| On desktop/laptop my distro to go with is Fedora. Why: It’s one of the most upstream distros you can get. Following you get latest Kernel, frequent updates with recent packages. It also comes with proprietary software, so you don’t need to mess around with Intel Microcode, NVIDIA drivers etc. It just works- out of the box. Also interesting why I don’t use...
Debian: Outdated packages. Not suitable as daily driver on a workstation. Different branches already messed up my system, so I lost trust. Ubuntu: I lost trust in Canonical. They used to be Microsoft on open source. Instead of working upstream, they made their own software pieces for their very own goods- and might have ditched it already. Arch: I used to love Arch. Really, this is my favorite.
However, I’m too old or just too tired of starting a Linux “from scratch”. All the pre-condigured derivates are nice, but they waste the idea behind Arch. So, use vanilla Arch or leave it. Suse: To be honest, I never tried it for too long. Just remember times where you had to buy a 90DM package containing 6 CDs and a manual. On servers: Debian. Arguments already mentioned by others. |