For desktop computers, either Windows or Linux. Windows on my main computer since I rely on so much Windows-only software (MS Office, Many Games) despite the BS that Microsoft does to windows in new versions, but Linux has gotten way better lately, especially as it picks up new users as Windows declines. MacOS to me the worst of both worlds when it comes to lack of software support and corporate BS
For Mobile, definitely Android. Android is what I wish Linux was for Desktop computers; Loads of software you can get from many places, open source, and not locked down. It’s mainly the way it is because for Mobile OS’s, Microsoft was spending too much resources shooting itself in the foot with the Zune than to make the necessary improvements to make Windows Mobile to be competitive, and by the time they realized their mistake it was too late. iOS is such a pain in the ass for me to use due to how locked down it is, and while it has more software support than MacOS, its locked down nature and being mostly restricted to getting software from Apple means that several apps that I rely on (including a few apps not on the Google Play store) will never be available for iOS. I also like to see where every single file on my phone actually is
Arch.
you rebel/rapscallion
It’s simpler than that. Arch is dead simple. Everything is documented. If you want to know how to do anything, they tell you how. Where’s the config file? Right here, per the wiki.
People pump it up to be this impossible thing but it really is just the most blunt, to the point Linux distro and that’s what I enjoy about it. You never have to look two places for anything.
I have a windows pc. And unlike a lot of users, I haven’t gotten recall, ads, etc. Perhaps it’s because I actually paid for my license? Maybe it’s that I’m in Europe?
Whichever it is, it plays my games and lets me do my hobbies.
I also have a laptop that runs linux, as a file share and such.
It’s the European version yeah. I pirated a copy of eu windows and don’t have any of that trash either.
Wait! I didn’t know this. If I use a VPN can I simply download the Euro version? I don’t mind paying for it.
Edit: I’m i dumbass. You simply select the location on install. How stupid is that? Why does nobody tell me these things?
Hah, nicely done!
Desktop = Fedora
Home server = AlmaLinux
Mobile = GrapheneOS
Router = OpenWrt
Like many respondents on this decorporatized FOSS wang-dang-doodle, my answer is some variation on “Linux for desktop/laptop unless I’m forced to use the W-word” and “Whichever mobile OS makes the browser happen while I’m away from Linux, but I’m sad that it’s not Linux”.
Ha, shame my response wasn’t nearly as succinct as yours, you hit the nail on the head
Trisquel GNU/Linux
Because it is a fully free distro, which is important to me.
I use Trisquel because it is the most user friendly I’ve found in the free distros.
Some hardware drivers are unavailable, but that’s fine, just transferred away from non-free hardware.
For compatibility, usually export to PDF.
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Also GrapheneOS on phones and tablet. Has less nags and bloat. Privacy centric mobile OS.
It’s nice to see such a willpower to use fully free distro. I am often prevented from using a fully free distribution only by the non-free firmware for AMD GPU.
NixOS is a bear to set up, but it is easy to keep it running for ages since the config is declarative & irons out configuration differences better than other OS since you config will refuse to evaluate.
I am thinking of moving to SailfishOS next year if my LineageOS phone keeps acting up.
My setup is:
- Arch (BTW) & KDE on my laptop, that’s the tinkering machine that only I use.
- Dual boot Pop!_OS & Windows on the desktop, that’s the one that other people use too so I’m not allowed to break it.
- I also have a bunch of other OS’s in VMs that I mess around with like little specimen jars lol
Debian GNU/Linux
I like the LTS style, I love the organised way they have for documentation and configuration, is well supported and I like the adaptations they make for a lot of software such as Apache HTTP Server (their custom layout).
Linux. I use Pop on my desktop and Arch on my laptop.
BTW, Linux+Proton is great for playing Windows-only games. The time for needing Windows for gaming is mostly past, tbh. You may often find better performance on Linux for many games, too.
Freebsd for servers
Linux for everything else a user interacts with, including gaming
Mint.
General pickyness: Linux is a kernel, not an operating system. For example, Android and Mint are both operating systems that use Linux, but the way you interact with Android is dramatically different than the way you interact with Mint.
Overall, ignoring the kind of device, it’s my preferred linux distro, followed by android, followed by other distros, followed by windows 7.
I wish Linux mobile was ready for what I need, but there just isn’t app parity currently.
The learning curve switching from win7 to whichever version Mint Linux was on at the time was acceptable. No harder or easier than picking up android for the first time once installation was finished. Easier than when I’ve had to dick around on iOS. I can’t say what the switch would be like now since only my laptop is running dual boot with 10 right now, and I never open it at all. I kept the windows partition for some of the crap with self publishing that isn’t as easy on Linux, but I find there’s no motivation to boot to Windows lol.
I really like excels android overall, and I used to run custom roms on everything, and had a ton of fun playing around like that. But Google has made android suckier, if not sucky enough to switch to iOS or put up with the flaws of mobile Linux (though it has been a while since I tested anything in that regard). So, as long as android is essentially controlled by a for profit company, I don’t know that it could be my favorite os.
Linux wise, Mint is the tits. Yeah, there’s distros that do some things better. But damn, I’ve thrown mint on all kinds of boxes and then just got to using it for what i want to do, not fiddling around with things. The bullshit canonical pulls isn’t an issue, and that’s nice. Popos is pretty similar in that regard tbh, but I prefer the default looks of mint better. That’s a niggling little thing, but such is life.
for Mobile OS’s
for mobile OSs*
I run windows enterprise which is a little better than professional and home.
But anything that’s headless I run a mix of Debian, Proxmox, and Ubuntu server.
Trying to get into PopOS! But I had some discord growing pains and moved back to windows.
Linux as I know it would get updates and support lower-end hardware which I have it installed on my older laptop which I used for opening up Firefox and LibreOffice.
