So we can clearly see the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them, please follow this format:

  • Write the name of the Linux distro as a first-level comment.
  • Reply to that comment with each reason you like the distro as a separate answer.

For example:

  • Distro (first-level comment)
    • Reason (one answer)
    • Other reason (a different answer)

Please avoid duplicating options. This will help us better understand the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them.

  • Vik@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Silverblue is cool. I’ve been playing around with it on a portable NVMe drive. Planning on making the switch soon (whether that’s Silverblue itself or another immutable option).

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      1 year ago

      It’s a really intriguing concept. One interesting point I saw someone make the other day is that you don’t necessarily need an explicitly immutable distro to achieve the affect. It’s more about your user habits and workflows. If I can’t find an alternative to Silverblue that I like, I’ll probably just go to Debian or Arch and make it “immutable” by not touching the base system at all and running apps with Flatpaks or distrobox containers.

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        1 year ago

        Huh, never thought about it like that. Please let us know how you get on if you decide to move away from SB.