Asklemmy

NixOS. Mainly use it for the reproducible configuration between my machines. I've got my dotfiles hosted at https://github.com/chadac/dotfiles

I generally use Linux (Debian) or MacOS, since I own a couple apple silicon macs. I do try and use HaikuOS as much as possible, since its POSIX implementation is pretty mature and is seeing a good amount of software ported.

MacOS on laptop and workstation (Mac Mini M1), windows in gaming PC, Proxmox on server.

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.

Fedora! Have been super not a fan of Windows for years now so I avoid it hardcore when I can.

Linux in general is a lot easier to set up programming environments on, and also just generally it's a lot more flexible when it comes to customization, which is definitely important when you're a big picky bitchbaby like I am.

Fedora specifically I like because there's something I just really like about RHEL-related distros (to the point that i use Rocky Linux on my server also). They feel really polished and dnf is probably my favourite package manager of all the ones I've tried so far. I do have a few issues with it, and I miss having access to the AUR when I used various Arch-baseds over the years, but all in all I'm very happy with it and I don't see myself switching distros for desktop use any time soon.

Pirated version of Windows 10 LTSC (v2021) because FUCK Microsoft.

Pop_OS. It's the most polished Linux distro I've found and has nice keyboard workflows in the GUI.

Windows 11

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.

I use Windows 10 and Linux, but mainly use Linux for general tasks, and Windows for gaming

Dual boot with Windows 10 and Manjaro Limux. Windows is for games and adobe and linux for work

Fedora with KDE. I ditched Windows about 4 years ago and never looked back. I bounced between a few different distros, but I've been using Fedora in recent months (switched once version 36 was released) and I think I'll stick with it for a while. It's been a great experience and gaming has been pretty painless so far, the only exceptions being games with easy anti-cheat as it doesn't always play nice with Linux users.

You must get a completely different view than "normal people" here. I use Alma Linux 9 (RHEL9 clone) because it's what we use at work, and I've known RedHat since 1999. I use it because it generally is exceptionally stable, and can easily go 6 months without forcing a reboot. It also is much less likely to spy on me, and does most everything I need a computer to do.

Also, using XFCE for my DE means I don't have to relearn something every release version (XFCE has stayed the same all through v4 more or less, which is like at least since 2012. Some new icons here or there.

No forced cloud integration, my account is local, the way I like it. I also am much less concerned about malware (maybe this is unjustified in 2023, I guess IDK).

I got fed up with Microsoft with the rollout of Win10, and switched to Scientific Linux 7 at that time (RHEL7) and just migrated this year to Alma 9 and a new PC. I actually ran the same workstation for 12 years before that. Somehow, even with updates Linux doesn't seem to bloat the way Windows did / would. I.e. I haven't had a Linux install get slower over time for no reason like every Windows install.

I really enjoyed the simpleness of PopOS. Got that familiar Ubuntu feel but looks better and runs great on my poor hobby laptop.

I dual boot Windows and Fedora on my personal desktop. To keep gaming and productivity separate.

Personal laptop swaps between Fedora, PopoOS, and Endeavor.

Work is Fedora or PopOS on my XPS and MacOS on my M1 (not by choice, but Linux for Apple Silicon is not completed).

Wife's computer is Windows since she games and does school work.

At work I use Void Linux since it's great for database/python work. At home I just use Windows because I am too lazy to mess with anything after work haha. Might install Linux at home too again once I have enough time for it.

I have a MacBook Pro which is stock macOS.

Doing software development for nearly a decade, macOS combines that ease of using widely used software tools with the stability of macOS that seems quite rare with Linux (especially in the long term, when upgrading across new OS versions). Also, things like being able to consistently sleep and wake up and my m1’s battery life keeps me on macOS.

With that said, I also have a thinkpad with pop! OS on it. It’s nice, but I have this issue that I can’t alt-tab like I can on windows thanks to gnome. It only alt-tabs the window group, rather than individual windows, and it drives me up the bend.

Ubuntu 20.04. My laptop is from 2013 and windows broke itself with an update in 2018 that rendered the computer useless and at 100% disk usage all the time. I already had some experience with dual booting and running Linux on old PC's so I just wiped it and never went back. I really don't miss it aside from excel.

Debian on desktop pcs, Ubuntu on laptop pcs. I know, I know, we aren't supposed to use Ubuntu because it's bad but it's infinitly easier to get laptop drivers working on Ubuntu for some reason.

One of these days I'll try out arch but I've been using apt for so many years and don't want to learn pacman because I'm lazy.

I'm using Linux Mint rn on my laptop. I am using it because I have used other Debians for 15 years and they are easy to use, and easy to tweak. And same commands!

Windows 10 because I play games. Ubuntu on my laptop where I don't, since its old and Ubuntu runs way better than Windows on it.

Linux mint

#garudalinux #archlinux , cause I have full control over everything on my system. Everything else gets put in a virtual machine using KVM.

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, because it's stable enough while also beign a rolling release distribution. I wanted to remove the hassle of updating debian/ubuntu once in a while to jump through LTS versions.

Manjaro KDE for years. I've tried ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, Debian, Antergos and plain ol' Arch. I've stuck with Manjaro for simplicity sake, going through the motions of installing and setting up Arch was great from a learning perspective. It gave me a much better understanding of what's under the hood. In the end though, I wanted a simpler process of getting an OS going.

macOS because I own a MacBook.

If not, Arch Linux. Used it for years prior to buying my MacBook.

I've been running Manjaro for 4 years now, never looked back. I know people have their thoughts on Manjaro, but I haven't had any issues and it comes with some great features out of the box that I'd rather not have to problem solve on another distro. That said, I've been having fun with Endeavor on my extra laptop, it's worked pretty well for me and can see why it has such a thriving community

I use mainly arch and windows 11 for games that are borked on linux.

Currently, Ubuntu. I've been flinging back and forth between Debian, Mint and Ubuntu for years.

It works for my goals. I can even play my halb dozen computer games. I don't need to deal with MacOS prices or annoying "must be Apple hardware to run" [I could run a Hackintosh but why?], and I certainly don't want to touch Windows with a 3m pole in my machine.

Win 10, explicitly because I run CAD software (Autodesk Inventor specifically at home) and the linux compatibility workarounds like wine have not worked properly the last few times I have tried them. I could dual boot but I just don't feel like putting the time in to set it up and use it anymore.

Windows on my PC (ugh) and Fedora on my laptop, been thinking of moving the PC to linux mint, but still a bit hesitant.

I'm back to Windows 10 (now 11) on my main PC since I bought an Xbox and there's hassle-free Cloud gaming, crossplay etc.

When I exclusively played on PC and built the new Machine, I was too cheap to buy a Windows licence. I tried Pop!OS because I like their gaming-focussed apporach. All games that were relevant to me (via Steam, mostly) worked fine.

I've since bought a Steam Deck, so I'm running SteamOS as well.

Arch Linux (old laptop) and Windows 10 (on my gaming PC, at least until it reaches end of life, then it's all gonna be linux)

Linux Mint on my main computer, and I've been using my old laptop for distro hopping but I think I might settle on MX Linux.