If you have been using Linux for +10 years, what are you using now?

Been using Linux for over a decade, and last few years Ubuntu (on desktops/laptops), plus Debian on servers, but been looking to switch to something less “Canonical”-y for a long time (since the Amazon search fiasco, pretty much).

Appreciate recommendations or just an interesting discussion about people’s experiences, there are no wrong answers.

Edit: Thanks for the lots of interesting answers and discussions. I will try a few of the suggestions in a VM.

  • Luffy@lemmy.ml
    21·
    5 days ago

    Fedora

    Used linux for 4 years now, I’ll list it and the reason why I switched

    • Ubuntu (snaps, etc)

    • arch (too much setup)

    • opensuse (nvidia drivers don’t get checked for size, broke my GUI many times

    • Gentoo (too much compile time)

    • bazzite (a bit boring)

    • fedora atomic (immutable, can’t get mullvad on it), still use on my htpc

    • mint (cinnamon DE is shit)

    • endeavour (its still arch)

    • fedora regular

    • Andrzej3K [none/use name]@hexbear.net
      4·
      5 days ago

      What’s wrong with Cinnamon? I use it because we share a computer and it was the closest thing to Windows look-wise for non-linuxy family members. Interested to hear what advantages plasma has though!

      • Luffy@lemmy.ml
        2·
        5 days ago

        I have a multi monitor setup and regularly play helldivers, war thunder, etc on an rtx card on a display with gsync

        The games often have stuttering problems and behave generally unexpectedly when in full screen, and mouse capture dosent work, so 50% of the time I had to disable the monitor so it dosent go to the other screen and tab out of the game

        Tried on both endeavourOS and mint, so its probably a cinnamon thing

        I use it on my backup PC tho and never had a problem with normal applications, its great performance wise