Of the machines I own: 2 are running Ubuntu server (one for hosting a Minecraft server, the other for testing as I'm still relatively new to Linux), a NAS running trueNAS, A laptop running dual boot Windows 10 and Kali, and my main machine running Windows 10 with Kali and Ubuntu running though WSL. As I am typing this, I am installing Mint on one of the drives of my main PC. I've been putting it off for way too long as the majority of the programs and games I use do not have Linux support.
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Windows 11, but I just finally got around to switching back to Garuda Linux last night. We'll see how it goes. Still have a lot of headaches and assorted annoyances to work out.
Why not a more stable and proven distro like Fedora workstation? I game on steam on an old P1 running Fedora 40 if that's of any worth.
Fedora has given me more headaches than arch has, per unit time. At least in arch I can fix the problems myself without looking at obscure bug reports.
It was a long time ago though, so I may be looking through anti-rose tinted glasses, misremembering, or misjudging my experience.
I like to tinker with my system.
NOTE: I'm not the person you were questioning.
I went from Debian to Arch to Alpine to Fedora, Fedora 38 was very much plug and play as far as drivers for the used laptops I buy. Been rock solid ever since.
Distro hop and try it out, a live image is only a dd command away.
I know it was. Drivers are simple for my system anyways.
I care more about the AUR and system customisation. Fedora has nothing like aconfmgr that I'm aware of. Nix's system seems to be better but even more complicated.
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MX Linux
Win7 with microcode patches from 0patch.
dont know that existed the patching microcode
Yeah neither did I till I signed up for their service.
Full disclosure: I have no compensation relationship with 0patch, I've just been a full retail customer for years and highly recommend them to anyone who doesn't want to move away from win10 when it hits EoL.
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I multiboot 4 OSs...
Windows 10... some old, pirated patch.
Fedora 40
Gentoo
Arch (my current daily driver)
I am curious. Why the other Linuxes? (Linii?) I know people do that -- but I never knew why. I just settle on one for a bit, then hop away when I get in a mood.
Different distros have different hardware comparability (esp older hardware) and different maintenance requirements. Arch requires an update, check on arch page for further requirements, and possible follow up, as well as updates to AUR packages which are git based. Other distros are often "click update in GUI and forget". So for your main driver, maybe you're happy to do the extra work. But maybe not on other devices with varying hardware.
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Kubuntu, planning to switch to NixOS
Desktop and laptop run Linux Mint, shop tablet turns Fedora Workstation, TV box runs OSMC.
~~Fedora KDE Atomic~~ Fedora Kinoite
Arch-KDE Plasma and Win11(personal and work respectively) on my desktop. Win10/manjaro on laptop.
I don't suggest arch as a first forray into Linux, requires basic CLI experience for setup and maintenance.
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I taste the rainbow myself. Here are my PCs and their OS's:
- HP Thin Client t520: Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC IOT with Remote Desktop to my university's AVD instances. May downgrade to 10 IoT due to poor performance
- Gaming PC: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC IOT 21H2
- ThinkPad T480: Windows 10 Pro, may replace with IoT in the future
- Latitude E6420: Linux Mint Debian Edition 6
- iMac 21.5" 2015: Dual boot macOS Ventura and Windows 11
My study is extremely Windows focused (expects use of Microsoft Project, everything submitted in .docx, etc.) and while it isn't impossible to do it without Windows, I also don't want to impede academic progress with macOS or Linux.
However, I have my Latitude which I've been using the most recently for all other study not requiring Windows, and my iMac I got from ewaste for doing anything needing macOS like jail breaking and syncing music to my iPhone 4s
On my gaming systems I still use Windows 10.
On my internet browsing and writing systems I'm using ubuntu or linux mint (debian)
All my retro computers use period correct operating systems like (ms-dos 6.22 with) windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, XP.
Mint + xfce
Arch and Android
Main - W10
Travel laptop - W11
Backup - Linux Mint
Phone - Android
Windows 10, but planning to switch to openSUSE Leap/Tumbelweed (currently running latter on laptop) or alternatively Fedora Atomic after Win10 EOL.
Windows 10 Pro
sure its still supported
PC: Win11
Server: Debian 11 (i think)
Nas: TrueNas