• NoNatNovember@sopuli.xyz
    61·
    2 years ago

    I use ArchLinux BTW, because

    1. It’s very minimal, no bloatware
    2. AUR
      3. I feel superior
    3. It just works™*
  • Mir@lemmy.ml
    4·
    2 years ago

    macOS on my laptop, windows on my PC. Also got a few servers running linux though.

  • slothbear@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    I use Gentoo on my desktop/file server. I like the freedom to set up things EXACTLY how I want them. Compile times are no worry with a Ryzen 5700x and I do major updates overnight.

    I use FreeBSD on my laptop. It is super stable, resource efficient and soooo much more neat and organized than Linux. Core software does not change every other year and everything feels right at home. I highly recommended giving it a shot if you haven’t already.

    • loiakdsf@discuss.tchncs.de
      1·
      2 years ago

      i am afraid of taking the step towards bsd… 1st: I don’t know if I want/need freebsd or openbsd and it scares me to learn an entire new system. I am pretty happy with linux for now, but on the long run it might be a viable option - do you have any good guidance or recommendations for bsd?

      • slothbear@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        I would recommend starting with FreeBSD. They have a handbook on their website that explains everything you would need to know to get set up and get an idea about how everything works. You could kinda compare it to the Arch wiki.

        A vast majority of things will be very familiar to you as a linux user and the repos/ports have almost anything you could need. A big difference is going to be the init system. It is more like Open-RC and runit compared to SystemD. It is based on scripts and very easy to use when you get the hang of it.

        The most obvious drawback is the lack of support for 802.11ac (it is in the works and you can use something called wifibox to use linux wifi drivers).

  • derived_allegory@beehaw.org
    3·
    2 years ago

    I currently use fedora. I am absolutely fine with Ubuntu, but the setup process is a bit too much for me, as I prefer flatpak and vanilla gnome, so it takes a bit of work for Ubuntu to get there. Also I feel like ubuntu use a different gui for different purpose, it is a bit annoying (for example, there are three app, one update apt, one flatpak, one drivers.) It is not a big deal, but a bit annoying.

    Mostly all I need is just a stable os that I can work in, and I don’t really want to mess with my os. So I don’t choose more cutting-edge/interesting distros like suse, arch, or Nix.

    There are also distros like pop and mint, but they don’t support gnome well, and I haven’t get into the habit of cosmos or cinnamon.

  • dylan@lemm.ee
    3·
    2 years ago

    Windows 11 unfortunately, for two reasons:

    • I was a fool and bought forza horizon 5 on the Microsoft store instead of steam, so I’m not able to run it on Linux at all. I’m also not going to buy it twice since it ain’t cheap.
    • VR support on linux is… patchy. It’s ok if you’re using a Vice or Index, but I’m using a 1st Oculus Quest, so while ALVR exists, it’s not perfect. I do intend on jumping to linux when FH6 domes out and I’ve relaxed the oculus, though.
  • Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    I used to use Linux, but Windows just has better support for most apps and drivers so currently Windows 10. I doubt I’ll ever switch to Windows 11. It seems pretty iffy with the lack of customization and ads appearing in the folder menus.

  • ultra@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 years ago

    NixOS, because all of the config in my system is declared in a few files on GitHub and it has a huge package repo.

    Also it has all of the other advantages of a Linux distro, like privacy, speed and customisability.

  • GNU/Dhruv@lemmy.ml
    41·
    2 years ago

    We’re an all-linux household.

    • Endeavoros on my gaming desktop
    • Garuda on my Framework laptop
    • Kubuntu on my partner’s Framework laptop
    • Endeavoros on my server. Plus a handful of Pis and appliances.
  • nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    2 years ago

    Linyx because it doent get in my way unlike windows, and because I like FOSS. Arch linux in particular, but anything is better than windows or macos. (well, not chromeOS)

  • Yadaran@feddit.de
    2·
    2 years ago

    Windows 10 bc I play lots of games and it just runs. Not upgrading to Windows 11 bc I want to reinstall my PC when I do it but I don’t want to do all that at the moment.

  • Cass.Forest@beehaw.org
    2·
    2 years ago

    I’m using Ubuntu with KDE Plasma. A while ago, Windows reset a lot of my system (thank the powers that be that my files stayed intact), and I decided that I was fed up with Windows and that I’d find a way to continue everything I was doing on Linux. At this point, I’m roughly 95% of the way there as I do own an Oculus Rift which only supports Windows (unless someone can point me to an article or forum post that says otherwise); I’d like to either get a Valve Index or a Quest, but I don’t currently have the money.

    In any case, a friend of mine recommended a flavor of Arch that included KDE Plasma (I forget the name, might be Endeavour) but I was coming up with issues that a lot of programs I had wanted to use were only built for Debian/Ubuntu so I switched again. Lovely how with Linux you can switch distros so easily. So I flashed my computer with Kubuntu and I haven’t looked back since.