Linux
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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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Nix
Package manager or language?
Bazzite. It's based on Fedora uBlue so it's technically Fedora, but being an immutable OS, it works quite differently enough that it counts as its own distro. For instance, you don't use dnf or yum to install stuff, you'd use Flatpak/Distrobox/Nix. Updates are done using the rpm-ostree command, and it's effectively a rolling release model, but atomic in nature so you get none of the instability that you'd get in a typical rolling release.
Alpine
LMDE cuz sometimes i just need dead simple.
:Nervously raised hand: SteamOS 3.5...?
I love using Alpine Linux on my server. Super light and quick to start up.
Gentoo!
Loving Alpine
Solus as the Almighty Todd says "it just works" And that comes from someone which always has at least one problem, that problem being gaming.
It aint solved mind you but it works marginable better on it.
Example, anno 1404, no matter what distro or silly protondb config, or if I use a new steam profile or fresh distro , works.1 out of 10 times.
But Solus, it just works, no hoop jumping needed
Annie Linux, but sadly it doesn't exist yet.
I've become a fan of KDE Neon. It's based on Ubuntu LTS but with the the most up-to-date KDE release.
Favorite? No. Most acceptable: NixOS.
The worst documentation of a linux distro I have ever encountered, but the declarative model has convinced me I don't want something else. Now I'm just waiting for other distros to pop up that are declarative as well. (Guix? No thanks, I'm not a fan of endless parentheses)
CrunchBang++, BunsenLabs, Bodhi, Antix and Peppermint.
EndeavourOS
MX Linux. It's exactly how I'd set up Debian if I wasn't too lazy. Although, I've gone back to Debian after Bookwarm was released. I love it but miss MX
QubesOS. When you need security and don't need to play games, this is objectively the best distro.
I thought you meant using any distro other than Qubes was "playing games." Then I remembered actual computer games exist.
Guix is imho beyond normal distros, and I'm never going back to Manjaro or any of the normal distros.
Been using Xubuntu 23.10 recently, but I'm kind of a distro hopper. I need ROCm and some other special (proprietary, ehh) tools that require RHEL, SLE, or some Ubuntu flavor. I also like having a working out-of-the-box configuration. I've used openSUSE Tumbleweed and Arch Linux before, might try it again but it's a little bit complicated to me.
I like Poky. But for other use case than Arch, Debian and Fedora.
I've been enjoying Mint personally for my laptop. I've tried Ubuntu but I've had issues with the speakers :/
Ublue although it's kinda still fedora, otherwise alpine even though I don't really use it.
Manjaro KDE for me - it's not Arch per se, otherwise Ubuntu would also be eliminated for being a derivative of Debian...
Rocky
Toaster Linux or Nobara.
Kali Linux! Just too useful, though there can still be some fixing around.
Fixing?
Bodhi Linux. Lightweight and beautiful
I really enjoy ZorinOS! I've been using ZorinOS 16.3 and am awaiting the upgrade to 17 through their tool. It's been great for a PC that has an Nvidia GTX1060 that I have hooked up to my TV as a twitch/YouTube/Netflix box. I chose Zorin because they claimed to get the Nvidia drivers installed correctly "out of the box", and they delivered!