• ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.caEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Debian (stable)

    Stable, secure, it just works, has one of the, if not THE largest software package repo of all Linux distros, has lots of third party support for proprietary software and drivers that are available as .deb files or through official PPAs. It also is not backed by any corporation, but is a community developed distro. You can install it on pretty much everything.

    The only downside I would say is their shift into using Systemd. They shouldn’t have done that. It was forced through undemocratically and I think that was a big mistake, even though they are trying to limit software dependencies to it. There’s a fork called Devuan that I’ve been considering where you can pick your init system. (SysVinit/runit, etc) I honestly miss SysVinit. It was simple, easy to understand and easy to maintain.

  • crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    5·
    1 year ago

    I use Arch, btw, but I don’t consider it the best (yes I do.) I could easily transition to Fedora, for example (I would never do that,) and be completely happy (I would rather continually hit my head with the metal stapler gun on my desk.)

  • nightmarehazzy@lemmy.org
    2·
    1 month ago

    i personally really love devuan! i liked void linux but now i needed a stable distro and devuan was exactly what i needed + it doens’t has systemd so this is a plus for me :)

  • peterg🇺🇦@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    CachyOS with NiriWM. Cachy is Arch with none of the install drama. The performance tuning makes it blazing fast on older hardware. Installs with no bloat.

    Niri is superior to Hyprland in my opinion because it’s a scrolling tiling WM that is super intuitive and fast.

    For server workloads, however, not much beats pure Debian. It’s stable, well supported, and has a huge package library.

  • tatterdemalion@programming.dev
    2·
    1 year ago

    NixOS. My entire config is source-controlled and I can easily roll back to a previous boot image if something breaks like cough Nvidia drivers. I also use it for my home router and all self-hosted services.

      • dwt@feddit.orgDeutsch
        1·
        1 year ago

        Out of all the ways that I have tried in the past, to reproduce not just the initial state, but also the ongoing changes of a disto (ansible, saltstack, chef, bunch of Shell scripts) — nix is by far the shortest. With all of these technologies I would never have dreamed to do this for a single Maschine. But now it’s not only possible, but actually gasp enjoyable!

        Mind you, if that is not the problem you want to solve, maybe install just the nix package manager in addition to your distribution, and learn to enjoy it without having to run your whole distribution this way.

  • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
    2·
    10 days ago

    Using Linux is not a dick measuring contest (and man I hate these threads asking “why is your distro the best?” - it feels like trolling and sowing division and grief to me. A bit like asking a mother “What is your favorite child?”.)

    • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Ah, so you think your distro’s not the best. (jk).

      As a recovering/relapsing distroholic, I feel like these threads are great for discovery. (And whimsical fun. Because you’re right, that it’s not a contest. So knowing this, can engage with the question playfully.)

  • bold_omi@lemmy.today
    2·
    2 months ago

    I do not consider Arch the best. Artix is better because is is systemd-free. I have not switched yet.

  • dhampirdamsel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been enjoying EndeavourOS over the past three years. It works wonderfully out of the box at default settings, and was really easy for me to use and set up to my liking with minimal know-how needed.

    It also works really well on the variety of machines I have in my home. My desktop, modded Chromebook, and my husband’s laptop.

    It’s allowed me to get more familiar and confident with the command line, and enough so that I’ve switched to Sway from XFCE (and previously KDE).