>>53644863
Wasn't their page hacked so it pointed to corrupted isos a short while back?
That's pretty hardcore botnet stuff...
>>53644945
That was fixed within a day, and the only people affected are the ones who did download the corrupted ISO files. It's safe now
>>53644972
This. The "Mint is a botnet" is a stupid meme that needs to die.
How many people on here run unofficial pirated Windows copies? You have no idea who made, whether they edited or not and whether there are any backdoors put in it by the uploader like what happened with the Mint debacle.
It happened to Mint and they fixed it within a day. Someone does it to your pirated Windows and you never find out because Windows users don't have the knowledge/skills to discover that they've been compromised.
Ubuntu 14.04 on vps but thinking about switching to Debian, now that everything is running smoothly. I somehow dont like it when i cant work on something on there...
Also Debian on Laptop, and Mint on that netbook i set up as a wifi-router with my surfstick. Couldnt find a way to tell debian that there is no CD-Drive during installation.
Also Win 10 for vidya
>>53644972
>>53645057
Hi, welcome to /g/, enjoy your stay.
arch + cinnamon, handles hidpi nicely, isn't the botnet
>went from arch to ubuntu
fight me fampai, Unity is actually decent now
>>53637354
arch
>customizeable
>god-tier documentation
>god-tier user repo
does tend to have regressions though
Kali because I only have it for reaver.
Parabola, it's Arch but free.
>>53637454
I try to stay away from anything made by the Linux Mint team.
>>53637354
>>53645491
>>god-tier user repo
>user repo
that's not a plus
>customizeable
all distros are, arguably some are more customizable because some core components can be exchanged better on them
>god tier documentation
only the wiki, other distros have whole books.
Kubuntu
because KDE is a nice interface
And *buntu because has support for everything in the "Linux" market. (ex: Steam gaymen, prop drivers)
>>53645956
>that's not a plus
of course it is. It's not like they don't have official packages.
>some are more customizable
It's much easier with Arch because the setup is not automated. Having to fight an installer to do what you want is a giant pain in the ass
>only the wiki, other distros have whole books.
kek
I'm thinking using of elementary Luna OS or Debian with enlightenment. Any idea s?
>>53646097
>It's much easier with Arch because the setup is not automated. Having to fight an installer to do what you want is a giant pain in the ass
>I have never used a minimal netinstaller once in my life
>>53637354
Windows 10
>>53637354
Gentoo, because Portage is amazing and resolves everything without breaking anything.
