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#Nixos.

- You'll never have to clean install to fix some weird thing you fucked up. All non default stuff is in your config.

- While it's another learning curve I argue it's a less steep learning curve than traditional linux if your syntactically minded.

- I've gotten my system closest to how I've always wanted with it including finally moving to Wayland with a working setup.

- Classically you'd install beginner friendly distribution or starter script when starting for sane defaults. In Nixos you fork a flake of someone who has similar tastes and go from there without learning everything their script messed with or all the possible configs the distro customized.

- Ever forget how you fixed some dumb issue even though you take notes on the issues you fix on new distros/machines but missed one? In Nixos with git repo you only s do something once per machine.

It has flaws for sure like documentation but I can't imagine going back still.

Mint, because its easy to use for us non-techies.

For Desktop, OpenSuse Leap. I like it for stability and security. Though I have some concerns about systemd. (that ship sailed) For servers, mostly debian and ubuntu: because of the amount of time I have spent customizing deployments and hardening.

How many people here are using KVM/qemu? I have at this point completely moved away from vmware. I have found qemu is much better for everything I do.

Manjaro for desktops, lighter and faster, always up to date, especially good for old laptops. For servers I use Debian but

I do run one Ubuntu server due to the software required.

Recommendation for Most Users

- Beginners: Ubuntu or Linux Mint

- Intermediate Users: Fedora or openSUSE

- Advanced Security Needs: Qubes OS

Linux is not for everyone, it has been developed without the mass population adoption in mind. it is for the tech savvy and the most curious minds looking to test and try something else. But the OS is far from friendly for the newbs, most find it difficult and just forget about it after a first try. in most distros, installing a new app requires writing one line of code, something most newbs find unreal and absurd considering the easy to use alternatives they are use to

Debian for stability and reliability. Arch for up-to-date packages.

Bonus: EndeavorOS is a good middle ground for those times you don't want/need to manually create partitions but want an Arch base but don't need something as beginner friendly as Manjaro.