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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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Share Your Favorite Linux Distros and Why You Love Them (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So we can clearly see the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them, please follow this format:

Write the name of the Linux distro as a first-level comment.
Reply to that comment with each reason you like the distro as a separate answer.

For example:

Distro (first-level comment)
- Reason (one answer)
- Other reason (a different answer)

Please avoid duplicating options. This will help us better understand the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them.

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[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Arch Linux

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

The Arch Wiki is in a language made by users for users. Meaning that its easy to understand because the wiki allows to talk about issues, alternatives and more hints about each small topic, every other wiki has some structure where important details are missing or not taken seriously.

[–] milo128@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Starting with a blank slate is so refreshing. It takes time to build everything up from scratch and I understand that you can get a great experience out of the box with other distros, but I love the simplicity of not having any bullshit I didn't install myself.

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

True, yeah, didn't think about the downside that you need to build it up from scratch. But people could use arch based distros I guess? Never used them.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Arch and KDE as a DE because I'm a borderline-obsessive tinkerer.

Although NixOS is tempting me, but I haven't moved past the virtual-machine-specimen-jar phase with that yet lol.

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I always am going to run into heavy issues when using Debian, Ubuntu or Fedora. On Arch, things also aren't always smooth, but the issues are mild, always solvable and transparent.