What distro do you run and why?

[Guest]

I've ran a poll in my signature for a while now, asking people what distro they run, but I was curious, why?

http://strawpoll.me/4518443/r

 

Please include

- Why you picked your distro over others

- How long you've used it

- Your favorite part

- Where you are running it (VM/Desktop/Laptop/Phone???)

- What are your primary uses for it?

- What desktop environment?

 

I'll start, I've ran Arch Linux in a VM for about 5 months now, primarily because 1. it teaches a lot about the core of linux and 2. its insanely customize-able. 3. it's fast. there's not preinstalled crap I don't need.

My favorite part is getting all the new features quickly, even though I risk instability. I primarily use it for web browsing, bash practice, and researching the non-windows side of C++

[Kobathor]

I used to use Fedora Linux, just cause I liked it more than Ubuntu. Also to run MC servers, which for some reason performed better on Linux. 

[Syntaxvgm]

Mostly Ubuntu or Mint but I'm moving to arch.

[Senzelian]

Windows 10 - Please don't beat me to death! QQ

But I should probably try out Linux at some point.

[ddswh1pk0s]

I recently started running Ubuntu on a VM and noticed that it looks very similar to OSX. Haven't done anything on it yet though

[Guest]

I recently started running Ubuntu on a VM and noticed that it looks very similar to OSX. Haven't done anything on it yet though

I used Ubuntu as my first distro and never once noticed that. I've never heard anyone else say that either. Are you using the unity de?

[QueenDemetria]

I use Ubuntu, right now I am using 14.04 on my daily machines but my server is running an older version(10.04) and I will be installing 15.10 on machines soon. I've been using Ubuntu since 9.04, however I have used Windows 7 alongside it so its not like I am fully a Linux user. My favorite part is everything, simplicity, command line features, no product key, and lots of options. Right now I have it running on a VM on my workstation, but my main desktop and laptop run it naively. I mostly use Ubuntu for browsing the web and documents.

 

Edit: My DE is Unity, I like it.

[givingtnt]

arch linux

because I wanna look like a wizard  B)

[Guest]

arch linux

because I wanna look like a wizard  B)

I'm going to use arch on a laptop for school soon and everyone's gonna think I'm some kinda hacker because they have no idea what a terminal is

[Octavialicious]

I really liked CentOS

[Guest]

I really liked CentOS

There's one I don't hear too often, more info please?

[MbV93]

Fell in love with Ubuntu MATE. Unity is horrible, MATE is so customizable and beautiful! I've been running it as my main OS in my laptop for 2 months I think, and I don't see that changing.

[AverageHardware]

KALI <3

- Why you picked your distro over others

Because it's a fun learning tool.

- How long you've used it

A few months now.

- Your favorite part

The spectacular amount of fun things that you can do.

- Where you are running it (VM/Desktop/Laptop/Phone???)

Dual boot it w/ MSX

- What are your primary uses for it?

Learning new skills with pentesting.

- What desktop environment?

stock

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

I use Windows currently but a few years ago I used Linux Mint 13, I liked it but there were so many work arounds I needed to do just to do simple things that I decided to go back to Windows.

[Octavialicious]

There's one I don't hear too often, more info please?

It's an open source enterprise platform, it is linked with Red Hat

(although, I never used it for enterprise type things)

[Guest]

 

KALI <3

- Why you picked your distro over others

Because it's a fun learning tool.

- How long you've used it

A few months now.

- Your favorite part

The spectacular amount of fun things that you can do.

- Where you are running it (VM/Desktop/Laptop/Phone???)

Dual boot it w/ MSX

- What are your primary uses for it?

Learning new skills with pentesting.

- What desktop environment?

stock

 

I've been thinking about doing an article on that on my work in progress website, something like how to set up a raspberry pi for multiple pentesting practice scenarios/experiments

 

Fell in love with Ubuntu MATE. Unity is horrible, MATE is so customizable and beautiful! I've been running it as my main OS in my laptop for 2 months I think, and I don't see that changing.

I think gnome 3 is worse than unity , love mate though its great.

[AverageHardware]

I've been thinking about doing an article on that on my work in progress website, something like how to set up a raspberry pi for multiple pentesting practice scenarios/experiments

 

I think gnome 3 is worse than unity , love mate though its great.

It's fun forcing into wireless networks. (Only mine of course for the learning experience. Not others as it is illegal.)

[Guest]

I use Windows currently but a few years ago I used Linux Mint 13, I liked it but there were so many work arounds I needed to do just to do simple things that I decided to go back to Windows.

I still use windows too pretty much only because of games. That, and graphics drivers are a pain. I've been long considering making a program called "Just F***ing Install It" that handles all the manual-install packages without too much thought

[KemoKa]

I used Ubuntu for roughly two years before I built my second build. This was years ago, but Ubuntu 10.4 ran like greased lightning on an Athlon64 X2 and a 7200rpm hard drive.

 

Wanted to move back for a while but... Windows really kills you with convenience. Though, after Microsoft confirmed that they have telemetry on everyone and that they are trying to stop people taking them down...

 

Linux is gonna take over the world in the next few years. Can't wait. Windows is on its last legs.

[Guest]

I used Ubuntu for roughly two years before I built my second build. This was years ago, but Ubuntu 10.4 ran like greased lightning on an Athlon64 X2 and a 7200rpm hard drive.

 

Wanted to move back for a while but... Windows really kills you with convenience. Though, after Microsoft confirmed that they have telemetry on everyone and that they are trying to stop people taking them down...

 

Linux is gonna take over the world in the next few years. Can't wait. Windows is on its last legs.

I think its gonna get really big too, atleast I hope so.

[Kiyuubi]

Antergos with GNOME.  I plan on switching to Ubuntu sometime, though.

 

- I wanted a rolling-release distro, and this is just Arch pre-configured.

- About a year now.

- Rolling-release.

- Desktop.

- Gaming, web browsing, IRC.

- GNOME 3.

[Burusutazu]

-snip-

I use Ubuntu for now, I am a long time user of it since about 2010. I use Ubuntu because I like Unity and it's look and feel. Ubuntu has a large support base and supports a large variety of hardware like most of Linux does. My favorite part about Ubuntu is Unity, I just really enjoy the transparent effects it has with the wallpaper and the large, touch friendly icons. I use Ubuntu as my daily driver on my laptop, and as the secondary os on my desktop. I mostly use Windows for a few games and Word. I'll probably continue using Ubuntu as long as it stays a way I like it. Luckily Linux is very flexible and I can adapt to something new repetitively easy if a time does come where I no longer enjoy Ubuntu.

[Guest]

Antergos with GNOME.  I plan on switching to Ubuntu sometime, though.

 

- I wanted a rolling-release distro, and this is just Arch pre-configured.

- About a year now.

- Rolling-release.

- Desktop.

- Gaming, web browsing, IRC.

- GNOME 3.

That's cool. I've been meaning to get into irc for a while

[Kiyuubi]

That's cool. I've been meaning to get into irc for a while

Best means of communication.

[flibberdipper]

I have yet to find one for my Dell. Fedora was nice but ran funky, Xubuntu was nice but I was stupid, Ubuntu runs meh, eOS runs nice but has GUI problems...