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[–] matthewc@lemmy.self-host.site 60 points 2 years ago
[–] Sordirsin@iusearchlinux.fyi 37 points 2 years ago

I use Arch btw

[–] ModdedPhones@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Peppermint OS , perfect for just working , and customise. But with the rise of asahi Linux my next computer will be a Mac. I also have a Windows AME install I'm not using just in case I need it. For phones , graphene OS . The best there is.

[–] ggnoredo@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

I'm also using Arch and nearly ashamed to say it because of all the memes.

[–] bluejay@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] MinusPi@pawb.social 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Arch Linux on all computers for the last 10 years or so :)

[–] phaedrus253d@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Same, and although it's treated me well I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. If you're interested in learning more about how the parts of an OS work together it's great and you end up with a system customized to your needs and preferences but it's also a decent number of hours of learning and work to get something comparable to what other Linux distros are out of the box.

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[–] arlaerion@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fedora. I have yet to stumble upon stuff that doesn't run. I have no problems working nor gaming so no need (or wish) for Windows.

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[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Windows 10. I'm comfortable with it. I'm not sure what I'll do when the times comes to move to 11 because I don't like what I see going on over there. My main excuse was always comfort and gaming but the Steam Deck is showing me that gaming isn't as much of a barrier as it used to be.

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[–] Kururin@talk.kururin.tech 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Terevos@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Ventura here

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago

Fedora Silverblue

[–] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

I use Arch btw

Gentoo with a custom tiling window manager written in x86 assembly in my free time.

Just kidding, I use Windows.

[–] iKill101@lemmy.bleh.au 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

macOS on a Hackintosh. It’s stable AF, and I love it. Use it for work and music production. Then I dual boot Windows 10 for games.

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I use Arch Linux.

[–] echo@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

i use arch btw

[–] hsl@wayfarershaven.eu 10 points 2 years ago

Personal: Linux via EndeavourOS 95% of the time. I have Windows installed on a separate drive so that I can play some games that don't do well on Linux.

Professional: MacOS because that's what the company prefers and has built specific tools for.

[–] Kir@feddit.it 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Unfortunately Windows. I want to switch to Linux, I really want it, but it's my first PC game since like 20 years and even if the latest progress are great It's not there yet for me.

[–] Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Have you tried? Linux works really well for most games and frankly if you haven't had a gaming PC in two decades there's plenty of backlog to work on.

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I game on Linux, there's a huge amount that works perfectly. Some of the very latest games not so much but they suck anyway.

For a modern game that doesn't suck, Cyberpunk is perfectly fine.

ProtonDB lists steam games with ratings for how well they work.

It's rare I find one that doesn't.

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[–] minorsecond@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] atomicpile@tron.atomicpile.info 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

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[–] raresbears@iusearchlinux.fyi 9 points 2 years ago

Check the instance this account is on

[–] igalmarino@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My main system is a Dell Wyse 5070 Extended running Pop-OS, but its main purpose is to be small on my desktop while being just enough computer to run ThinLinc (which is like RDP for Linux). ThinLinc connects to a much more powerful VM in my Proxmox cluster that runs Debian 11, which is my "real" desktop where I spend all of my time.

However, I'm currently working on setting up a new server with a better CPU, more RAM and a Tesla P4, after which my "real" desktop will be a Nobara 38 VM (based on Fedora) with the Tesla card passed through.

[–] Markmus@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Trisquel GNU/Linux on a Librebooted ThinkPad.

I use Arch Linux. I love it. 😸

[–] palarith@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fedora. Soon to be debian

Dual boot windows for games

[–] sunbunman@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Windows10, cause I'm a basic bitch. I've tried to run Linux a couple times years ago, but games not running properly and me not getting over the learning curve always got in the way.

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[–] sporez@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago
[–] vojel@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago
[–] cryptic5916@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

I use Arch BTW (w KDE Plasma)

[–] Vestria 7 points 2 years ago

Pop!_OS.

I have tried many Linux distros since I finally abandoned Windows for good, but in spite of the fact that I prefer Fedora over the other kernels, Pop!_OS as a distro, along with Pop Shell, is just everything I've ever wanted in an OS and all else just feels inferior.

I'm a dev, though, so it would make sense that an OS made by devs for devs would be my cuppa.

Most users won't need 90% of what I, specifically, love about the OS, but it's also the first distro I've found where everything I want to use just works out of the box without spending hours troubleshooting, and that's not nothing.

[–] sm58@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago
[–] darkknight@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago
[–] settinmoon@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago
[–] tsl@vlemmy.net 6 points 2 years ago

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with Plasma, but once I get a new-iah PC I'll probably get back to my beloved Gentoo. :-)

[–] mjctechguy@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago

Arch Linux with KDE

[–] Xylight@lemmy.xylight.dev 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

NixOS (Linux)

As a dev, the nix-shell environments are very useful as I don't have to fully install every package to use it. My system configuration is also represented in a single, declarative file which is a dream. I can copy the config to a new system, run nixos-rebuild and my entire system configuration is on the new system.

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 6 points 2 years ago

Linux, baby!

Windows 10 IoT LTSC, without Windows Store and other WPA bloat.

Strange that nobody else commented this

[–] bizzle@lemmy.moorefam.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use Arch on my laptop, gaming PC, and my arcade machine. I hate windows so much and haven't used it at home in years.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux Mint for desktops. Debian for servers.

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Arch Linux, since 2012. Before that, I ran Lubuntu, Ubuntu and some other stuff since ~2004.

[–] ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

EndeavourOS on my gaming laptop. I do productivity, Rust programming and gaming, mostly GuildWars2 and various RPGs. Waiting for Baldur Gate 3 !

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