Do you use linux as your daily driver on laptop/pc?

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  • howhow

    Regolith

  • treesmokahtreesmokah

    Arch + i3wm, will go back to Debian soon as I went with Arch only because Debian 11 didn't support my hardware, 12 does.
    I do not recommend Arch, unless you want to fix your system for a living. I prefer something that can be used for work, not to work for.

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  • keklordkeklord

    Arch + Hyprland, want to give KDE Plasma 6 a try when it comes out, but damn a WM is nice and Hyprland is great.

  • BruhGamer12BruhGamer12

    Bought a 5500U HP laptop open box from Amazon for $250 like 2 years ago and have been running Debian on it ever since. I do not know why I run Linux instead of Windows on this, but I do.

  • lorianlorian

    Manjaro w/ KDE

  • saibalsaibal OG

    Debian + GNOME

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  • majokkomajokko

    arch + awesomewm - pc
    win11 / fedora+gnome - laptop

  • vyasvyas OG
    edited February 4

    Linux mint LQXT on laptop (primary)
    Lubuntu 24.04 alpha with snap disable on desktop. ( just because… )

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  • ZuckZwingZuckZwing

    @treesmokah said:
    Debian 11 didn't support my hardware, 12 does.

    That seems weird. Debian 12 doesn't add new arch isn't it? If anything they remove support for i586.

  • yusrayusra

    Ubuntu + xfce + kasmVNC

  • emreemre OG
    edited February 4

    home - manjaro cinnamon
    work - manjaro kde
    road - macbook air m1 - asahi kde - fedora remix
    toy mini pc - fedora kde
    seedbox - ubuntu mint
    remote box - ubuntu lxqt
    work servers - almalinux 8
    toy servers - debian

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    I'm using Fedora on the laptop, it's okay.
    On the home server, I run Debian 11

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  • JosephJoseph
    edited February 4

    What are the pluses and minuses, the ups and downs of each, when comparing Ubuntu to AlmaLinux to Debian?

  • emreemre OG

    @Joseph said: What are the pluses and minuses, the ups and downs of each, when comparing Ubuntu to AlmaLinux to Debian?

    none.

    use whatever you like!

    power of opensource...

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  • lleddewklleddewk OG

    @ZuckZwing said:

    @treesmokah said:
    Debian 11 didn't support my hardware, 12 does.

    That seems weird. Debian 12 doesn't add new arch isn't it? If anything they remove support for i586.

    I expect he means wifi etc.

    Keith

  • ahnlakahnlak

    @Joseph said:
    What are the pluses and minuses, the ups and downs of each, when comparing Ubuntu to AlmaLinux to Debian?

    You might as well ask to compare vi and emacs; they're all functionally similar, but users of one will be passionate about how great their chosen one is and how terrible the others are, without being able to put their fingers on much concrete.

    Try them all. Use the one you're comfortable with.

    (FWIW: Ubuntu for desktop - although only really because it's there and I can't face changing it - mainly Debian for servers; mainly Alpine for containers. Historically, passed through pretty much every distro starting with SLS :lol: )

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  • JosephJoseph

    Which Linux is best for use with low end hardware/resources?

  • msattmsatt OG

    Use Chromebook all of the time and drop in to Terminal (linux) whenever I need the cli.
    Use Zerotier to create network and proxmox running on VM's, integrated really well with Chromebook.
    I am not a gamer and have absolutely no need for Windows. - switched to Linux / Chromebook over 10 years ago and never wish to go back.
    Any streaming done either on Chromebook or via google TV / chromecast.

  • ahnlakahnlak

    @Joseph said:
    Which Linux is best for use with low end hardware/resources?

    Alpine is used for Docker containers a lot because it's small (or at least, can be made small). If you're low on resources, don't have a desktop. Command line is king.

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  • terrorgenterrorgen OG
    edited February 5

    Second alpine if you are not going to use any GUI.

    Also, expect some obscure things to not work due to the key design of alpine to make itself small (musl).

    The all seeing eye sees everything...

  • rootroot OG

    @vyas said:
    Linux mint LQXT on laptop (primary)

    Where did you get that Linux Mint variant? It is not on their official website.

    How are you... online?

  • AlwaysSkintAlwaysSkint OG

    @root https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/lxqt ?

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  • ZuckZwingZuckZwing

    @Joseph said:
    Which Linux is best for use with low end hardware/resources?

    That's too broad of a question isn't it? Depending on how low we are talking about, and whether you are running it headless or with GUI.

  • vyasvyas OG
    edited February 5

    @AlwaysSkint said:
    @root https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/lxqt ?

    Interesting..one click !
    Wasn’t aware if this. I simply used

    apt-get install lxqt sddm *

    but this tutorial seems useful

    https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-lxqt-on-debian-linux/

    I need to tweak power management further for thinkpad but overall has been a good experience.

    @root
    Do Remember to remove the previous desktop environment once lxqt is set to you preferred tastes ! ( obvious step but I missed it for a month , no visible downside except bloat and tome wasted in updates)

    ——

    *On a lighter note, why did I not type sudo apt-get? Because the user is @root

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  • JosephJoseph
    edited February 5

    @ZuckZwing said:

    @Joseph said:
    Which Linux is best for use with low end hardware/resources?

    That's too broad of a question isn't it? Depending on how low we are talking about, and whether you are running it headless or with GUI.

    A very low resource system. Preferably with GUI, but if necessary perhaps would do without

  • AlwaysSkintAlwaysSkint OG
    edited February 6

    @Joseph said: A very low resource system

    WattOS
    Tiny Core
    SliTaz

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  • vyasvyas OG
    edited February 6

    @AlwaysSkint said:

    @Joseph said: A very low resource system

    WattOS
    Tiny Core
    SliTaz

    WattOS was nice, now nicer because they moved to Debian !
    ——

    Among other choices

    Debian minimal iso + xfce

    Puppy Linux family is a good option too

    ——-

    And finally…
    Damn Small Linux is back http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

    Pared down install + debian base makes it a slam dunk

    (Note the link, yes, missing the ‘s’ )

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  • iamvinh123iamvinh123

    Debian + Xfce, dualbooted with Windows Thin PC (based on Embedded 7 Standard)

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    I would if it had better gaming support...it's getting there.

    Cba to dual boot / swap between OS's too annoying.

  • AmadexAmadex
    edited February 7

    I'm thinking about to switch from Fedora KDE to Debian KDE.

    I like the workflow on Gnome, but their fractional scaling sucks.

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