Peppermint OS , perfect for just working , and customise. But with the rise of asahi Linux my next computer will be a Mac.
I also have a Windows AME install I'm not using just in case I need it.
For phones , graphene OS . The best there is.
Arch linux
I'm also using Arch and nearly ashamed to say it because of all the memes.
Windows 11. Don't @ me, I don't have the mental or physical energy to deal with Linux. I've never had a Linux install that's had close to everything working, there's always a device (network, sound, graphics, usb toaster) that doesn't work and attempts to follow people's instructions to fix it either make it worse or just do nothing.
Maybe I'm just useless or unlucky, but I'm due to die in a few decades and I don't have time to deal with that nonsense when Windows does everything I want it to.
theres wayyy more windows 11 users than linux users but this is the one place the "enlightened pc users" cam flex their ability to navigate a command prompt
windows runs fine, plays every game, software is generally made for it, people who dont like it have a very niche issue with it which is fine
but its a good OS if you just want to use your computer like a normal human
Windows 11 user here too. I just install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) as an alternative as I'm too used to the Windows interface. Maybe one day I'll fully switch.
WSL was cool but couldn't do all the things I need
Recently switched back to Windows. I had Pop OS working pretty well with some workarounds for some of my favorite games, but taking time to get them working was draining.
that's ok we all have our reasons to use whatever we are using.
Im using windows but dual boot arch sometimes for coding because I own a 9 year old nvidia card. Fuck you nvidia !
I will switch uninstall windows as soon as I have enough money to upgrade to an amd gpu.
Arch Linux on all computers for the last 10 years or so :)
Same, and although it's treated me well I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. If you're interested in learning more about how the parts of an OS work together it's great and you end up with a system customized to your needs and preferences but it's also a decent number of hours of learning and work to get something comparable to what other Linux distros are out of the box.
Windows 10. I'm comfortable with it. I'm not sure what I'll do when the times comes to move to 11 because I don't like what I see going on over there. My main excuse was always comfort and gaming but the Steam Deck is showing me that gaming isn't as much of a barrier as it used to be.
macOS on a Hackintosh. It’s stable AF, and I love it. Use it for work and music production. Then I dual boot Windows 10 for games.
What’s your specs? I’m running a pretty old X99 build. The dual boot is my favourite part and when I eventually get a Mac Studio that’s what I am gonna miss the most.
B365 build here (2020 build).
i7 9700
MSI B365M PRO-VDH
RX 5700 XT 8GB
32GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz (Yeah, it's slowwww but it does what I need it to)
970 EVO Plus 500GB NVMe (boot drive, with TRIM disabled because otherwise it takes 5 minutes to boot)
860 QVO 1TB (Bulk Storage for music samples and work files, again with TRIM disabled due to boot times)
I'm going to miss Hackintoshing and (same as you) dual booting when they go full ARM-only. But I'll probably still rock this build for at least the next 3 years before upgrading to a Mac Studio or a Mac Mini.
Gentoo with a custom tiling window manager written in x86 assembly in my free time.
Just kidding, I use Windows.
Debian 12
My main system is a Dell Wyse 5070 Extended running Pop-OS, but its main purpose is to be small on my desktop while being just enough computer to run ThinLinc (which is like RDP for Linux). ThinLinc connects to a much more powerful VM in my Proxmox cluster that runs Debian 11, which is my "real" desktop where I spend all of my time.
However, I'm currently working on setting up a new server with a better CPU, more RAM and a Tesla P4, after which my "real" desktop will be a Nobara 38 VM (based on Fedora) with the Tesla card passed through.
I don’t think I understood a single word
Do you access your server in different places? Curious what the benefit is in remoting into your daily computer. Wouldn't there be input lag? Can you watch videos through it?
Unfortunately Windows.
I want to switch to Linux, I really want it, but it's my first PC game since like 20 years and even if the latest progress are great It's not there yet for me.
Have you tried? Linux works really well for most games and frankly if you haven't had a gaming PC in two decades there's plenty of backlog to work on.
Windows10, cause I'm a basic bitch. I've tried to run Linux a couple times years ago, but games not running properly and me not getting over the learning curve always got in the way.
Personal: Linux via EndeavourOS 95% of the time. I have Windows installed on a separate drive so that I can play some games that don't do well on Linux.
Professional: MacOS because that's what the company prefers and has built specific tools for.
Linux both at home and work.
Switched my desktop at home to Linux in 2017 and gaming works well, rarely any problems.
Windows 10 IoT LTSC, without Windows Store and other WPA bloat.
Strange that nobody else commented this
Linux mint
Windows.
Even when I was working ON UNIX (like, with people making the OS), we were all windows+vanDyke+Mozilla, because windows was the most reliable platform for that.
Haven't changed, even if I'm waiting for ReactOS eagerly. It's win10+putty+SeaMonkey until then.
Windows 10. My previous effort to try Linux didn't pan out and now I just want the stability and predictability of Windows. I might try it again down the road.
Used to have a Macbook but nowaday I don't like mac for anything I do.
Ubuntu
MacOS
Pop!_OS.
I have tried many Linux distros since I finally abandoned Windows for good, but in spite of the fact that I prefer Fedora over the other kernels, Pop!_OS as a distro, along with Pop Shell, is just everything I've ever wanted in an OS and all else just feels inferior.
I'm a dev, though, so it would make sense that an OS made by devs for devs would be my cuppa.
Most users won't need 90% of what I, specifically, love about the OS, but it's also the first distro I've found where everything I want to use just works out of the box without spending hours troubleshooting, and that's not nothing.
I use Arch on my laptop, gaming PC, and my arcade machine. I hate windows so much and haven't used it at home in years.
Trisquel GNU/Linux on a Librebooted ThinkPad.
Gaming PC - Dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 11. Arch for everything (literally) and Windows 11 for VR only. I even share the same Steam library between 2 OSes on separate SSD, formatted as btrfs.
Work laptop - Arch linux (because I can, we have strict managed-Windows system policy lol).
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with Plasma, but once I get a new-iah PC I'll probably get back to my beloved Gentoo. :-)
I’ve used Debian Linux as my primary home desktop since 2005 and at work since 2008. I’ve never had a job that required a Windows machine and at this point it’s a deal breaker for me.
I specifically use Debian stable. In my first decade of using Linux I wanted the bleeding edge, cool stuff, but for me nothing interesting has happened to my machine since 2015.
As a dev, the nix-shell environments are very useful as I don't have to fully install every package to use it. My system configuration is also represented in a single, declarative file which is a dream. I can copy the config to a new system, run nixos-rebuild and my entire system configuration is on the new system.
Windows, until a week ago. Now switched to Mac os (I despised apple for 20 years)
Microsoft hijacking my chrome tabs and opening them in edge on reboot was the last straw. Also, I bought an Xbox series x, and cloud play to my Xbox won't work on their own os. So selling my Xbox too and switched to ps5.
Used to use Linux, but I feel for the tasks I do, Mac os is more maintainable long term
Microsoft hijacking my chrome tabs and opening them in edge on reboot was the last straw
Lol what the hell? That's insane. Never had this happen to me on Windows 10, is this a Windows 11 thing?
Yep.. recently.. I thought it's because I had sync turned on, but, not too sure.. Edge always started with the computer on reboot, and always it hijacked my Chrome sessions. Also, Chrome was definitely my default.
Microsoft had my business, all they had to do was keep edge in the background (I was paying for Xbox Ultimate, etc). But, they got greedy.
One thing that also put me off Linux as a choice as well, is that Apple have better integration of IOS Apps, and windows now has good integration of Android Apps. Even ChromeOS has support for Android Apps. But out of the box, distro's like ubuntu don't seem to yet
Prefer Linux but I like the Apple hardware so I’m giving it a try.
fedora 38
Debian
As a Linux user since 1996 or thereabouts I've tried most distributions. I've been a hardcore Gentoo ricer and "I'm using Arch btw..". But these days stability is my main requirement and Debian fills that need perfect.
Linux, baby!
I use MX Linux. I stopped using Ubuntu because of snaps.
Can you please tell me what problem you had with snaps?
Not proud to say Windows LTSC, but at least it's better than retail Windows.
Though I have run FreeBSD on certain systems like for building embedded software at the hobby level, but that's not something I use all the time. It's my favorite OS though, elegance in its design.
MacOS - I've got a Macbook Pro that I do all my work and personal stuff on and then I have my Windows 10 PC that I use almost exclusively for gaming.
It's just practically easier for me to work with MacOS.
I do graphical design work.
Switched to Linux - Fedora, PopOs, Mint 5-6 years ago, never looked back. But there is 3 months gap, when I built my PC I installed windows on it and used for some time. The worst computing experience I had in last 5 years.
Fedora Silverblue. The ultimate bulletproof no-babysitting Linux experience!
Granted, I do fit into a fairly specific niche of users who don't have any hard attachment to Windows or macOS. I'm a programmer (Linux is great for dev work, ever wonder why WSL exists?) and all the games I play are either native or work great under Proton.
Fedora Silverblue. The ultimate bulletproof no-babysitting Linux experience!
How do cli applications work in that? Like lets say you want to have a vscode extension that requires some cli application to be installed, how would it work?
You run it from a toolbox which is essentially a sandboxed container running fedora where you can use regular dnf
Arch Linux, since 2012. Before that, I ran Lubuntu, Ubuntu and some other stuff since ~2004.
My work laptop runs Ubuntu, my home PC runs Windows 10. I used Mac OS in my last job. I'm not really picky about it.
EndeavourOS on my gaming laptop. I do productivity, Rust programming and gaming, mostly GuildWars2 and various RPGs. Waiting for Baldur Gate 3 !
I've been on Mint with Cinnamon for the last 4 years or so but before that was a long stint of Ubuntu/Gnome after distro hopping. I am considering moving upstream to Debian or switching back to Arch in the future.
Debian. On every computer with a physical keyboard. And all servers. Mainly because of philosophy, stability, release cycle (2 years for major updates which I find neither too longnkor too short) and having gotten (is that proper english lol) used to it.
Arch Linux. Been using Linux exclusively for about 10 years now, in various flavours, and will never go back at this point.
I love that everyone saying Windows feels like they gotta justify why they’re using it lol. I’m running Windows 10 on my desktop and Windows 11 on my laptop.
I use Windows 11 and honestly am pretty happy with it. My laptop runs on fedora. I would Consider Switching to Linux on my Desktop but i do music production and some of my soft and Hardware (NI maschine mk3 and some VSTs) dont run on Linux. As long as that is the case, Switching doesnt make sense for me.
Edit: if anyone has suggestions how to get maschine, vsts from NI komplete and VSTs in General to run on Linux, i would be super happy. As a second DAW i usw bitwig which supports linux but as all my other stuff is windows Based im pretty much tied to Microsoft
Linux mint for almost 2 years now. Finally stopped dual booting windows about a month ago after realizing I was running out of things I knew how to do better with microsoft.
Windows 11
Windows 10. And seeing the replies of our fellow fediversers, I think I’m not mainstream here 🤣
It is, I think it’s one of the best distros I’ve ever been on. I’m settling for a while, but if I do jump I might do vanilla arch or LFS
I use EndeavourOS since I can't be bothered to install from scratch and I want something with decent defaults. The Endeavour stuff hasn't gotten in the way at all, unlike when I had update problems with Manjaro years ago.
I used manjaro for quite some time but the aur packages being out of date caused some major issues so I switched to archlinux. I've been happy with it and have been using it for about a year now.
Debian Testing. I ran Ubuntu for years but really didn't like the changes in GNOME they made, decided to try Debian Non-free and I've loved it.
Ubuntu, it has a great community and works well. I don't need more
Arch Linux on my desktop, laptop and server. It just works and I don't have to deal with any issues, I've been using it since 2015 and I found it to be the easiest and most rock solid OS I've ever used. I use Syncthing to sync files across all the computers.
Then there's my work laptop, my employer provides Windows 10/11 and Ubuntu, so I chose Ubuntu.
Windows 10, even despite me being a software developer. It's just more convenient than to bother with Linux, and Android Studio works on Windows just fine
I use Manjaro. I know not everyone likes it but it's an easy way to get into Arch based distros and i really like the rolling updates instead of incremental. I still use Ubuntu for servers at the moment.
The funny thing is I am beginning to struggle using the chromebook (Acer 714) for actual work, because of increasing hardware requirements of my everyday software.
I know it is an everlasting road to disappointment, but needed to take it out of my chest.
Manjaro
Gentoo (Linux).
I use Linix Mint. Close enough to Windows for the basic user, with all of the Linux versatility. Not a fan of the UI on other distros tbh. I've been able to run games on it with minimal extra configuration for the last six or so years. Keep it updated and do a fresh install of the new version every couple years and you're golden.
Nobara Linux
Windows 10 BUT im using chris titus's powershell script and winaero tweaker and openshell to remove all windows apps and customize the os, plus chocolatey automation and fastcopy scripts to automate my installation process. i havent timed it but on a good day i could reinstall windows and have my system up and running in the hour, including formatting and installing windows 10 to the disk.
Linux (Pop OS) . It's amazing how seamless gaming has become with Steam and Proton. Never thought I'd use Linux on my main PC but here we are! There are still issues but hopefully it keeps improving
Desktop: Windows 10
Laptop: MacOS
Mobile: iOS
And I use an iPad for DND character sheets/notes and generally running sessions for my players.
Another Ubuntu user here.
Windows 11, but I want to eventually go back to Linux, waiting on better fractional scaling then I think I can head back.
Wow, am I the only ChromeOS user here? That surprises me
I know quite a few ChromeOS users, usually people I know who are not that tech savvy or want a PC for their kids. It's much too limited for most people, and definitely power users. Great OS though, I supported it for 4 years and in education, it's damn near perfect.
Fedora Silverblue. But since Fedora aims to include telemetry (although in a reasonable way) by version 40, I'll switch soon to something else. I feel it might be time to give BSD an honest attempt.
I've tried Linux every few years for the last few decades and it's never been at a point where I can switch. I am in the process of trying again, however.
Started today trying to dual boot it on a Windows laptop that has a boot SSD and data HDD. Tried resizing the HDD and installing Nobara and can't get the machine to boot into Grub (the suggested fix on their site didn't work, possibly because of the two physical drives). Searching for a solution was fruitless and I'm honestly over it already. I want an OS, not a hobby.
The very definition of insanity right here. There is ALWAYS something that doesn't work and I'm not a fucking idiot but I'm not a developer either. Linux fans act like people on Windows have no excuse not to switch but I've been trying since the 90s and Linux just does everything it can to frustrate me. God knows how someone who's not tech savvy is supposed to figure anything out. /rant
Never heard of the distro you mentioned. Most people just beginning with Linux are recommended to start on Linux mint or pop_OS. If you want to be able to experience Linux for the average user I would recommend one of these.
Ubuntu. I've used Windows since v1 (yeah I'm an oldie), played with Linux on raspberry pi's etc. but had to use Ubuntu when I joined a digital team and over time switched back to windows less and less to now it's just for odd gaming.
Laptop is an m1 Air. I needed a new laptop and I wanted the System76 lemur pro but it was during the pandemic /chip shortage and I couldn't wait. It was my first apple product and Ive been pleasantly surprised. Iterm2 is fantastic and brew is one of the best package managers I've seen. The apple silicon is incredible and I think the ML cores are something people are sleeping on. They do ML tasks faster than my Nvidia GPUs by a good margin. And unified memory means, if you spec it right, you can have access to tons of ram for ml or GPU tasks.
My desktop has been Pop for 3 years or so. All the games I play work flawlessly and are getting even better as proton gets more love.
Pop is the perfect balance of everything. Cosmic is great, their kernel is very recent, they have the latest gfx card drivers, apt flatpaks means you have access to everything you'd need and it's rock solid stable. The upgrades have been flawless and their docs are incredibly useful.
I have windows lingering on a drive for dual boot but I haven't logged in to that other than to run updates in 1-2 years.
Kubuntu FTW
Win 10 but I'm craving to install mint/endeavour.
Linux mint is great for a stable OS afaik, endeavour is excelent for cutting edge packages and AUR.
Depends on preference and needs so while I want to recommend Arch based, I shouldn't as I don't know if its the wrong decision.
Currently Arch with KDE, switched recently from Gnome. Probably gonna swap to something a little more basic for the desktop environment, it's pretty but in the words of Peter Griffin, "It insists on itself"
Linux Mint. Never needed anything else, and hopefully it'll stay this way..
Manjaro Linux, also for my gaming. Booted up my secondary Windows drive yesterday on my main computer, just to update it.
Windows 11. I'd love to switch to Linux but I have a few edge cases that keep me from doing that right now. I made the mistake of buying Forza Horizon 5 on the Windows store instead of steam. I know I can move my save over to the steam version and rebuy it, but I got the premium version and have no idea what DLC I need to buy again when I look at the store page.
And I have an oculus quest which I use with Oculus Link to play PCVR games. There's ALVR to do it on Linux, but compared to link it's not going to cut it for me.
Once I have a new VR headset (AKA when valve replaces the Index) and Forza horizon 6 is out/5 is EOL I'm more than happy to make the jump.
We have very similar stories!
Currently win10 but am definitely getting outta that ecosystem in favor of a Linux distro like Linux Mint next upgrade. If not mint, then I don't know.
I duel boot. I use Mint 99% of the time & Win10 for that 1% of software/games I can't get working.
As a webdev, I'm loving Win11 with WSL2. The new Terminal is great and Powertools make organizing windows on my ultrawide easy. I've had to use exclusively Macs for a while for my last company and was not really a fan.
Currently on ArcoLinux on both my desktop and laptop (although they both have windows installs that I basically never use except for the rare case I need windows software or games)
Rocking Endeavour OS right now. It's been working well for me so far.
Pop_OS!
Arch Linux with Openbox
Pop OS on my System 76 desktop (Thelio Mira). Couldn't be happier with it.
Pop!_OS for desktop, FreeBSD for server
Nixos on my PC, NixOS on my laptop, NixOS on my raspberry pi
Also steamOS on my steam deck , don't see any reason to change that
I also have windows dual booted on my laptop as a secondary os but I boot it around once every couple weeks at most
On my main computer I use Arch. My laptop is a MacBook, so that one runs macOS.
EndeavourOS on my desktop and Pop!_OS on my laptop (it's a System76 laptop).
Just installed Fedora Kinoite. I'm running immutably now
Linux (Arch with KDE Plasma)
Fedora
I use Garuda Gnome Linux. It's setup nearly how I would set up an arch install from scratch, just working out of the box. I've done a lot of distro hopping in the past year, but I keep going back to Garuda.
Fedora Workstation. Everything just works out of the box, even AAC codec with Bose headphone.
Linux Mint.
When it first came out, it was the first distro where sound and wifi worked out of the box on fresh installations by shipping with restricted drivers. It made installations so easy that I just stopped trying other distros.
MacOS. Looks like there's tens of us on Lemmy. Tens!
I have dual boot Manjaro/Windows, but honestly I haven't used the windows partition in two years except for the very occasional moment I need to check if a document format is alright to send to someone, or anyone else not familiar with Linux needs to do something.
Windows 10 on my main machine and Lubuntu on my home server
Nobara linux on my media center/gaming PC. The same on my laptop currently, but I'm a habitual distro-hopper, so I may be on NixOS or Vanilla or maybe Void next week. Whichever I happen to be on, there's a 90% chance I'll be using the Gnome DE.
Fedora, pretty much everything I want from a Linux distro and desktop OS, fits my needs perfectly and what I would recommend most people.
I've been using windows for years now and I don't think I'll ever switch to another OS, Linux or otherwise.
Windows 11 because I'm too lazy to try and figure out how to run applicationa/games on a Linux based OS.
Manjaro
Windows 11.
I don't especially like Windows 11 but dev and gaming is pretty great on Windows.
Visual Studio is pretty important for me too.
Fedora Linux. I was skeptical at the beginning but I am glad I switched from Windows.
Linux Mint with KDE Plasma.
Main PC is Win 10 for gaming and audio production. MacOS for work.
Linux Mint with gnome desktop
Ubuntu Server for my self-hosted cloud service
MacOS with a tiling window manager for work, Win10 on PC for gaming and Linux on all servers. I would run Linux for work if Office, Adobe and esp. Outlook ran on it, MacOS with Yabai + SKHD is the closest I can get to a Linux experience while still being functional for work.
I use arch btw. I am waiting for vanilla os v2 for my laptop though, I think it would be great for a device which I want to "just work". Rn it has Ubuntu with some dell repos which have not been updated since Ubuntu 20.
Debian Stable (Bookworm)
Win 11 it just works for me
Debian Unstable on my laptops and desktop, Debian Stable on my server, Windows 10 is dual booted on my desktop for gaming.
Linux, I like my main boxen to be stable. Unlike my Windows game box.
KDE Neon. It's Ubuntu LTS with the latest KDE development stuff.
I generally dislike Ubuntu because they have some really odd breakages and bad defaults, but Debian just gets too out of date eventually. I do use Debian for anything that needs Linux and isn't my main desktop, though (and *BSD if it just needs UNIX).
Dual boot Windows 11 and EndeavourOS on KDE
Windows 11 as my everyday os
But everything around me is Linux (proxmox running Debian LXC) or BSD (opnsense, truenas)
Windows 10 but I do most of my work in an ubuntu 22.04 VM in virtualbox. But use windows for games and casual use.
Server runs ubuntu 20.04 server which has a bunch of services for my network and my main storage.
Laptop runs ubuntu 22.04 desktop. It's an old laptop so I'm using ubuntu to extend its life.
Windows 10 + linux mint dual booted on my desktop which is my current main, but I have windows 11 on my laptop that will become my main computer because college. Unfortunately windows 11 is required, i dont even know if stuff like solidworks that i will have to use would run on linux. I am also just more used to windows in general
I use Gentoo because it's quite customizable. What's more, building a whole system from source is more secure😄.
Unless you plan on reading all that source code yourself and verifying it's bug free then it's not more secure at all.
Windows 11 ^^ It is what it is
Manjaro, because it's up to date while easy to use.
Windows, Linux on my servers and Raspberry Pi machines. Linux on desktop is oh-so-close, but it's been oh-so-close since the early 2000s!
mac for working, windows for gaming, linux for serving
Windows 11 for gaming PC, Windows 10 for work laptop, Mac OS for personal laptop and Fedora for my old laptop. Also using both Ubuntu and Rocky Linux for servers. Steam Deck is still on Steam OS, Pi's use Raspberry Pi OS (aka raspbian). I don't really have a 'main' computer as it mostly depends where I am and what I'm doing.
I'm pretty comfortable with any OS at this point, even on mobile devices (both Android and iOS/iPad OS). I'm not a big fan of Windows but it pays the bills working in IT. I was in the process of migrating servers away from Ubuntu and onto Rocky (rip CentOS) although with the recent changes in Red Hat Land... We'll see how the rest of the migration progresses.
Fedora, used Arch for many years but decided to try it out and have really enjoyed it. After Red Hats RHEL decisions I might swap to arch or nix os.
Arch with i3wm
My partner and I have been on Manjaro for 3 years and never looked back
Arch with KDE on my desktop where I play games and fuck around, Manjaro KDE on my work laptop, Debian on my servers. Doesn't get much better than that.
I have win11 and Pop_OS! on separate drives.
I use Kubuntu for the kde plasma desktop. It made the switch from windows much easier. I dual boot and occasionally use windows if I want to play a game which doesn’t have Linux support
Debian & Gentoo for personal
Ubuntu & Mint for work
I dualboot Windows 10 Pro and Fedora 38 KDE Spin on my home desktop.
I use Fedora for programming and to administer my other systems (Minecraft server, NAS, Raspberry Pi), and Windows for gaming.
I plan to move gaming to Linux too, but so far I've been too lazy to make the jump. I'm also not sure if I should go with an extra install of Arch or just try to do it on my Fedora.
I'm not sure which one is my main. I have an old MacBook Air, haven't updated the OS in a long time because I got tired of MacOS becoming merged with iOS. I have a desktop that dual boots between Windows 10 and Ubuntu. I use them all about the same amount. Honestly, I use my phone more than either.
Pop OS from the start of the year. The Steam Deck showed be his far Linux gaming has come, no issues running the things I play. Glad to be rid of Windows
FreeBSD 13 and Fedora KDE spin.
Ubuntu
Ubuntu mainly and Windows mainly for streaming. Discord lags for some reason when I stream on Linux. I also have Fedora and Manjaro on my second/third comps but that wasn’t asked..
I dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 10, which came preinstalled and is pretty much only used for games at this times.
Debian Bookworm KDE - though I have to admit that it's not my final destination when it comes to distro hopping, I guess. Currently thinking about giving Zorin OS a go.
MacOS for work.
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed on my private.
I just switched to Linux with PopOS about a month ago.
My aging HDD is about to die because of bad sectors, and I was able to get myself a great deal on a 1 TB Crucial P3.
Got it and decided to install Linux instead of cloning my HDD.
There are minor pains of using Linux over Windows and trying to run Windows programs on it, but it is so much better now compared to even just a year or so ago.
Win11 on bare metal (for games) with VMware workstation running Silverblue and Arch in distrobox. Most of my time is spent in VMs when not gaming. Did the dual boot thing for a while but it got annoying.
Kubuntu on my Laptop, Windows 11/KDE Neon dualboot on my gaming pc.
Fedora Workstation 38.
Dual boot Windows on a separate drive, but this is solely for gaming. I know gaming on Linux has gotten better, but I want the best experience, which is much easier on Windows.
Fedora KDE feels like the perfect blend of customization and stability for me. Oh, and the packages are up to date. I have been on Linux since the early 2000's and finally stopped distrohoping with Fedora about 1 year ago.
Windows 10 enterprise msdn. Unfortunately it looks like eol is pretty soon. I'm not liking windows 11 at all. Surprisingly this time pro and enterprise have the same eol dates, or have I read it wrong. Microsoft usually supports enterprise for a bit longer.
LTSC is to 2027 but I think there maybe some compatibility issues as it's not really designed for being a desktop OS. Might give that a whirl a bit later.
For everything but VR, Arch Linux with KDE Plasma. For VR, Windows 10
I've played VR on Linux before with my Vive but it's definitely not feature complete yet. I just got Knuckles for it though so I've been using the Vive with them a lot recently, so I might start trying it more often. The lack of desktop view in SteamVR on Linux is really annoying though (I got it to work once, but that was the only thing that worked at the time lol)
I don't think there's a single "main" computer anymore. My home computer is Linux Mint Cinnamon. My mobile computer (which I use nearly as much as my desktop OS) is Android.
My next smartphone is going to allow installing a privacy-respecting custom ROM (because Linux on mobile really isn't there yet). Once I do that, I'll focus on f-droid apps only. Something to look forward to.
Ubuntu. For at least a decade now, I'm sure.
My desktop runs Linux (Ubuntu), and I have a Win 10 and a MacOS virtual machine on it for when those are needed. I also have a Windows 11 laptop that's nearly also "main" because I do need to be mobile a lot. Increasingly, RDC from my desktop to the laptop is replacing the VM. I have spent a lot of time trying to set them both up to be able to do anything I need to do on either machine, but I greatly prefer my desktop when I'm in my office because I built it for myself for my birthday and it's kind of overpowered. 😁
Fedora 38 and Windows 10 on dual boot, though I mostly just use Fedora.
Windows 10. Would migrate to Linux, but between Adobe software and abusing the personal unlimited backup (specifically not enabled for Linux due to power users) from Backblaze it just makes more sense to stay right now.
Windows 10 (Home) until end of support, but I'll have to look into getting into Linux, as, among other things, Windows 11 having an in-built AI cemented to me that I will never ever be using it.
Slackware Linux
EndeavourOS with GNOME!
Arch on desktop and laptop, debian on server.
Have to use Win 11 on my work laptop though
Windows, because gaming. Sticking with 10 as long as possible (LTSC), maybe 12 will be worth upgrading to
macOS
Arch Linux with Hyprland and no GUI apps except Firefox and Steam, I don't even have a file manager
Are you the guy on the Linux memes made by Windows users?
I use Arch btw
Arch btw
Peppermint OS , perfect for just working , and customise. But with the rise of asahi Linux my next computer will be a Mac. I also have a Windows AME install I'm not using just in case I need it. For phones , graphene OS . The best there is.
Arch linux
I'm also using Arch and nearly ashamed to say it because of all the memes.
Windows 11. Don't @ me, I don't have the mental or physical energy to deal with Linux. I've never had a Linux install that's had close to everything working, there's always a device (network, sound, graphics, usb toaster) that doesn't work and attempts to follow people's instructions to fix it either make it worse or just do nothing.
Maybe I'm just useless or unlucky, but I'm due to die in a few decades and I don't have time to deal with that nonsense when Windows does everything I want it to.
theres wayyy more windows 11 users than linux users but this is the one place the "enlightened pc users" cam flex their ability to navigate a command prompt
windows runs fine, plays every game, software is generally made for it, people who dont like it have a very niche issue with it which is fine
but its a good OS if you just want to use your computer like a normal human
Windows 11 user here too. I just install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) as an alternative as I'm too used to the Windows interface. Maybe one day I'll fully switch.
WSL was cool but couldn't do all the things I need
Recently switched back to Windows. I had Pop OS working pretty well with some workarounds for some of my favorite games, but taking time to get them working was draining.
that's ok we all have our reasons to use whatever we are using. Im using windows but dual boot arch sometimes for coding because I own a 9 year old nvidia card. Fuck you nvidia ! I will switch uninstall windows as soon as I have enough money to upgrade to an amd gpu.
Arch Linux (BTW)
Puts chain mail on
Sigh..
Windows. Because gaming.
Windows isn't a bad OS. It's not perfect but neither is Linux. I use Windows because I love .NET and because of gaming.
Yup, gaming and at this point I'm pretty entrenched.
I've tried Linux multiple times and might try it again, but usually it comes down to gaming.
TempleOS
Chad OS enjoyer
Chad spoted
Arch Linux on all computers for the last 10 years or so :)
Same, and although it's treated me well I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. If you're interested in learning more about how the parts of an OS work together it's great and you end up with a system customized to your needs and preferences but it's also a decent number of hours of learning and work to get something comparable to what other Linux distros are out of the box.
Windows 10. I'm comfortable with it. I'm not sure what I'll do when the times comes to move to 11 because I don't like what I see going on over there. My main excuse was always comfort and gaming but the Steam Deck is showing me that gaming isn't as much of a barrier as it used to be.
Linux Mint.
Fedora. I have yet to stumble upon stuff that doesn't run. I have no problems working nor gaming so no need (or wish) for Windows.
+1 for Fedora. Red Hat's new policy to restrict open source code though, IDK.
I use Arch btw
macOS Catalina
Ventura here
Currently on the Sonoma beta
Fedora Silverblue
macOS on a Hackintosh. It’s stable AF, and I love it. Use it for work and music production. Then I dual boot Windows 10 for games.
What’s your specs? I’m running a pretty old X99 build. The dual boot is my favourite part and when I eventually get a Mac Studio that’s what I am gonna miss the most.
B365 build here (2020 build).
I'm going to miss Hackintoshing and (same as you) dual booting when they go full ARM-only. But I'll probably still rock this build for at least the next 3 years before upgrading to a Mac Studio or a Mac Mini.
Gentoo with a custom tiling window manager written in x86 assembly in my free time.
Just kidding, I use Windows.
Debian 12
My main system is a Dell Wyse 5070 Extended running Pop-OS, but its main purpose is to be small on my desktop while being just enough computer to run ThinLinc (which is like RDP for Linux). ThinLinc connects to a much more powerful VM in my Proxmox cluster that runs Debian 11, which is my "real" desktop where I spend all of my time.
However, I'm currently working on setting up a new server with a better CPU, more RAM and a Tesla P4, after which my "real" desktop will be a Nobara 38 VM (based on Fedora) with the Tesla card passed through.
I don’t think I understood a single word
Do you access your server in different places? Curious what the benefit is in remoting into your daily computer. Wouldn't there be input lag? Can you watch videos through it?
Unfortunately Windows. I want to switch to Linux, I really want it, but it's my first PC game since like 20 years and even if the latest progress are great It's not there yet for me.
Have you tried? Linux works really well for most games and frankly if you haven't had a gaming PC in two decades there's plenty of backlog to work on.
I game on Linux, there's a huge amount that works perfectly. Some of the very latest games not so much but they suck anyway.
For a modern game that doesn't suck, Cyberpunk is perfectly fine.
ProtonDB lists steam games with ratings for how well they work.
It's rare I find one that doesn't.
i use arch btw
I use Arch Linux.
Gentoo
There are dozens of us! Dozens!
Windows10, cause I'm a basic bitch. I've tried to run Linux a couple times years ago, but games not running properly and me not getting over the learning curve always got in the way.
I use Arch Linux. I love it. 😸
Personal: Linux via EndeavourOS 95% of the time. I have Windows installed on a separate drive so that I can play some games that don't do well on Linux.
Professional: MacOS because that's what the company prefers and has built specific tools for.
Linux both at home and work.
Switched my desktop at home to Linux in 2017 and gaming works well, rarely any problems.
Check the instance this account is on
macOS.
Fedora. Soon to be debian
Dual boot windows for games
I use ArseLinux btw.
Linux Mint
Arch Linux (no meme)
Ubuntu
Pop OS for about 5 years. Very, very satisfied with the experience.
Same here, gave it a try almost a year ago, used kubuntu before that, and am very happy with the change. Strongly recommend!
Arch.
Activate Windows
Go to setting to activate Windows
Activate Linux
Windows 10 IoT LTSC, without Windows Store and other WPA bloat.
Strange that nobody else commented this
Linux mint
Windows.
Even when I was working ON UNIX (like, with people making the OS), we were all windows+vanDyke+Mozilla, because windows was the most reliable platform for that.
Haven't changed, even if I'm waiting for ReactOS eagerly. It's win10+putty+SeaMonkey until then.
Windows 10. My previous effort to try Linux didn't pan out and now I just want the stability and predictability of Windows. I might try it again down the road.
Used to have a Macbook but nowaday I don't like mac for anything I do.
Ubuntu
MacOS
Pop!_OS.
I have tried many Linux distros since I finally abandoned Windows for good, but in spite of the fact that I prefer Fedora over the other kernels, Pop!_OS as a distro, along with Pop Shell, is just everything I've ever wanted in an OS and all else just feels inferior.
I'm a dev, though, so it would make sense that an OS made by devs for devs would be my cuppa.
Most users won't need 90% of what I, specifically, love about the OS, but it's also the first distro I've found where everything I want to use just works out of the box without spending hours troubleshooting, and that's not nothing.
I use Arch on my laptop, gaming PC, and my arcade machine. I hate windows so much and haven't used it at home in years.
Trisquel GNU/Linux on a Librebooted ThinkPad.
All of them using KDE.
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
+1 for the Tumbleweed!
I just came from a stint on Linux Mint and I'm surprised how good opensuse handles everything so far.
Linux Mint for desktops. Debian for servers.
Window 11... Easy to play I confess
Windows regretfully. Only because of certain games who's anticheat won't work on Linux with proton and such. Waiting for the day I can get rid of it!
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with Plasma, but once I get a new-iah PC I'll probably get back to my beloved Gentoo. :-)
I’ve used Debian Linux as my primary home desktop since 2005 and at work since 2008. I’ve never had a job that required a Windows machine and at this point it’s a deal breaker for me.
I specifically use Debian stable. In my first decade of using Linux I wanted the bleeding edge, cool stuff, but for me nothing interesting has happened to my machine since 2015.
NixOS (Linux)
As a dev, the nix-shell environments are very useful as I don't have to fully install every package to use it. My system configuration is also represented in a single, declarative file which is a dream. I can copy the config to a new system, run nixos-rebuild and my entire system configuration is on the new system.
Arch Linux + Sway
Arch Linux with KDE
macOS on the laptop (Apple Silicon is amazing!) and Fedora on the desktop. Just moved Windows 11 to a separate disk to rot. Finally all-UNIX!
PopOS
PopOS
Fedora
MacOS
Windows, until a week ago. Now switched to Mac os (I despised apple for 20 years)
Microsoft hijacking my chrome tabs and opening them in edge on reboot was the last straw. Also, I bought an Xbox series x, and cloud play to my Xbox won't work on their own os. So selling my Xbox too and switched to ps5.
Used to use Linux, but I feel for the tasks I do, Mac os is more maintainable long term
Lol what the hell? That's insane. Never had this happen to me on Windows 10, is this a Windows 11 thing?
Yep.. recently.. I thought it's because I had sync turned on, but, not too sure.. Edge always started with the computer on reboot, and always it hijacked my Chrome sessions. Also, Chrome was definitely my default.
Microsoft had my business, all they had to do was keep edge in the background (I was paying for Xbox Ultimate, etc). But, they got greedy.
One thing that also put me off Linux as a choice as well, is that Apple have better integration of IOS Apps, and windows now has good integration of Android Apps. Even ChromeOS has support for Android Apps. But out of the box, distro's like ubuntu don't seem to yet
MacOS.
Prefer Linux but I like the Apple hardware so I’m giving it a try.
fedora 38
Debian
As a Linux user since 1996 or thereabouts I've tried most distributions. I've been a hardcore Gentoo ricer and "I'm using Arch btw..". But these days stability is my main requirement and Debian fills that need perfect.
Linux, baby!
I use MX Linux. I stopped using Ubuntu because of snaps.
Can you please tell me what problem you had with snaps?
I use Arch BTW (w KDE Plasma)
Linux full-time on all of my machines since 2007 (various distros over the years, of course).
Not proud to say Windows LTSC, but at least it's better than retail Windows.
Though I have run FreeBSD on certain systems like for building embedded software at the hobby level, but that's not something I use all the time. It's my favorite OS though, elegance in its design.
MacOS - I've got a Macbook Pro that I do all my work and personal stuff on and then I have my Windows 10 PC that I use almost exclusively for gaming.
It's just practically easier for me to work with MacOS.
I do graphical design work.
Switched to Linux - Fedora, PopOs, Mint 5-6 years ago, never looked back. But there is 3 months gap, when I built my PC I installed windows on it and used for some time. The worst computing experience I had in last 5 years.
Fedora Silverblue. The ultimate bulletproof no-babysitting Linux experience!
Granted, I do fit into a fairly specific niche of users who don't have any hard attachment to Windows or macOS. I'm a programmer (Linux is great for dev work, ever wonder why WSL exists?) and all the games I play are either native or work great under Proton.
How do cli applications work in that? Like lets say you want to have a vscode extension that requires some cli application to be installed, how would it work?
You run it from a toolbox which is essentially a sandboxed container running fedora where you can use regular dnf
Arch Linux, since 2012. Before that, I ran Lubuntu, Ubuntu and some other stuff since ~2004.
I use arch Linux just fyi
My work laptop runs Ubuntu, my home PC runs Windows 10. I used Mac OS in my last job. I'm not really picky about it.
EndeavourOS on my gaming laptop. I do productivity, Rust programming and gaming, mostly GuildWars2 and various RPGs. Waiting for Baldur Gate 3 !
I've been on Mint with Cinnamon for the last 4 years or so but before that was a long stint of Ubuntu/Gnome after distro hopping. I am considering moving upstream to Debian or switching back to Arch in the future.
Debian. On every computer with a physical keyboard. And all servers. Mainly because of philosophy, stability, release cycle (2 years for major updates which I find neither too longnkor too short) and having gotten (is that proper english lol) used to it.
Arch Linux. Been using Linux exclusively for about 10 years now, in various flavours, and will never go back at this point.
I love that everyone saying Windows feels like they gotta justify why they’re using it lol. I’m running Windows 10 on my desktop and Windows 11 on my laptop.
I use Windows 11 and honestly am pretty happy with it. My laptop runs on fedora. I would Consider Switching to Linux on my Desktop but i do music production and some of my soft and Hardware (NI maschine mk3 and some VSTs) dont run on Linux. As long as that is the case, Switching doesnt make sense for me.
Edit: if anyone has suggestions how to get maschine, vsts from NI komplete and VSTs in General to run on Linux, i would be super happy. As a second DAW i usw bitwig which supports linux but as all my other stuff is windows Based im pretty much tied to Microsoft
Linux mint for almost 2 years now. Finally stopped dual booting windows about a month ago after realizing I was running out of things I knew how to do better with microsoft.
Windows 11
Windows 10. And seeing the replies of our fellow fediversers, I think I’m not mainstream here 🤣
Debian
Alpine Linux
EndeavourOS, been on Linux for 25 years
EndeavourOS is a great Arch based distro!
It is, I think it’s one of the best distros I’ve ever been on. I’m settling for a while, but if I do jump I might do vanilla arch or LFS
I use EndeavourOS since I can't be bothered to install from scratch and I want something with decent defaults. The Endeavour stuff hasn't gotten in the way at all, unlike when I had update problems with Manjaro years ago.
I used manjaro for quite some time but the aur packages being out of date caused some major issues so I switched to archlinux. I've been happy with it and have been using it for about a year now.
MacOS Ventura on the iMac, Manjaro on the laptop.
Arch Linux
NixOS!
Some screenshots here: https://lemmy.ml/post/1507647
Popos on my personal laptop and Debian on my workstation at the office.
Whenever someone types PopOS as Popos, I can't help but read it as Poopoos
I've been using FreeBSD for close to 15 years now as my main operating system. Very rarely I have to boot into windows.
MacOS Ventura because my industry is Mac-based.
TIL that KDE Plasma is probably the most represented DE on Lemmy 😍
KDE@lemmy.kde.social
Linux
Opensuse Tumbleweed
NixOS!
Debian Testing. I ran Ubuntu for years but really didn't like the changes in GNOME they made, decided to try Debian Non-free and I've loved it.
Ubuntu, it has a great community and works well. I don't need more
Arch Linux on my desktop, laptop and server. It just works and I don't have to deal with any issues, I've been using it since 2015 and I found it to be the easiest and most rock solid OS I've ever used. I use Syncthing to sync files across all the computers. Then there's my work laptop, my employer provides Windows 10/11 and Ubuntu, so I chose Ubuntu.
Windows 10, even despite me being a software developer. It's just more convenient than to bother with Linux, and Android Studio works on Windows just fine
I use Manjaro. I know not everyone likes it but it's an easy way to get into Arch based distros and i really like the rolling updates instead of incremental. I still use Ubuntu for servers at the moment.
I am ChromeOS user with Debian linux in terminal.
The funny thing is I am beginning to struggle using the chromebook (Acer 714) for actual work, because of increasing hardware requirements of my everyday software.
I know it is an everlasting road to disappointment, but needed to take it out of my chest.
Manjaro
Gentoo (Linux).
I use Linix Mint. Close enough to Windows for the basic user, with all of the Linux versatility. Not a fan of the UI on other distros tbh. I've been able to run games on it with minimal extra configuration for the last six or so years. Keep it updated and do a fresh install of the new version every couple years and you're golden.
Nobara Linux
Windows 10 BUT im using chris titus's powershell script and winaero tweaker and openshell to remove all windows apps and customize the os, plus chocolatey automation and fastcopy scripts to automate my installation process. i havent timed it but on a good day i could reinstall windows and have my system up and running in the hour, including formatting and installing windows 10 to the disk.
Linux (Pop OS) . It's amazing how seamless gaming has become with Steam and Proton. Never thought I'd use Linux on my main PC but here we are! There are still issues but hopefully it keeps improving
Desktop: Windows 10
Laptop: MacOS
Mobile: iOS
And I use an iPad for DND character sheets/notes and generally running sessions for my players.
Another Ubuntu user here.
Windows 11, but I want to eventually go back to Linux, waiting on better fractional scaling then I think I can head back.
Wow, am I the only ChromeOS user here? That surprises me
I know quite a few ChromeOS users, usually people I know who are not that tech savvy or want a PC for their kids. It's much too limited for most people, and definitely power users. Great OS though, I supported it for 4 years and in education, it's damn near perfect.
Wouldn't this thread be super biased to Linux users since those who use linux as a daily driver tend to talk about it more often than win/mac users?
MacOS and I'm certainly never going away from that. Just perfect for my use case with nice unix base and a great gui. best of both worlds
Never say never. I used to be on macOS
Manjaro on my PC and Fedora on my laptop.
linux
Windows 11
Fedora Silverblue. But since Fedora aims to include telemetry (although in a reasonable way) by version 40, I'll switch soon to something else. I feel it might be time to give BSD an honest attempt.
Win 11 because of games, music production and other windows-only tools (TIHI). Some flavor of Debian everywhere else.
My main gaming PC is Windows 10. Other devices have varying flavors of Ubuntu Linux.
Pop!_OS (Linux)
Linux openSUSE
Mxlinux
Endeavour OS
Dual boot NixOS for productivity and Windows for games. I do also have a macbook that I rarely use.
Heavy gamer here. My main Distro is EndeavourOS, came from Linux Mint months ago. My homelab runs on Ubuntu Server.
Windows 11
EndeavourOS
UBUNTU <3
Debian Linux (stable)
Windows 10 primarily due to work requirements. I have a laptop with Xubuntu for personal use.
Gentoo on my desktop, and Fedora on my laptop.
How is battery life with fedora?
EndeavourOS on my laptop, Pop!_OS on my gaming PC.
For personal stuff (mostly development and general browsing) I use PopOS, have been using it for 4 years now with no problems whatsoever.
For work I use macOS because forced.
Will never use a Windows machine again. I tried my wife's Windows 11 machine, and it fucking SUCKS!!
For gaming I have a Steam Deck which is SteamOS.
Linux all the way!
Linux. Pop!_OS
Windows 10. No idea why anyone is using Win11.
I've tried Linux every few years for the last few decades and it's never been at a point where I can switch. I am in the process of trying again, however.
Started today trying to dual boot it on a Windows laptop that has a boot SSD and data HDD. Tried resizing the HDD and installing Nobara and can't get the machine to boot into Grub (the suggested fix on their site didn't work, possibly because of the two physical drives). Searching for a solution was fruitless and I'm honestly over it already. I want an OS, not a hobby.
The very definition of insanity right here. There is ALWAYS something that doesn't work and I'm not a fucking idiot but I'm not a developer either. Linux fans act like people on Windows have no excuse not to switch but I've been trying since the 90s and Linux just does everything it can to frustrate me. God knows how someone who's not tech savvy is supposed to figure anything out. /rant
Never heard of the distro you mentioned. Most people just beginning with Linux are recommended to start on Linux mint or pop_OS. If you want to be able to experience Linux for the average user I would recommend one of these.
Ubuntu. I've used Windows since v1 (yeah I'm an oldie), played with Linux on raspberry pi's etc. but had to use Ubuntu when I joined a digital team and over time switched back to windows less and less to now it's just for odd gaming.
Laptop is an m1 Air. I needed a new laptop and I wanted the System76 lemur pro but it was during the pandemic /chip shortage and I couldn't wait. It was my first apple product and Ive been pleasantly surprised. Iterm2 is fantastic and brew is one of the best package managers I've seen. The apple silicon is incredible and I think the ML cores are something people are sleeping on. They do ML tasks faster than my Nvidia GPUs by a good margin. And unified memory means, if you spec it right, you can have access to tons of ram for ml or GPU tasks.
My desktop has been Pop for 3 years or so. All the games I play work flawlessly and are getting even better as proton gets more love.
Pop is the perfect balance of everything. Cosmic is great, their kernel is very recent, they have the latest gfx card drivers, apt flatpaks means you have access to everything you'd need and it's rock solid stable. The upgrades have been flawless and their docs are incredibly useful.
I have windows lingering on a drive for dual boot but I haven't logged in to that other than to run updates in 1-2 years.
Kubuntu FTW
Win 10 but I'm craving to install mint/endeavour.
Linux mint is great for a stable OS afaik, endeavour is excelent for cutting edge packages and AUR.
Depends on preference and needs so while I want to recommend Arch based, I shouldn't as I don't know if its the wrong decision.
Currently Arch with KDE, switched recently from Gnome. Probably gonna swap to something a little more basic for the desktop environment, it's pretty but in the words of Peter Griffin, "It insists on itself"
Windows 10
Linux Mint. Never needed anything else, and hopefully it'll stay this way..
Manjaro Linux, also for my gaming. Booted up my secondary Windows drive yesterday on my main computer, just to update it.
Windows 11. I'd love to switch to Linux but I have a few edge cases that keep me from doing that right now. I made the mistake of buying Forza Horizon 5 on the Windows store instead of steam. I know I can move my save over to the steam version and rebuy it, but I got the premium version and have no idea what DLC I need to buy again when I look at the store page. And I have an oculus quest which I use with Oculus Link to play PCVR games. There's ALVR to do it on Linux, but compared to link it's not going to cut it for me. Once I have a new VR headset (AKA when valve replaces the Index) and Forza horizon 6 is out/5 is EOL I'm more than happy to make the jump.
We have very similar stories!
Currently win10 but am definitely getting outta that ecosystem in favor of a Linux distro like Linux Mint next upgrade. If not mint, then I don't know.
I duel boot. I use Mint 99% of the time & Win10 for that 1% of software/games I can't get working.
As a webdev, I'm loving Win11 with WSL2. The new Terminal is great and Powertools make organizing windows on my ultrawide easy. I've had to use exclusively Macs for a while for my last company and was not really a fan.
ArcH, moving to NixOS
Windows 10 Home
Currently on ArcoLinux on both my desktop and laptop (although they both have windows installs that I basically never use except for the rare case I need windows software or games)
Rocking Endeavour OS right now. It's been working well for me so far.
Pop_OS!
Arch Linux with Openbox
Pop OS on my System 76 desktop (Thelio Mira). Couldn't be happier with it.
Pop!_OS for desktop, FreeBSD for server
Nixos on my PC, NixOS on my laptop, NixOS on my raspberry pi
Also steamOS on my steam deck , don't see any reason to change that
I also have windows dual booted on my laptop as a secondary os but I boot it around once every couple weeks at most
On my main computer I use Arch. My laptop is a MacBook, so that one runs macOS.
EndeavourOS on my desktop and Pop!_OS on my laptop (it's a System76 laptop).
Just installed Fedora Kinoite. I'm running immutably now
Linux (Arch with KDE Plasma)
Fedora
I use Garuda Gnome Linux. It's setup nearly how I would set up an arch install from scratch, just working out of the box. I've done a lot of distro hopping in the past year, but I keep going back to Garuda.
Fedora Workstation. Everything just works out of the box, even AAC codec with Bose headphone.
Fedora Workstation.
NetBSD :)
Linux Mint. When it first came out, it was the first distro where sound and wifi worked out of the box on fresh installations by shipping with restricted drivers. It made installations so easy that I just stopped trying other distros.
MacOS. Looks like there's tens of us on Lemmy. Tens!
I have dual boot Manjaro/Windows, but honestly I haven't used the windows partition in two years except for the very occasional moment I need to check if a document format is alright to send to someone, or anyone else not familiar with Linux needs to do something.
Windows 10 on my main machine and Lubuntu on my home server
Nobara linux on my media center/gaming PC. The same on my laptop currently, but I'm a habitual distro-hopper, so I may be on NixOS or Vanilla or maybe Void next week. Whichever I happen to be on, there's a 90% chance I'll be using the Gnome DE.
Fedora, pretty much everything I want from a Linux distro and desktop OS, fits my needs perfectly and what I would recommend most people.
I've been using windows for years now and I don't think I'll ever switch to another OS, Linux or otherwise.
Windows 11 because I'm too lazy to try and figure out how to run applicationa/games on a Linux based OS.
Manjaro
Windows 11. I don't especially like Windows 11 but dev and gaming is pretty great on Windows. Visual Studio is pretty important for me too.
Fedora Linux. I was skeptical at the beginning but I am glad I switched from Windows.
Linux Mint with KDE Plasma.
Main PC is Win 10 for gaming and audio production. MacOS for work.
Linux Mint with gnome desktop
Ubuntu Server for my self-hosted cloud service
MacOS with a tiling window manager for work, Win10 on PC for gaming and Linux on all servers. I would run Linux for work if Office, Adobe and esp. Outlook ran on it, MacOS with Yabai + SKHD is the closest I can get to a Linux experience while still being functional for work.
I use arch btw. I am waiting for vanilla os v2 for my laptop though, I think it would be great for a device which I want to "just work". Rn it has Ubuntu with some dell repos which have not been updated since Ubuntu 20.
Debian Stable (Bookworm)
Win 11 it just works for me
Debian Unstable on my laptops and desktop, Debian Stable on my server, Windows 10 is dual booted on my desktop for gaming.
Linux, I like my main boxen to be stable. Unlike my Windows game box.
KDE Neon. It's Ubuntu LTS with the latest KDE development stuff.
I generally dislike Ubuntu because they have some really odd breakages and bad defaults, but Debian just gets too out of date eventually. I do use Debian for anything that needs Linux and isn't my main desktop, though (and *BSD if it just needs UNIX).
Dual boot Windows 11 and EndeavourOS on KDE
Windows 11 as my everyday os
But everything around me is Linux (proxmox running Debian LXC) or BSD (opnsense, truenas)
Windows 10 but I do most of my work in an ubuntu 22.04 VM in virtualbox. But use windows for games and casual use.
Server runs ubuntu 20.04 server which has a bunch of services for my network and my main storage.
Laptop runs ubuntu 22.04 desktop. It's an old laptop so I'm using ubuntu to extend its life.
Windows 10 + linux mint dual booted on my desktop which is my current main, but I have windows 11 on my laptop that will become my main computer because college. Unfortunately windows 11 is required, i dont even know if stuff like solidworks that i will have to use would run on linux. I am also just more used to windows in general
I use Gentoo because it's quite customizable. What's more, building a whole system from source is more secure😄.
Unless you plan on reading all that source code yourself and verifying it's bug free then it's not more secure at all.
Windows 11 ^^ It is what it is
Manjaro, because it's up to date while easy to use.
xubuntu cuz im too lazy rn to configure anything else than vim
Windows on desktop, Mac on laptop (altho likely switching to Framework with windows soon)
GNU Guix
Windows 10 dual boot with crystalOS for coding
Windows, Linux on my servers and Raspberry Pi machines. Linux on desktop is oh-so-close, but it's been oh-so-close since the early 2000s!
mac for working, windows for gaming, linux for serving
Windows 11 for gaming PC, Windows 10 for work laptop, Mac OS for personal laptop and Fedora for my old laptop. Also using both Ubuntu and Rocky Linux for servers. Steam Deck is still on Steam OS, Pi's use Raspberry Pi OS (aka raspbian). I don't really have a 'main' computer as it mostly depends where I am and what I'm doing.
I'm pretty comfortable with any OS at this point, even on mobile devices (both Android and iOS/iPad OS). I'm not a big fan of Windows but it pays the bills working in IT. I was in the process of migrating servers away from Ubuntu and onto Rocky (rip CentOS) although with the recent changes in Red Hat Land... We'll see how the rest of the migration progresses.
Fedora, used Arch for many years but decided to try it out and have really enjoyed it. After Red Hats RHEL decisions I might swap to arch or nix os.
Arch with i3wm
My partner and I have been on Manjaro for 3 years and never looked back
Arch with KDE on my desktop where I play games and fuck around, Manjaro KDE on my work laptop, Debian on my servers. Doesn't get much better than that.
I have win11 and Pop_OS! on separate drives.
I use Kubuntu for the kde plasma desktop. It made the switch from windows much easier. I dual boot and occasionally use windows if I want to play a game which doesn’t have Linux support
Debian & Gentoo for personal
Ubuntu & Mint for work
I dualboot Windows 10 Pro and Fedora 38 KDE Spin on my home desktop.
I use Fedora for programming and to administer my other systems (Minecraft server, NAS, Raspberry Pi), and Windows for gaming.
I plan to move gaming to Linux too, but so far I've been too lazy to make the jump. I'm also not sure if I should go with an extra install of Arch or just try to do it on my Fedora.
I'm not sure which one is my main. I have an old MacBook Air, haven't updated the OS in a long time because I got tired of MacOS becoming merged with iOS. I have a desktop that dual boots between Windows 10 and Ubuntu. I use them all about the same amount. Honestly, I use my phone more than either.
Pop OS from the start of the year. The Steam Deck showed be his far Linux gaming has come, no issues running the things I play. Glad to be rid of Windows
FreeBSD 13 and Fedora KDE spin.
Ubuntu
Ubuntu mainly and Windows mainly for streaming. Discord lags for some reason when I stream on Linux. I also have Fedora and Manjaro on my second/third comps but that wasn’t asked..
I dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 10, which came preinstalled and is pretty much only used for games at this times.
Debian Bookworm KDE - though I have to admit that it's not my final destination when it comes to distro hopping, I guess. Currently thinking about giving Zorin OS a go.
MacOS for work. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed on my private.
I just switched to Linux with PopOS about a month ago. My aging HDD is about to die because of bad sectors, and I was able to get myself a great deal on a 1 TB Crucial P3. Got it and decided to install Linux instead of cloning my HDD.
There are minor pains of using Linux over Windows and trying to run Windows programs on it, but it is so much better now compared to even just a year or so ago.
Q4OS, a very user-friendly Debian-based OS.
Win11 on bare metal (for games) with VMware workstation running Silverblue and Arch in distrobox. Most of my time is spent in VMs when not gaming. Did the dual boot thing for a while but it got annoying.
Kubuntu on my Laptop, Windows 11/KDE Neon dualboot on my gaming pc.
Fedora Workstation 38. Dual boot Windows on a separate drive, but this is solely for gaming. I know gaming on Linux has gotten better, but I want the best experience, which is much easier on Windows.
Fedora KDE feels like the perfect blend of customization and stability for me. Oh, and the packages are up to date. I have been on Linux since the early 2000's and finally stopped distrohoping with Fedora about 1 year ago.
Windows 10 enterprise msdn. Unfortunately it looks like eol is pretty soon. I'm not liking windows 11 at all. Surprisingly this time pro and enterprise have the same eol dates, or have I read it wrong. Microsoft usually supports enterprise for a bit longer.
LTSC is to 2027 but I think there maybe some compatibility issues as it's not really designed for being a desktop OS. Might give that a whirl a bit later.
For everything but VR, Arch Linux with KDE Plasma. For VR, Windows 10
I've played VR on Linux before with my Vive but it's definitely not feature complete yet. I just got Knuckles for it though so I've been using the Vive with them a lot recently, so I might start trying it more often. The lack of desktop view in SteamVR on Linux is really annoying though (I got it to work once, but that was the only thing that worked at the time lol)
I don't think there's a single "main" computer anymore. My home computer is Linux Mint Cinnamon. My mobile computer (which I use nearly as much as my desktop OS) is Android.
My next smartphone is going to allow installing a privacy-respecting custom ROM (because Linux on mobile really isn't there yet). Once I do that, I'll focus on f-droid apps only. Something to look forward to.
Ubuntu. For at least a decade now, I'm sure.
My desktop runs Linux (Ubuntu), and I have a Win 10 and a MacOS virtual machine on it for when those are needed. I also have a Windows 11 laptop that's nearly also "main" because I do need to be mobile a lot. Increasingly, RDC from my desktop to the laptop is replacing the VM. I have spent a lot of time trying to set them both up to be able to do anything I need to do on either machine, but I greatly prefer my desktop when I'm in my office because I built it for myself for my birthday and it's kind of overpowered. 😁
Fedora 38 and Windows 10 on dual boot, though I mostly just use Fedora.
Windows 10. Would migrate to Linux, but between Adobe software and abusing the personal unlimited backup (specifically not enabled for Linux due to power users) from Backblaze it just makes more sense to stay right now.
Windows 10 (Home) until end of support, but I'll have to look into getting into Linux, as, among other things, Windows 11 having an in-built AI cemented to me that I will never ever be using it.
Slackware Linux
EndeavourOS with GNOME!
Arch on desktop and laptop, debian on server.
Have to use Win 11 on my work laptop though
Windows, because gaming. Sticking with 10 as long as possible (LTSC), maybe 12 will be worth upgrading to