What OS do you use on your pc and why?

Linux because it runs fast and does what I need it to.

We're an all-linux household.

• Endeavoros on my gaming desktop
• Garuda on my Framework laptop
• Kubuntu on my partner's Framework laptop
• Endeavoros on my server. Plus a handful of Pis and appliances.

I use ArchLinux BTW, because

1. It's very minimal, no bloatware
2. AUR
   3. I feel superior
3. It just works™*

Btw I use Archlinux

I switched to it 50% for the AUR: I regularly install softwares not from the classic repos, and the AUR is a godsend compared to cloning a Github, make install and thinking about updating it. The rest is a mix of the ArchWiki, its lightness and openness.

NixOS, because all of the config in my system is declared in a few files on GitHub and it has a huge package repo.

Also it has all of the other advantages of a Linux distro, like privacy, speed and customisability.

I use Debian because it's what I've been using for the last twenty-two years.

fedora

overall a great experience, very easy to set up and configure, great software support, excellent privacy, etc. my personal favorite linux distro atm. i also like gnome a lot, especially once tweaked with good extensions like dash to dock and transparent top bar.

fuck microsoft and windows.

Fedora

It kicks ass

Strictly Arch Linux since 2008

I use Mint because it just works. I'm thinking of trying Endeavor tho

I use NixOS. The nice thing about NixOS is that you can set the state of most of your computer in a file or files that can be tracked on git, and any updates can be rolled back.

Windows 10 because I don't want to deal with the hassle of anything else.

I'm still using Windows 10 on my personal computer. Oh I'll probably have to upgrade someday, some game or other program will come out with exclusivity of some kind and I'll eventually install Windows 11. But for the most part, I don't want to fuck with it, everything works and I really just don't want the hassle.

Running Linux Mint on an old laptop, mostly because it's too old to decently run Windows 10. Don't use it for much, mostly troubleshooting things.

At work the laptops are Windows 10 and I don't think there's a push to update. Of course all the servers are Redhat Enterprise Linux, and that's where the majority of my work takes place.

Linux. I use Arch on my laptop and PopOS on my gaming rig. Still using Windows on my company laptop, but daily driving Linux on the others for over a year now.

Really dislike the Microsoft push for telemetry as well as the integrated ads and other processes wasting my resources.

Debian Stable 11, shitjustworks

Linux mint. I stopped doing any gaming and Windows has become an advertisement platform rather than an OS.

I've been using NixOS since February and have never been this happy with a Linux distro. It's seriously a game changer and it allows me to have a peace of mind about my installation that I could never have with other distros (I was using arch before that).

Endeavour os, has all the good stuff arch brings, but the setup is faster. Lot of Linux comments here compared to reddit lol

Fedora is the most solid thing I've ever used. I use the KDE version on my desktop and silverblue on my laptop. Never have any problems

Well that clearly shows the community are mostly linux people. Nice. Early adoptors. Debian and POP here.

Arch+Plasma+Wayland+GTX1660Ti+Samsung monitor with freesync120Hz. Great freedom. Great custom. Nice performance in gaming. Great software management. Awesome usability for technical user. I had also install apparmor and firewalld for security and timeshift for btrfs snapshots. I think, for me, there is no sense to switch back to windows.

Fedora work station, it just works.

Laptop is Linux because it's sort of required for the work I do.

NetBSD on the home server because of pkgsrc and the ease of customizability.

Pop! OS. It's been almost 2 years since Microsoft arbitrarily told me that my Ryzen 1 wasn't compatible with Windows 11. It's not been entirely smooth sailing, but if i'm honest, i love it when it's not entirely smooth sailing. My relationship with my OS has fundamentally changed and I love it.

I use macos. I find that it gives me a lot of the UNIX stuff (most of the terminal tools that I love) and has a good compromise with quality apps and integration with my phone.

Kubuntu. I like KDE and Ubuntu was very easy to get into, so here I am.

Opensuse Tumbleweed.

I use it because I want a up to date stable system and it seemed like a pretty good option. I've been on it for a few years and really like it. I have tried to switch to Guix several times with however never quite stuck, mostly due to its kde plasma support. I think it's getting better recently though which is nice. Maybe I should try switching to nix instead which offers a lot of the same sorts of things but with mature kde plasma support and a wider package offering.

I use Pop!_OS on my desktop PC because i'm tired of microsoft deciding everything of my digital life and also because I just find myself really comfortable with GNOME and the POP!_Shell

Fedora with KDE for my work laptop and windows 10 for my gaming PC. I greatly prefer linux but had several problems getting it to work properly on that PC and then I had to run the games too.

As for Fedora, I chose it because I wanted a system that just worked out of the box. Since I don't do games on that computer for the most part, it's much easier. Ubuntu unfortunately hard broke several times on me for reasons that were probably my fault but I don't entirely comprehend. Some were fixable but it wasn't worth the trouble. Fedora has never had any major issues for me.

Windows 11 as my daily driver/gaming machine, Debian for my proxmox cluster/vms.

Arch.

One day several years ago I had to replace some hardware and the copy of Windows that I had installed decided that I was no longer authorized. I got fed up and left Windows behind for good. For a few years I had Manjaro installed, but eventually I needed a change and wanted to start fresh so opted just to go straight to Arch.

Had Ubuntu for a decade then got bored and turned my hp Spectre laptop into a Hackintosh and got hooked. So it's macOS now.

Fedora KDE on the framwork laptop. Not the only one here it seems. My pc still runs Windows 10 but I'll change that once I have the time.

Fedora is cool because it is about as user friendly to beginners as Ubuntu, without Canonicals shenanigans. It's a freedom respecting community project and always pretty up to date. I like the quick release cycle. It seems like a good balance between a rolling release and slow fixed releases. Upgrading to the next version takes no effort. And KDE is just cool for it's customizability.

21 years on Linux, because master race

openSUSE Tumbleweed because it is the most reliable rolling release distribution I have used. I love the automatic btrfs snapshots and wish other distributions would have them setup out of the box.

Linux

I swear that the last time I've ever shouted at a machine was when I was installing the latest release of Windows Server and I was unable to find the most basics elements on their graphic interface. It's like I was a baby in a toypark. And they have the guts to call it a server. I've seen enough dark patterns in their install steps to make any sane person go mad. Windows is leaking bad faith though all his interface. You know what I want to do and you purposefully stop me from doing it. You are not an ally and not even a tool.

I tried Macosx years ago too, but from now on I will only use any reasonable brand of linux.

Arch Linux. Its comfy. I like that I don't get spied on. Furthermore it is not made by a company and 100% community driven, which makes it the best Distro for my usecase!

I use Linux Mint and Windows 10. I'm kinda stuck on windows because I'm a gamer. I can run a fair share of my games on Linux but it requires a lot of compromises and there are some games that straight up don't work because of anti cheat.

I wanna go full Linux though.

Endeavour OS KDE. It just works and you have access to the AUR repository, which is huge.

Arch Linux with KDE. Windows is trash.

I actually have all 3.

A windows PC for gaming A macbook for my laptop An Arch Linux PC/Server that I use for most of my work and that hosts all my services

The "why" for each is probably pretty self-explanatory for each. I'm a firm believer in using the right tool for a given job, and I think Windows has the best gaming experience, Mac has the "best" laptops (for my own subjective value of "best"), and linux is the best for software development and service hosting.

In a perfect world I'd use linux for all 3, but while gaming on linux has gotten a lot better, it's not quite "there" yet, and I just love the new Apple chips for laptops in terms of battery life, speed, and heat management

Arch.

I once ran Ubuntu, but the install instructions for so many programs are 'import this key', 'add these dependencies', and the system quickly became a mess. I had install scripts to install and uninstall some things, but it was too much for me to take care of.

Eventually I found that if you want the latest terragrunt and i3, Arch Linux is easier than Ubuntu.

Fedora Silverblue, immutable, secure :)

I just finished moving over from Manjaro to Fedora 38 KDE on my framework, and everything just worked out of the box. I didn't need to install any extra packages to get gestures or make the fingerprint reader work.Much more stable, and has btrfs by default. The only thing I miss is the ZSH from manjaro was brilliant, but I guess I can set that up to be similar later on.

I use Ubuntu.Two years ago some updates on my Windows 10 machine made my laptop slow. I decided to try linux and I was impressed. Easy to use and install. It's faster and also made my FOSS journey quite easy on the PC.

I am using POP_os! It has been very stable and up-to-date, so it has been my daily driver for about 3 years. Sometimes I think about switching to nixos for its declarative system though.

Ubuntu since 2006

• It just works for the simple things
• It is as powerful as needed for the complicated things
• It runs nearly everywhere
• It's universally supported by anything that supports Linux
• It's supported at my workplace
• It's got the largest community and body of documentation available which makes solving problems easy
• It's got pretty good UX (I miss Unity)
• I like Snap
• It's got very, very long term security support for free which makes supporting it easy
• I know it very well and can bend it to my will in any way I need
• I'm infinitely grateful to the Debian community for making it possible
• If the BDFL loses his B, there's an obvious backup plan - migrating to Debian

DOS and Windows up to 2006

I use Linux Mint. I started using Linux in 2007 and was an Ubuntu guy. When Ubuntu switched to Unity I wasn't a big fan. At the time, Mint was providing an experience fairly close to what I was used to so I gave it a try. It does everything I need so I haven't looked back. I don't tinker as much as I used to and it's very stable.

Also have a windows install I use for gaming and music production, but 95% of the time I'm on mint.

I've distro-hopped a LOT, but always come back to Fedora, because it's super stable, gives me no issues and doesn't get in my way when I want to screw around.

I’m on MacOS for work, Linux Mint for personal computer.

I’ve been on MacOS all around for over a decade. I found that I liked the mental model better than Windows. I had tried linux at the time (Mandrake and Suse) but they didn’t quite feel like something I could use daily, when friends were on MSN Messenger for comms.

The company uses MacBooks for developers and I enjoy that experience.

For personal, I couldn’t justify the cost of a Mac for the limited amount I’m currently using a personal computer. A year ago I resurrected a computer from a junk drawer and put Mint in it. It’s been a great experience, but the hardware has aged and some things were tricky (like typing, and hearing audio). So I bought a 3-4yo refurb Dell business machine and popped Mint on it. Am happy.

Mac OS is what I use for everything besides gaming. I do have a Windows PC for gaming, but I am really excited about the future of Linux gaming and am a proud & happy Steam Deck early adopter.

I grew up building my own computers with hand-me-down parts, fighting my sister for the phone line in the dial up days, calling my uncle for a working Windows or Office key, etc. Something broke in me some years back where I want everything to "just work" and that's what Apple products provide.

EndeavourOS. It's a variant of Arch, I had hopped around different OS and was on Windows for a bit before switching back to Linux. Ive stuck with Endeavour as it feels quick and nimble but performs great on gaming (better than the native windows install on my PC) and the access to the AUR is a massive perk

GNU/Linux (openSUSE Tumbleweed, KDE Neon, Gentoo, Arch/SteamOS on Steam Deck) all with KDE Plasma desktop. Because the KDE Plasma desktop is way ahead of anything I've ever used on proprietary OSes. Also in general GNU/Linux is leading both technically and ethically, as it is also being free (as in freedom) and opensource software, respects our privacy, and doesn't bother you with ads.

Kubuntu 23.04 With the panel to the left.

I'm a big fan of OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and use it on all of my machines (including my WSL2 provider for my Win10 machine at work).

It is great, incredibly stable with pre-configured btrfs snapshots and rollback with snapper out of the box. Now that Proton is so good for gaming, I can't even remember the last time I booted up my windows partition. Also rolling release if you are into that sort of thing.

OpenBSD. It is much simpler for me to understand than Linux. However, Alpine Linux is very nice too.

Arch Linux for the past 15 years, Ubuntu for 4 years before that and I still use it on my servers but I might switch back to Debian that I used 20 years ago. I'm also using MOROS, a hobby OS I've been working on for the past 2.5 years :)

Windows 10 and 11, with WSL 2 I get all the benefits of Linux with little drawbacks. I used to use various flavours of Linux for quite some time but I got really tired of maintaining that system so I went back to Windows. Unfortunately Windows "just works" while with Linux every update felt like rolling some dice to see if my system still boots with a GUI the next day. Currently I work 100% remotely, I can not afford to have my PC to just stop working for a day or more. For servers I keep using Linux and it has been rock solid for that. Maybe I will make an another attempt in the future, I have a notebook that I use to try some distros. So far nothing impressed me enough to try to make the switch again.

Windows because I am lazy.

I've been using Debian Testing on all my machines the last four-ish years

Edit: I like that Debian is one of the longest running distros, and the basis for many others. I switched away from Ubuntu when I realized it was easier than trying to uninstall all their extra stuff every time I had to upgrade

Fedora Linux (KDE spin), and macOS (Hackintosh)

I like macOS quite a lot. It's UNIX and has much of the same tools as Linux, with more polish and commercial support.

I use Linux for gaming, macOS for general use.

I used to have a Windows partition but hardly ever used it. And every time I booted it I remembered why I dislike it so much. Also Windows Update is THE worst OS update solution there is.

If I ever get a better VR headset I might reinstall windows for VR gaming. But until then, don't need it.

I've been distro hopping lately and landed in fedora gnome, it seems to be a nice, stable OS, good for personal PC use (might try the kde version on my laptop, seems like a better experience). I haven't even checked on gaming tho, haven't touched the pc for that since I got the steam deck

I currently use fedora. I am absolutely fine with Ubuntu, but the setup process is a bit too much for me, as I prefer flatpak and vanilla gnome, so it takes a bit of work for Ubuntu to get there. Also I feel like ubuntu use a different gui for different purpose, it is a bit annoying (for example, there are three app, one update apt, one flatpak, one drivers.) It is not a big deal, but a bit annoying.

Mostly all I need is just a stable os that I can work in, and I don't really want to mess with my os. So I don't choose more cutting-edge/interesting distros like suse, arch, or Nix.

There are also distros like pop and mint, but they don't support gnome well, and I haven't get into the habit of cosmos or cinnamon.

I was running Gentoo Linux, but I've sadly had to switch back to Windows due to grad school software I need to run.

NixOS, mostly for the declarative configuration for almost everything. Atomic updates and independent installations of software for different projects are some other notable reasons.

At work I use Void Linux since it's great for database/python work. At home I just use Windows because I am too lazy to mess with anything after work haha. Might install Linux at home too again once I have enough time for it.

macOS on my laptop, windows on my PC. Also got a few servers running linux though.

Debian 11

• Main Gaming/Editing PC - Windows 11 - While I have had good experiences with PopOS as a dual boot, I'm probably staying on Windows on this machine to not worry about hardware compatibility. My main issues on Linux distros came to my WiFi 6 USB adapter not being well supported (running an Ethernet drop to this room is infeasible at the moment, but a future plan), power state issues regarding standby mode and shutdown, and the GPU (3060ti) only really working well on PopOS. Davinci Resolve also apparently only works with H.264 or H.265 video codecs on Linux if you get the paid version, probably because of licensing relating to those, which I may get eventually. I also like Windows 11 way more than 10, surprisingly.
• Laptop - Linux Mint - Rock solid when you're just talking about a machine with integrated components. Has Timeshift for system restoring preinstalled, and is light on resources while still fulfilling my needs outside of gaming and video editing. I can still play light games (it's a slower laptop) like Celeste or Vampire Survivors fine though, but really leave that for the main PC.
• Homelab servers - Proxmox running mostly Ubuntu Server VMs and LXC containers - Honestly as with any homelab, this may change just for the sake of testing things, but having this setup on my previous Ryzen 5 1600 desktop, and an HP mini PC works out pretty well. Most of what I test or use is at the service or development level anyway.

Fedora with KDE. I ditched Windows about 4 years ago and never looked back. I bounced between a few different distros, but I've been using Fedora in recent months (switched once version 36 was released) and I think I'll stick with it for a while. It's been a great experience and gaming has been pretty painless so far, the only exceptions being games with easy anti-cheat as it doesn't always play nice with Linux users.

Linux Mint!

I have tried various distros over the last 15 years, starting with Ubuntu, debian, Crunchbang(alltime-favorite), Arch, Fedora and so on. Currently with Linux Mint. Just works and I like the Debian environment.

Fedora 35 or 36. She's a fun one. I've just finished migrating off an old laptop that was running manjaro with i3 (formerly i3gaps) I think my lust for keyboard shortcuts is satiated now lol. I can't wait to find the lemmy equivalent for unixporn.

Debian laptop, NAS and home server, SteamOS on the Deck, and W10 on my gaming PC because VR is still kinda janky with Linux :(

Linux, OpenSUSE Tumbleweed to be precise. Best rolling release distro in my opinion.

Windows 11 with latest updates. I have prioritized to only use open source apps. Purchased the Lenovo Legion 5 during summer 2020, so it's an relatively new laptop. Also have the latest BIOS, as this have made it work more stable overall. But want to return back to Ubuntu LTS. So hopefully various drivers, compatibilities etc with exactly my laptop gets ironed out. Especially the Fn+Q function with 3 CPU power modes. Also the Hybrid GPU function. Please more battery hours!

Observing Ubuntu's coming LTS with full snap, that might be something suitable for my needs. So going to read about it coming months as Canonical posts in their blog. So definitely want to leave the Windows OS/ place. Have caused so many issues for me.

I use Windows 10 and Linux, but mainly use Linux for general tasks, and Windows for gaming

Dual boot with Windows 10 and Manjaro Limux. Windows is for games and adobe and linux for work

I'm back to Windows 10 (now 11) on my main PC since I bought an Xbox and there's hassle-free Cloud gaming, crossplay etc.

When I exclusively played on PC and built the new Machine, I was too cheap to buy a Windows licence. I tried Pop!OS because I like their gaming-focussed apporach. All games that were relevant to me (via Steam, mostly) worked fine.

I've since bought a Steam Deck, so I'm running SteamOS as well.

MX Linux.

Debian with perks.

I have a MacBook Pro which is stock macOS.

Doing software development for nearly a decade, macOS combines that ease of using widely used software tools with the stability of macOS that seems quite rare with Linux (especially in the long term, when upgrading across new OS versions). Also, things like being able to consistently sleep and wake up and my m1’s battery life keeps me on macOS.

With that said, I also have a thinkpad with pop! OS on it. It’s nice, but I have this issue that I can’t alt-tab like I can on windows thanks to gnome. It only alt-tabs the window group, rather than individual windows, and it drives me up the bend.

MacOS on laptop and workstation (Mac Mini M1), windows in gaming PC, Proxmox on server.

I use mainly arch and windows 11 for games that are borked on linux.

Linux mint

Artix. Windows free since around 2001-2002

I generally use Linux (Debian) or MacOS, since I own a couple apple silicon macs. I do try and use HaikuOS as much as possible, since its POSIX implementation is pretty mature and is seeing a good amount of software ported.

Windows 10 because I play games. Ubuntu on my laptop where I don't, since its old and Ubuntu runs way better than Windows on it.

MacOS

Ubuntu 20.04. My laptop is from 2013 and windows broke itself with an update in 2018 that rendered the computer useless and at 100% disk usage all the time. I already had some experience with dual booting and running Linux on old PC's so I just wiped it and never went back. I really don't miss it aside from excel.

I use Windows 10 because I'm lazy and like to game.

Currently on my main PC I'm running Windows 10, as a few games I play fairly often aren't supported on Linux. Got a Steam Deck running SteamOS, and an old Macbook running Pop!_OS.

Plan on eventually switching my main rig over to the Linux side, most likely Nobara with KDE.

Pirated version of Windows 10 LTSC (v2021) because FUCK Microsoft.

I used to use Linux, but Windows just has better support for most apps and drivers so currently Windows 10. I doubt I'll ever switch to Windows 11. It seems pretty iffy with the lack of customization and ads appearing in the folder menus.

Fedora! Have been super not a fan of Windows for years now so I avoid it hardcore when I can.

Linux in general is a lot easier to set up programming environments on, and also just generally it's a lot more flexible when it comes to customization, which is definitely important when you're a big picky bitchbaby like I am.

Fedora specifically I like because there's something I just really like about RHEL-related distros (to the point that i use Rocky Linux on my server also). They feel really polished and dnf is probably my favourite package manager of all the ones I've tried so far. I do have a few issues with it, and I miss having access to the AUR when I used various Arch-baseds over the years, but all in all I'm very happy with it and I don't see myself switching distros for desktop use any time soon.

I use Gentoo on my desktop/file server. I like the freedom to set up things EXACTLY how I want them. Compile times are no worry with a Ryzen 5700x and I do major updates overnight.

I use FreeBSD on my laptop. It is super stable, resource efficient and soooo much more neat and organized than Linux. Core software does not change every other year and everything feels right at home. I highly recommended giving it a shot if you haven't already.

I'm using Linux Mint rn on my laptop. I am using it because I have used other Debians for 15 years and they are easy to use, and easy to tweak. And same commands!

NixOS. Mainly use it for the reproducible configuration between my machines. I've got my dotfiles hosted at https://github.com/chadac/dotfiles

I use Windows 10 LTSC 21H2. It's the most up-to-date LTSC version.

LTSC = Long Term Servicing Channel, which is a special verson of Windows Enterprise that doesn't receive feature updates, doesn't come with all the extra bloat (onedrive, store, xbox game bar, candycrush, office trials, etc).. It's meant for special support enterprise systems like MRI scanners, industrial use, etc..

The reason that I (legally, but for the wrong usecase) use it is that I don't want to switch to Windows 11 or be nagged about it, nor do I want all the extra bloat on top of my OS. But I do want to stay secure, and I get security updates without trouble.

I would rather run a Linux distribution, sadly I do play a few games that are still not working on Linux, even with Proton and lots ot manual trickery. And I play them for about 40 hours a week.

I've been running Manjaro for 4 years now, never looked back. I know people have their thoughts on Manjaro, but I haven't had any issues and it comes with some great features out of the box that I'd rather not have to problem solve on another distro. That said, I've been having fun with Endeavor on my extra laptop, it's worked pretty well for me and can see why it has such a thriving community

NixOS unstable in my workstation and my laptop. Using sway on Wayland on top of all-AMD hardware. I play games with this setup and I write Rust and TypeScript for living. I love the customizability and the reproducibility of NixOS: I just clone my config and I have exactly the desktop I've always had, every little tool and customization included. If my hard drive fails, I just plug a new one and I am productive in about 15 minutes.

My sway desktop has been looking and working similarly for years, and before that I used i3 on Xorg for almost a decade. I like how the UI doesn't really change that much.

Manjaro KDE for years. I've tried ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, Debian, Antergos and plain ol' Arch. I've stuck with Manjaro for simplicity sake, going through the motions of installing and setting up Arch was great from a learning perspective. It gave me a much better understanding of what's under the hood. In the end though, I wanted a simpler process of getting an OS going.

MX Linux. It is a debian based, but uses custom scripts and programs from Antix and Mepis that make it super lovely to use.

It strips out systemd and does a lot of work to make popular programs usable that requires it.

Yet, I can still boot into it with systemd turned on, which is useful and more necessary than I like, increasingly so.

I think systemd is fine though. Linux is not unix, variation is healthy and despite what people say I always found it solid.

MX uses XFCE, which I love, and the desktop has some really smart defaults like putting the panel on the side instead of top or bottom, which gives back vertical real estate.

EDIT: I also use macOS iOS. My mom is a dedicated Apple user and I inherit her stuff whenever she upgrades, which is less frequently because I convinced her that what she has is basically overkill for her use cases, ans she does not need the newest thing.

Anyways, I love my iPad Pro. I don't care if Apple is evil, I got it for free and I reading PDFs on it is a goddamn pleasure.

The MacBook Air is the perfect laptop. Large laptops are just heavy and makes me not want to take them anywhere. Glad I learned that lesson.

I really enjoyed the simpleness of PopOS. Got that familiar Ubuntu feel but looks better and runs great on my poor hobby laptop.

I use Arch on my main gaming PC. I did choose to install it a couple years ago based on the chatter and memes around it, but learning to install it taught me a lot about linux and so it just feels like home using it.

You must get a completely different view than "normal people" here. I use Alma Linux 9 (RHEL9 clone) because it's what we use at work, and I've known RedHat since 1999. I use it because it generally is exceptionally stable, and can easily go 6 months without forcing a reboot. It also is much less likely to spy on me, and does most everything I need a computer to do.

Also, using XFCE for my DE means I don't have to relearn something every release version (XFCE has stayed the same all through v4 more or less, which is like at least since 2012. Some new icons here or there.

No forced cloud integration, my account is local, the way I like it. I also am much less concerned about malware (maybe this is unjustified in 2023, I guess IDK).

I got fed up with Microsoft with the rollout of Win10, and switched to Scientific Linux 7 at that time (RHEL7) and just migrated this year to Alma 9 and a new PC. I actually ran the same workstation for 12 years before that. Somehow, even with updates Linux doesn't seem to bloat the way Windows did / would. I.e. I haven't had a Linux install get slower over time for no reason like every Windows install.

Windows 10. Why? Because 80% of my creative software doesn't work on Linux and I dislike Apple products.

Win 10, explicitly because I run CAD software (Autodesk Inventor specifically at home) and the linux compatibility workarounds like wine have not worked properly the last few times I have tried them. I could dual boot but I just don't feel like putting the time in to set it up and use it anymore.

#garudalinux #archlinux , cause I have full control over everything on my system. Everything else gets put in a virtual machine using KVM.

Windows 11:

• Games and every Software I need just works
• Everything else runs in the Browser anyway

At home? Manjaro Linux. When I was looking to learn Linux I compared different distro's and decided that one seemed the nicest combo between ease, stability, and power. Overwrote my Windows on my school laptop and figured "now I have to learn".

Over the years I tried some others like Ubuntu (and related) Debian (and related), and Kali. But I never found them as nice to use. But to be honest, since I'm quite content I'm not distrohopping too much and most where tried out of necessity.

Been running Manjaro for a few years now as main OS everywhere on my own computers, with only a minimal Windows installation on a separate SSD for the few games that don't work smoothly on Linux yet. At this moment, only 4 are left, mainly due to mods that don't run in Linux rather than the games itself.

Still got a Windows laptop for work, as it's necessarily there. Also got a few Linux servers there as well tho, to which I connect remotely when needed.

Ubuntu cinnamon on my shared computer. MABOX Linux on my fuck-around Chromebook.

Laptop: popos Reason: 2 hours battery on windows, 8-12 hours on popos due to sleep issues on windows and Nvidia GPU not turning off on windows.

Desktop: Windows, too many apps without relevant replacements.

Servers: Linux or bsd(depending on vm/reason)

Windows 11.

I just require Windows for a lot of software. The thing holding me back from switching to a Linux distro, used to be Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop. I have since moved to DaVinci resolve, and I also purchased the Affinity Suite.

Now the problem is that the Affinity Suite doesn't support Linux either..

It's getting exhausting trying to make Linux work for me, and I already have to give up a lot of stuff, and make compromises, so I'm just sticking with Windows.

Windows. I have windows apps that I need to use at work, as well as MS Office functionality that is not well supported on MacOS. So at home I use the same OS, to avoid getting annoyed due to changes in the operating systems. I develop for Linux-based docker containers, though.

Windows on my PC (ugh) and Fedora on my laptop, been thinking of moving the PC to linux mint, but still a bit hesitant.

pop os on my laptop and pc, steam os on my deck. my work laptop uses mac os, and they had me use a w*ndows machine for a while but that's getting shipped back soon.

i'm not really surprised at the demographics here; it does make sense that so many of us would prefer the foss operating systems

Windows 11 unfortunately, for two reasons:

• I was a fool and bought forza horizon 5 on the Microsoft store instead of steam, so I’m not able to run it on Linux at all. I’m also not going to buy it twice since it ain’t cheap.
• VR support on linux is… patchy. It’s ok if you’re using a Vice or Index, but I’m using a 1st Oculus Quest, so while ALVR exists, it’s not perfect. I do intend on jumping to linux when FH6 domes out and I’ve relaxed the oculus, though.

I'm a programmer and what you'd probably call a computer nerd. I used Windows XP, Vista and 7 until 2016, when I then decided to give Linux (Mint+Cinnamon) a try. Loved it so much, my dual boot days were short and I quickly started using the penguin OS as my sole daily driver. After some very traditional distro hopping, I landed on Manjaro KDE, and have been a happy user for some years.
From an end-user PoV, Manjaro is great because of the frequent rolling-release package updates, nice community support and kernel and driver tools (the mhwd ones), while KDE Plasma is by far my favourite desktop environment, being simple by default but very powerful when needed. GNOME has a more Apple-y look to it, which I know is quite attractive as well, but since I'm more of a power user, KDE stuff is a no-brainer. Other DEs and tilling WMs are also nice, but I'm so happy with KDE I'm not going to switch anytime soon.

Linux Mint on my main computer, and I've been using my old laptop for distro hopping but I think I might settle on MX Linux.

Ubuntu on company's laptop, Pop OS on my own, and I also have a macbook.

Win11 for work laptop. Wn11 on my personal desktop, with WSL. I use Debian on my personal laptop and a number of "servers" running Debian.

macOS because I own a MacBook.

If not, Arch Linux. Used it for years prior to buying my MacBook.

This week it's arch, though I do dual boot win11 specifically for iracing and iracing alone as that doesn't let me run it under proton.

Debian and Arch Linux. The Yin and Yang of Linux distros. Debian daily, Arch for occasional gaming

Arch > anything else.

Pop_OS. It's the most polished Linux distro I've found and has nice keyboard workflows in the GUI.

Windows 10, works for everything I need and never had any reason to change to another OS.

Manjaro i3 as my personal machine.

Mac OS on M1 MBP as my primary work machine.

Win 11 on the company-provided laptop, primarily for when I need Windows-only software (Visual Studio, etc.) or run labs in Hyper-V.

I use Arch btw.

It's just clean and simple. I've never had a problem with reinstalling things, so I love the idea of a bare-bones operating system where I can install what I need and nothing else. I swapped to Manjaro for a while because my last attempt at arch became unstable, but I've got a good 8 or so years of Linux under my belt now. I feel much more comfortable maintaining rolling release. Also the AUR is unmatched. I'm spoiled by it.

Windows 10 bc I play lots of games and it just runs. Not upgrading to Windows 11 bc I want to reinstall my PC when I do it but I don't want to do all that at the moment.

Windows 10 on my desktop. I game and work on it, and there are applications for my job that I can't get to work on Linux (even on Wine).

My laptop is on Linux (Endeavour OS). It's my portable device and I don't use it for work so Linux, imho, is my best choice. It's pretty old as well.

• Windows 11 on the main PC
• Windows 10 on the HTPC
• Linux Mint XFCE on my laptop

Part of the reason I steer to windows for main work/play PC's is due to the greater amount of support for the platform and the overall ease of use, however I've looked into various distros for the HTPC which would enable a more native "console" like experience than what I have now via it automatically opening Kodi and Kodi acting as a launcher for steam or playing YouTube, Netflix and Disney+ through the interface.

XFCE meanwhile for the laptop is to enable a familiar desktop environment light on resources (the laptop is over a decade old at this point) and efficient for when I'm at school or need the laptop for work purposes (like a presentation I'll have to give in the coming weeks).

Fedora on my PC and Laptop. It has a big community of users and pretty much everything works. Used to use Arch btw (Arco Linux).

Windows 11

macOS - because it just works and I like a clean, consistent ui.

I tried Windows, again and again - and it just feels like Microsoft is incapable of designing a ui that is consistent. Drives me crazy.

Linux, well. I like to run it on servers. I love it. But on the desktop it remains a pain. Yes, a lot has improved over the years. But there is still a long way to go before I would consider it user friendly. And the worst part: I do not see how a consistent ui would even be possible.

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, because it's stable enough while also beign a rolling release distribution. I wanted to remove the hassle of updating debian/ubuntu once in a while to jump through LTS versions.

Fedora and Arch right now. Fedora is what I main and Arch is just for ricing and testing things. Been trying out VanillaOS recently and I really like it. I use Void and Gentoo on occasion when I feel like tinkering.

I dual boot Windows and Fedora on my personal desktop. To keep gaming and productivity separate.

Personal laptop swaps between Fedora, PopOS, and Endeavor.

Work is Fedora or PopOS on my XPS and MacOS on my M1 (not by choice, but Linux for Apple Silicon is not completed).

Wife's computer is Windows since she games and does school work.

Void linux with swaywm. Its blazingly fast and I lime to tinker

Arch Linux (old laptop) and Windows 10 (on my gaming PC, at least until it reaches end of life, then it's all gonna be linux)

I adore Linux, but at present, I use Windows 11 on all my devices.

My main PC is primarily for gaming, with an NVIDIA GPU (which whilst much better on Linux now, still isn't perfect), so Windows works better there.

For work, also Windows 11, since I'm a software dev, creating Windows software with .NET, ASP.NET, deploying to Windows machines, IIS, using MS SQL server etc. All in Visual Studio.

The Windows ecosystem just... works better for my use-cases, regardless of how much I do like Linux!

Arch because:

• it is the only distro I could install my wifi drivers on when I started with GNU/Linux
• too poor to afford hardware for Gentoo
• bloat = bad
• spyware = bad
• Appl€ & Micro$oft = bad

I mostly use Arch Linux, as the customizability and package selection is excellent.
On the rare occasion I need to use a piece of software that doesn't play nicely with Linux (even with Wine/Proton), I boot up onto a secondary drive that has Windows 10 installed on it.

Ubuntu Mate on two main PCs. One running windows ten for TurboTax 😭

Debian on desktop pcs, Ubuntu on laptop pcs. I know, I know, we aren't supposed to use Ubuntu because it's bad but it's infinitly easier to get laptop drivers working on Ubuntu for some reason.

One of these days I'll try out arch but I've been using apt for so many years and don't want to learn pacman because I'm lazy.