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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What distro(s) do you use? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by owatnext to c/[email protected]

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What Linux distribution or distributions do you personally use?

I myself am a daily Void user. I used to use Devuan, but wanted to try rolling release and ended up loving Void!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Been on Gentoo for a long time. My current image has been rolling forward since 2008 which is when I switched to 64 bit but I started using it long before that.

I value transparency, control and customizability. I occasionally look into other options (and use them at work and in other contexts) but haven't yet found a better fit for my personal preferences.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I can very much relate to this. I don't think my current desktop install is that old. But the 64 bit switch is my cutoff as well.

I'm so comfortable with Gentoo that I haven't even looked into others distributions. Besides Raspbian that is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I envy Gentoo for having x86-64-v3

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I actually have my CFLAGS set very conservatively. Stability is more important to me than squeezing out that extra juice and I like to be able to switch to a different CPU family without too much work. My desktop is sort of a Ship of Theseus, everything has been replaced several times over the years and it has gone back and forth between AMD and Intel more than once.