Tell me your favorite Linux Distribution and preferably why (exactly) you chose it

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Debian, because new software is over hyped and arch had me downloading 2GB of updates a week. You're also supposed to check the arch wiki before any updates, to avoid breakage.

OS is boring, most of us live in the web browser.

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    I used to be on manjaro too, and before that linux Mint. I've only ever broken broken on graphics card driver updates, and even then the fix was no big deal. I forget which distro I was on when that happened, but linux has been leagues ahead of Windows in terms of stability. Not an expert, but I'm happy with Debian (stable) and I tell people it's "old man linux".

    There's more fun and usability in choosing window managers, independent of the OS.

    [–]UnrulyAnteater 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Kubuntu because I wanted something I didn't have to think too much about.

    [–]Optimus85 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I was watching Chris Titus Tech this one time and he touted the benefits of Pop! OS in regards of overall ease of use and maintenance and it being optimised for gaming and such(AMDGPU drivers and Vulkan API installed by default). I installed it being the suggestible person I am and was pleasantly surprised. I've had system breakage in the past with Fedora after updating. Debian is great as it uses stable packages and is mostly free of proprietary software but I like having compatibility with different formats out of the box. Ubuntu is alright but I am a bit wary of Canonical. I tried Manjaro and was pleased with it but updating with the newest packages had me worry about breaking my install.

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      [–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

      I liked my IRIX on SGI Indy and SGI O2 workstations back when I was animating commercials and proficient in Unix. I've forgotten most of it but still know enough to be dangerous. And worse - back then we were dependent on the IT guys to keep it all running smoothly.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIX

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_O2

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Indy

      Then Microsoft moved in, bought SoftImage, and everything was ported to Windows.

      I liked Ubuntu before they started limiting you.

      I'm trying out Mint Cinnamon, but I need to reconfig my whole work space here to do it properly.

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        [–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

        That was the 1990's. And now even SoftImage has been retired.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Softimage

        [–]a_man_a_plan_pancake 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        Manjaro. Previously had been using Mint and was happy enough with it but then decided to build a Linux gaming PC and on a recommendation in a forum tried Manjaro. The degree to which everything wasn't like pulling fucking teeth made me a convert.

        Mind you that was a few years ago so things may have changed, but until there's good reason I'm sticking with Manjaro.

        Ubuntu LTS for servers.

        TBH I've never tried a distro that I actively didn't like except Elementary. I would use any of them if I had to without any real complaint (except Elementary).