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Favorite Linux distro?

Favorite Linux distro?

  • Ubuntu

    Votes: 31 25.6%

  • Fedora

    Votes: 10 8.3%

  • CentOS/RHEL (Server Usage)

    Votes: 10 8.3%

  • CentOS/RHEL (Desktop Usage)

    Votes: 1 0.8%

  • openSUSE

    Votes: 5 4.1%

  • Debian

    Votes: 17 14.0%

  • ArchLinux

    Votes: 15 12.4%

  • Slackware

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • FreeBSD or other BSD Varant (I don't use Linux)

    Votes: 5 4.1%

  • Other

    Votes: 25 20.7%
  • Total voters
    121
Probably kubuntu or xubuntu because for the most part everything works with no hassle.
 
mint is pretty awesome, the best distro i've seen for nubs. even better than ubuntu
 
I use FreeBSD for most of my server setups, but when I need to use Linux I tend to use CentOS.
 
I like how the shittiest one is on the top...go figure. I've used Debian on all of my recent installs but I only use it as a KVM host so really I could use anything. For my desktop I would probably use Arch or Gentoo.
 
Servers:
Debian usually. FreeBSD for routers or in cases where resources are scarce. Used to be Ubuntu for everything, but 10.04 is too old and 12.04 has been a long time coming. (We needed a new LTS release at the time 11.10 came out.) Might switch back to using Ubuntu more once 12.04 lands.

Desktops:
My personal Linux desktops are all virtual machines, so I use Arch since the negatives of the rolling release model are (mostly) negated by VM snapshots. I also like goofing around with the system and Arch provides most of the customization of Gentoo and Slack without having to compile or deal with package hell. If I am deploying a desktop for someone else, I use Ubuntu. I'm not a big fan of Unity personally, but most people who are not power users seem to like it. It's also updated regularly and has just about any package you might want in a repo or ppa.
 
jcg624 said:
Linux Mint It just works.
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+1

Never used Linux Mint until this weekend and man I am extremely impress how easy was to setup everything just works. Also have xubuntu on a server running sabnzb, sickbeard, ssh, rsync (weekly auto backups from my windows 7 rig), killing floor server, & plex media server streaming movies/tv shows to my roku box via wifi. Very light weight but I'm going to switch to arch linux or freeBSD in the future :p
 
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although i'm not so sure i like the new gnome in 12. i switch between 11&12 and still prefer 11 more =(
 
I've mostly used Ubuntu in recent years. It got my feet wet with Linux. Also helped that I used opensuse at work. Ubuntu and Mint have been good noob distros for me to learn Linux with. I've also found Debian to be my fav for a overall Linux experience.

I've been wanting to branch out a bit and learn more about Arch and Gentoo. #! might be my next distro on my laptop though since I'm very familiar with Debian.
 
when you guys are saying mint, can you specify which version? i feel like 12 was a very *HUGE* departure from 11 due to the changes in gnome. just sayin' =). i liked 11 more >)
 
What advantages would Arch offer to a fairly-new linux user wanting to run it in a dual-boot setup (I'm also a gamer, wanting to boot to linux to boost my productivity, less distractions).
 
OS X has replaced almost all of my prior Linux usage, but in the spirit of this thread I voted for OpenSuse. The one thing I hate about OpenSuse is that it is so fragile. Such minor things cause it to go wonky and require lengthy repairs. That can also happen to Ubuntu sometimes, but happens to me much less frequently and in much odder circumstances.

TBH, things like that pushed me to OS X.
 
I'm the same way about OS X. Although, I still run an Ubuntu vm for some native node dev that requires Linux, but I'm thinking of going Arch, It looks interesting and fun.
 
Mint for me but I have no Linux currently installed and Mint version I used was 10.
 
OSX replaced Ubuntu Desktop for me as well. For servers, CentOS. Ubuntu is pretty good too, but since many companies use RHEL, I use CentOS when I can.
 
Running the 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04 beta in a VirtualBox machine and liking it so far.
 
CentOS is my distro of choice. But then I use it for servers, sans gui.

Simple and works. No muss, no fuss.
 
I've recently ditched anything Ubuntu based for Arch. Ubuntu builds had a weird issue with the wireless card in my laptop. It would work at home no issue, but I couldn't route out on the guest network at work. Both wireless connections are standard WPA2-Personal. Installed Arch and all works great. So either the ath9k drivers in Ubuntu derivatives are crappy, the kernel in Ubuntu (3.0.x) has an issue with the driver, or perhaps even both.

Arch works like a champ though with kernel 3.2.8-1 and the ath9k driver. Arch overall is faster too due to the lack of bloat. If Arch ever gives me an issue I think I'm going Gentoo after this. I've always been a Windows guy and then I found Android which led me to dive into Linux more then I ever did in the past and I'm sad to say I should have jumped ship many years ago because this is just too damn fun!
 
#!

Ever since Unity, I've dropped Ubuntu. I like the direction that Gnome 3 is going in, but it just isn't mature enough for me yet. Decided to go back to the minimalist interface of Crunchbang.
 
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