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Ask HN: Which Linux distribution do you use, and why?
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Re: Ask HN: Which Linux distribution do you use, and why?
#2Ubuntu LTS releases -- it's a relatively stable deploy target with a not ancient set of packages like on the enterprise linuxes.
The 2-year update cadence feels about right as well.
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#3Debian, good in: ethic, governance, maintainers, documentation, choices over time
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#4Sabayon Linux, active community, you get both binary packages (from sabayon repos) and you can compile gentoo packages from portage, because sabayon is built on top of gentoo.
Re: Ask HN: Which Linux distribution do you use, and why?
#5Debian, good in: ethic, governance, maintainers, documentation, choices over time
Debian is one of the best choices
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#6Tiny Core Linux, Alpine Linux, Yocto Linux - because they run from RAM and tiny operating systems appeal to me.
Ubuntu because it is a full featured workhorse and everything works on it first time.
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#7Fedora. Up to date packages, decent KDE experience out of the box and synergy with RHEL when it comes to skills.
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#8Xubuntu on my main development laptop, because I like its aesthetics and it's lightweight on CPU and RAM.
Ubuntu Unity on desktop. No particular reason for Unity, but I've become comfortable with it over the years and have no complaints or reason to switch.
Lubuntu on a secondary old laptop, because it's fast and lightweight.
ChaletOS on my father's old laptop, because it closely resembles Windows Vista/7 which he was used to, but unlike Windows, can continue to get latest software and updates. Can run all DOS and Windows programs using DosBox and Wine. ChaletOS is an Ubuntu variant - not sure if it's modified Xubuntu or deploys its own XFCE customizations over Ubuntu.
Re: Ask HN: Which Linux distribution do you use, and why?
#9GalliumOS boots 10 times faster than Ubuntu, because it is designed to run on ChromeOS hardware. Even if you do not like Chromebooks perse, this might be a good enuff reason to get one. For example the off-the-shelf linux seems to waste minutes installing and looking for weird filesystems no-one ever uses.
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#10I don't know if it was relevant but I had Ubuntu 16.04 in my server.