Which OS do you use ?
Ubuntu with i3.
>>61336684
win8.1
Can't be bothered to upgrade or switch to linux since too many things installed
>>61336684
OpenPEPE+KDE
i wanted to try xubuntu and it's been working for two years now. i don't bother to try anything else.
>>61336743
>>61336753
I also used it before but when i changed my computer, i wanted to try another one
Windows 7 on my laptop for porn and printing documents. Mac OSX 10.7.5 on my 2006 imac for 1080p porn, music and browsing. Windows 7 on my gaming PC. Ubuntu 16 LTS server on my x41 for C programming.
>>61336738
You can dualboot that can be interesting, no ?
>>61336832
I hoard files
Literally not enough space left for a new OS drive
>>61336738
why are you on /g/ ?
>>61337076
I wanted to say the same things but i prefered to say nothing
I am usually a Debian guy but I switched to Fedora 26 today because I grew to like GNOME a lot and I want the newest version. Also I love the free software focus of the project.
>>61336853
>I hoard files
You really want Linux for this kind of stuff, even as NAS.
Shit like ZFS is required if you like file integrity.
>>61336684
debian
debian + mate = turd
>>61336684
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
void + i3 + knowing how to fix shit without documentation holding your hand through everything
= perfect OS
>>61336684
Debian
>>61337173
Does Fedora have more free software focus then Debian?
Fedora
>>61336684
macOS Sierra
Emacs
>>61336684
>Windows 10 on my desktop
Because gaming and Windows specific software. I know it is spyware but it runs very good and is stable and I prefer the overall look and feel to Win7.
>Ubuntu on my laptop
Havent tried that many different distros, so far only Mint and a few Ubuntu variations. I like Linux a lot more than Windows because I enjoy using the console more and installing stuff on Linux is just more comfortable imo. Thinking about getting a Thinkpad and putting something like Arch on it because I kinda want to dive deeper into Linux.
>Win7 on my work laptop
Got it from the company I work for and they use Win7 so no real choice here. Runs well,though.
ubongo + xfeces
>>61336684
Kde Neon, Sabayon Linux, and Windows 8.1
>>61336684
>Pic related
today OP was not a faggot
>not having a freenas box
>not have 16tb of drives
>not using raid 10
>not using clonezilla to make images of your OS on a monthly basis
Git gud
Still rockin' XP like a boss
>>61336684
macOs Sierra
>>61337790
I'd say they are at the same level. Fedora is more conservative with the codecs, you need to enable the RPMFusion repo which has patented codecs like mp3, mp4, etc. There is also a nonfree version of RPMFusion with nonfree programs, so you can also get nonfree shit relatively easily on both distros. Fedora also makes an exception for binary firmware, so you get nonfree drivers for wifi out of the box.
And Fedora has much more up to date packages, and has stuff like IceCat and Qutebrowser which aren't on Debian.
>>61336684
Debian 8, hopefully moving to 9 soon, testing it currently
Windows until KDE is fixed
>>61338132
Why not? Debian 9 has been stable even months before it was released.
>>61338157
>Not using kde neon now
Arch + GNOME
Windows because I am not a communist Linux user and I don't care for MacOS.
>>61338249
But it's shit
Linux because I am not a capitalist Windows user and I don't care for MacOS.
>>61338255
>communist
I hate this meme. There's nothing communist about it.
Also *GNU/Linux
MacOS because I'm a faggot
Ubuntu user here.
Debian/Fedora/Arch?
>>61338351
*GNU/Linux has to be given away free
*Any software you make under GNU/Linux can not be sold
*Even if you port it to other platforms, it has to be free
*everything has to be free because Communism.
Laptop:
Win7 - Microsoft office for school, and school wifi isnt detected on linux lol.
Elementary - Mainly what i use at home because it looks really nice and is perfect for web browsing.
Mint - When i want a more "linuxy" experience, plus it looks nice xD
Desktop:
Win 7 - all i use my desktop for is games and win 7 looks nice.
>>61338420
Debian if you want something that works like Ubuntu but gives you more control and also has much greater stability.
Fedora if you want new and relatively stable software and care for free software. It also has possibly the best GNOME experience.
Arch if you want full control over every package on your system and also want the absolute newest software.
>>61338450
What?
>>61338450
>GNU/Linux has to be given away free
No, possibly the biggest professional GNU/Linux distribution, RHEL, costs money to use.
>Any software you make under GNU/Linux can not be sold
Again, no, no one is stopping you to sell your programs.
You are confusing it with the part of GPL that says all GPL licenced programs can be modified and used however you want , and re released but they still have to stay in the GPL licence and not be closed source. You can still sell GPL programs. And you don't have to licence your programs under GPL. You can make something that's as locked down as you want.
>Even if you port it to other platforms, it has to be free
Same as above
"free" software is not about price, it's about freedom.
But there's also a lot of non-free programs on GNU/Linux as well.
Ubuntu 14.04
>>61338450
It can be sold, the "free" refers to the license you mongoloid. As in the source of the software isn't locked up in fort knox and no one can see it or modify it. Most just donate to the distro of their choice.
>>61336726
same here but have a separate XFCE session...just in case.
>>61338572
But you are not free to take your software and lock up the source code for security reasons. Everyone has to be able to see it and modify it. Communism.
>>61337726
Same, brother.
>>61338572
Yes and that only applies to GPL licenced software. You can still install and use and make closed source stuff on GNU/Linux, even though that misses the point.
>>61338616
How is locking down your code a security reason? Debian is one of the most stable and secure operating systems, and is used on a vast majority of servers in the world, and that's because everyone can see the code, therefore everyone can see bugs, exploits and backdoors so they can be fixed much more easily.
Windows has always been closed source and it has the most security flaws. Your logic just doesn't work in practice.
>>61338650
Linux mint had that security fail awhile back where people downloaded the ISO and got hit with ransomware.
Windows only appears to have so many flaws because so many people use it so hackers work harder to try and break in. If Linux was more popular, it's vulnerabilities would be brought to the forefront.
>>61338701
Because someone hacked the website and uploaded the tampered iso. So it was the fault of their website which was probably locked down, ironically.
>If Linux was more popular, it's vulnerabilities would be brought to the forefront.
But almost every server in the world runs on Linux. Others run Unix.
>>61338021
>Not using CentOS with ZFS root in addition to a storage pool and a NAND pool w/ snapshots & incremental backups
>/boot on SLC flash drive w/ regular dedup backups
My only regret is /boot is XFS
>>61338276
How? I've been running it on my x200 with no lag and no crashes. Please explain.
>>61338843
>My only regret is /boot is XFS
/boot can't be XFS
>>61338276
Why is it shit?
It's literally just fresh KDE with minimal bloat on a stable Ubuntu LTS base.
Seems to be the best option for a KDE desktop, along with OpenSUSE
>>61338075
Hackintosh is best. I've been dual booting macOS Sierra and fedora for a while now. Hackintosh takes a bit to setup but it's worth the extra effort.
>>61338246
Even if it's stable there are changes I need to get used to and test first.
>>61338650
That's actually false. Yes, Debian is used a lot for home server use but you won't find it in an enterprise situation. That will always be CentOS/RHEL or a company specific modified Ubuntu.
>>61336684
Somehow I got windows 10 for free after the free update thing for that assisted technology thing.
I need a fucking delorean because the upgrade locked me out of my main account. Enter the password at the screen, it loads and sends me right back to the user select.
>>61336684
Debian GNU/Linux Stretch
>>61338450
>wanting freedom is communism
oh how the times has changed
>>61338450
Maybe you should try to read the license before you make up something like that.
>>61338544
>Arch if you want full control over every package
this is very much bullshit, arch is by far much more bloated than all of the RedHat and Debian derivatives.
>>61338701
you're hilariously misinformed
the mint morons failed to secure their website, it doesn't matter where the source code is or what the software is if someone can put whatever they wish on to their website
>>61336684
>it just werkz
>>61337173
>>61337813
Fedora used to be my OS of choice, I now us Qubes OS with Xen hypervisor.
Truly the master computing race.
>>61340438
>base package group is by far much more bloated than all of the RedHat and Debian derivatives
you just went full retard
>>61340438
I agree with anon:
>>61340608
Arch base install is by far less bloated that RedHat or Debian. I mean, so much so that even hearing you make that claim makes me wonder if you are not at all familiar with what you are talking about.
Windows 10 for muh gayming
Mac OS Sierra for muh daily stuff
iOS 10 on muh phone
>>61336684
Windows 10.
>>61337076
why are YOU on the technolo/g/y board again?
>>61340608
>>61340644
Arch packages contain everything from libraries to headers, to debug symbols to extra documentation and also merges packages that need not be merged much more frequently.
For instance take a look at https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/sdl/.
where as Debian based distributions have packages like libsdl2-2.0.0 for the libraries, libsdl2-dbg for debug symbols, libsdl2-dev for headers and development files, and so on for each of the net, gfx, etc. parts where arch only has one package for each.
Even the minimal "base" part of arch includes unnecessary headers.
And as to why the "base installation" is irrelevant, Arch has no installer, debian does. If you wish to install debian without what you may consider bloat, you are free to install it the same way as Arch is installed, or better yet use the advanced installation.
While I can't give you any exact numbers on an arch installation, since I'm too lazy to install it just for this post, at least a plain debian installation with nothing selected in tasksel, just from the basic netinstall, uses 578M of storage, 25M of RAM after log-in, has 211 packages compared to arch's 56, now these are all things any system needs, and that if not included in arch will be pulled as dependencies right away. But of course it is possible to avoid this and install less by installing debian in the same way as Arch.
If actually interested in comparing, please feel free to provide the same information from a base arch installation.
>ITT: Everyone pretends they're not using Windows 10
>>61336684
Programming Penguin Mint 18.2
>>61336684
win 7 on gaymen pc, kubuntu on everything else
>>61336684
debin testing
>>61338450
what you are talking about is socialism
communism is what we had in ussr, which can be described in many words but "free" and "freedom" aren't one of them.
if anything, windows or osx is more like communism than linux
The best one.
>>61340580
Why do you need Xen
>>61340649
Literally living the botnet
>>61336738
this but i use alpine, arch, and debian on my desktop and vpses
going to ditch arch and debian soon and go full alpine/gentoo though. musl and openrc have enlightened me
windows 98
>>61342375
Explain why they have enlightened you, I keep hearing about Alpine on here but noone says why
NOTHING TO HIDE
NOT EVEN MY
2500
RARE
WHITE
SUPREMACIST
FROGS
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>61341544
>projecting
I'm sorry I don't use a broken OS
also, sage
>>61336684
Parabola GNU+linux-libre
>>61342391
If you read the archive, you would understand. Or, I don't know, look at the website?
>>61338450
If GNU+linux is communism then communism is good.
>>61342518
communism is literally anything that doesnt involve being born to rich parents at this point
Hackintosh macOS Sierra
>>61342427
The website says its good as an OS to run Docker and not much else
>>61336684
Fedora
KDE Neon so Ubuntu
>>61336684
Debian for server
Solus for work
Win7 for games
>>61342518
Technically, communism is fucking fantastic with the condition that its subjects are perfectly motivated and selfless. Humans are selfish and greedy most of the time, so communism usually becomes a totalitarian regime.
>>61338536
>xD
Underage detected
>>61344174
Windows xp for printing
windows 7 for looking up porn
windows 8 for tablet loli sketches
>>61341544
>you guys can't be smarter than me
>I'm definitely the best
Recently switched to Fedora + Xfce
xp... so comfy
>>61336684
10 for any work
debian kde for shitposting
>>61336684
Nice try, NSA.
>>61342391
We run Alpine on all of our docker images because it's like 5MB large. It's not a desktop distro. If you want the simple minimal on desktop you use Arch.
>>61346873
Xp? Can't say I have seen that around. Perhaps it might be the poor protection around user credentials, or the fact that anybody who uses xp in a domain has created a security hole. I am talking holes that were in the most updated version as well
>>61346922
Kde? Cinnamon bro. Accurate post is accurately accurate.
>>61347058
it runs pretty well for a pentium ii downloading win 7 32bit iso to install next
>>61346873
If anything linux should had been installed on slow hardware. XP loved to lock up. Task manager didn't have priority much higher than the keyboard.
>>61336684
Debian with XFCE and OS X Sierra.
>>61337726
What does Void actually offer other than a lack of systemd?
>>61347075
Windows 7 in my opinion is the best edition. Considering winodws 10 is using some of the same security protocols. Not sure why they didn't implement windows 7 UI into 10. I am not sure why a home desktop would be advertising shit to a low income family when local bus advertisement is just as effective
>>61347136
Either way wasting hd space should be a crime
>>61347136
because msft wanted to shill the surface desktop via the my computer icon
>>61347136
Windows 7 has a far less functional UI than 10. I feel truly gimped using it on my work computer
ubuntu gnome 16.04 on my employer-provided machine
sometimes I run a windows 10 vm when working on a cross platform lib I develop and the hdd and network lights go nuts when idle. handicapped the search indexer which calmed disk io during and after builds but it's still unnerving
>>61347035
it's a server and router distro but nothing stops you from using it as a desktop distro. not everyone wants KDE and systemd bloating up their systems and causing random shit to break. the only thing i like about arch nowadays is the package manager and the AUR, but everything else is shit
I only use Debian and CentOS these days. I'm boring.
7 Professional and Ultimate, 10 somethin, Mint 18, Debian Squeeze, XP Professional, Android 4.2.2 or something
>>61347955
Right, FreeNAS 11 too, and Raspbian
>>61342391
glibc update broke unicode rendering in many terminal emulators last year (in a minor version nonetheless — that's a stupid decision). debian will not let you downgrade glibc or switch to musl without huge workarounds that may cause you to fuck up your system entirely. furthermore debian's integration with systemd is okay for the most part — most packages still offer init scripts and syslog logs to plain text files — but there's always the odd package that installs an init script that secretly just reads a systemd unit file, and there's no documentation that this is happening. you have to figure it out yourself after you realise that changing the initscript doesn't change the service config. apt also has a history of fucking up installs especially with dist-upgrade... it's all around less reliable than upgrading arch. in fact, i have never had upgrade issues with pacman.
with arch the systemd dependencies are MUCH more prominent — binary logging, unit files, libsystemd. journald on one of my vpses somehow broke one day last year and even when i reenabled the service, it wouldnt create additional log entries. i'm sure i could have fixed it but i'm just going to wait until i have time to reinstall the OS to something more tolerable. and arch with openrc is not much better — many packages still depend on libsystemd for almost no reason so you have to work around those. i know there's an arch variant made to work without systemd but i don't have the patience to try it when alpine works fine.
busybox, musl, and openrc vastly outperform their gnu and poetteringware alternatives.
>>61337173
Linux babby only used Ubuntu Unity. Tried out Gnome and it made my skin crawl a bit. How did you get used to Gnome/ what do you like about it?
>>61348014
to be fair, i'll add that i was on debian testing branch and the glibc update may not have occured on stable, but i can't confirm this. overall, i want a semi-bleeding-edge system anyway because i know how slow debian repos are overall, and i know i would have ended up compiling more than i needed to if i stuck with stable release.
>>61348014
Man fuck Arch-likes. I tried Manjaro, didn't use it for a month, and when I booted it back up it kernel panicked and couldn't boot. Seriously what the fuck.
>>61336738
Dualboot my friend
Windows 7 pro x64 for my laptop. (general purpose)
Windows 10 Enterprise ltsb for my tower. (gaming rig)
right now linux mint but will hopp to manjora.
windows 7
windows 10
windows 2000
windows XP
mac OS 9
OS X 10.4
debian
fedora
centos
netbsd
solaris
hp-ux
maybe IRIX if I ever get something actually dailyable
whatever the fuck I feel like using I like them all
>>61336684
void on my x220t, arch on my desktop, t420, and one of the servers. openbsd on my t60p, debian on the other server. arch is the easiest to use, but I think once I've gotten more experience, void will be my favorite. same is probably true of openbsd, but it's such a pain I never want to use it.
>>61338025
kys
Windows 10 on my gaymen PC, Mint on my Laptop
experimenting with many distros ATM, but I really like running knoppix live off my usb
>>61347035
>If you want the simple minimal on desktop you use Arch.
I would say Void is much better and more minimal. Arch has fallen from grace a bit since it switched to systemd.
>>61336684
Debian's the best if you like Linux.
>>61336684
Linux Mint. I could use Arch or Gentoo, but I would just prefer to have something that just werkz.
>>61336726
This
i installed win10 ltsb.
my win7 was stuttering and i can't find the reason.
i'll try this shit for the 90 days trial.
>>61346873
>XP
>SP2
>1/made me react
>>61348993
>I am categorically unfit to voice my opinion on this matter, the post
>>61336684
Win 7 Pro
>Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
>Macintosh System 7.5.3
>I might get a machine for NetBSD
>>61336684
Arch
>>61336684
Win 8.1 Embedded. Probably the best post-XP Windows. Tried switching to Linux, but then realized that a bunch of my favorite programs are not natively supported there, and there is also issue of gaming and getting used to Linux's way of installing shit and storing files.
>>61344755
Underage detected, it was obviously used as comedy. Summer sure is going to be long...
>>61348019
I just like the flow. Once you get used to it you realize how efficient it is. It requires a bit of unlearning since it eliminates the concept of minimizing and dragging windows around. Everything is pretty much done through the activities screen and keyboard shortcuts.
Workspaces are well done and I found that I use them much more often here than on other DEs because for example on XFCE you get all of the open programs in the taskbar and you just click on whatever you want even if it makes a mess on the screen. In GNOME I just do super+page down and go to the next workspace and open something else. Also since programs are launched from the activities screen, once you go there through the super key or the hot corner, you get to see all of the open windows as well, so if you think the desktop is overcrowded you can just drag something over to another one or scroll down and open what you want on that activity.
Sure, with just a few extensions you can make everything like in Windows or Mac or Unity, mainly only through Dash to Dock or Dash to Panel, but IMO GNOME is set up as it is because it makes sense. Try using it for a week in its default setup and you will see.
Also I love how the screen space is not wasted. When I have a fullscreen program running, there's just a top panel with system tray and a clock and the global menu of that program.
If you want to use a custom shell/gtk theme I recommend Flat Plat Blue with Flat Remix icons, it makes GNOME look much more beautiful.
So yeah, easy task switching, looks nice, GNOME apps are great, well integrated styling, it's just comfy.
>>61336726
Arch with i3
>>61336684
Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Lion, Windows XP and Windows 7.
>>61350729
Yeah, obviously not trying to cover your ass for saying stupid shit.
I use Linux (the operating system)
>>61348074
>I fucked my system without realizing it
>better blame anything built around Arch
>>61336684
TAILS
>>61338420
gentoo
Windows 8.1
I wanted to switch to loonix, I've used a lot of distros in the past but I'm not sure what to switch to anymore.
And I use shit that /g/ would probably cringe at that's only available on Windows and macOS, along with games. I don't know what to do about that one. I dual booted a fuckton in the past but it's definitely not what I find optimal.
>>61336684
OSX for Desktop
Winshit for Gaymes
Ubuntu for servers
Debian Unstable
Safety.. always off.
>>61337229
this
>>61350729
you have to go back
>>61336684
Ubuntu Mate for the moment on my workstation pc, and openSUSE booalbooted with arch on my laptop. I'm trying openSUSE to replace Ubuntu Mate for the workstation pc. So far it's awesome desu.
Just one other Gentoo user?
>>61336684
openSUSE
openSUSE Leap 42.2
>it just werks®
>zypper
>real engineering
>no fagotry
>>61360399
YOU CAN'T KILL PROGRESS
Windows 7 Starter with 1GB RAM. Please kill me.
Dual boot between ubuntu and windows 10. Windows for gaming and happily becoming a part of the botnet while doing normal human things. Ubuntu for pretty much everything else degenerate.
>>61336684
chrome OS because all I do is shitpost and watch anime. I honestly don't know why I even browse this board.
>>61360370
Is openSUSE the XP of [current year]?
>>61355140
Why not freebsd for servers?
>>61361364
It's best thing you can get without money.
Slackware
>>61338450
Damn that was some good bait anon
Kubuntu on my desktop, Ubuntu + Gnome on my laptop.
>>61347109
>What does Void actually offer other than a lack of systemd?
minimalism
and runit is great
>>61336684
Linux Mint - Cinnamon
>>61336684
Windows 7 until a new hard drive arrives. Going for arch or fedora with a gaming vm
Elementary OS
Shit just works
Windows 10 gang
>>61350753
Thanks anon, I didn't realize wide open spaces was the underlying philosophy to Gnome. Downloading it now, I'll give it a shot for a week.
>>61338157
>kde
>not being shit
You are going to be wating a long time lad.
>>61336738
>>61337191
>>61337940
>>61337980
>>61338255
>>61338325
>>61338536
>>61338701
>>61338776
>>61341949
>>61347102
>>61348019
>>61349641
>>61350605
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/LInux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
>>61352816
>Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system.
>>61340580
how's performance
why, windows 7 of course. How should I be expected to game on an inferior OS?
>inb4 /v/
>>61363507
You do know that the purpose of ricing is to make things look better, right?
>>61363507
>>61363568
These are the worst rices I have seen in my entire fucking life
>>61363637
the manjaro one is the default
>>61363568
>>61363704
I posted the wrong one, this is the "riced" one.
>>61363773
you just changed the wallpaper
>>61363867
And icons. Also this isn't me, I would not install botnet even for ironic memes.
>>61363926
>asking for a friend
modified deb net install
i3 wm
sysv + openrc
>>61336684
Fedora for work
Win 10 for gaymes
>>61336684
Debian GNU/Linux with xfce for work and most gaymes, but Win 10 in a VM for things that need it
OS X Sierra at work, Windows 7 at home, dd-wrt on router, Ubuntu LTS on server, Lineage OS on phone, boot9loader/Lumia on 3DS.
>>61336684
Windows. Fight me.
OSX at work
Windows 10 for desktop at home
Ubuntu for server/laptop at home
Ubuntu for programming and general work, Windows 10 for games and stylus applications
Mac OS for dicking around
>>61361856
My african american
>>61337173
I switched to Fedora 26 from Arch. Damn, I'm impressed. Even dnf was impressive and getting rpmfusion was a breeze.
AOSiP
>>61336684
Pic related.
I still have to configure it on my laptop though. A lot of things aren't working like they are supposed to.
>>61363773
>steam
kill yourself /v/aggot
>>61338450
>everything has to be free because Communism
Nothing is free in communism you retard, just look at China
Gayming desktop's running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB N, no dual-boot and a side of rice.
Media laptop's running Arch Linux with Cinnamon, no dual-boot. Just upgraded from Linux Mint in an attempt to salvage the usability of the laptop, intend to reinstall without the DE eventually.
>desktop
OS X El Capitan
>laptop
OpenBSD-current
>server
Debian Stretch
>phone
BB10OS
Debian (with KDE) / Windows 10 Pro
>>61342400
>dumb frogposter
>using windblows 10
just as expected
I use apricity with cinnamon.
Windows 7 and Manjaro OpenRC XFCE GNU+Linux
>>61363066
No, Richard, it's 'Linux', not 'GNU/Linux'. The most important contributions that the FSF made to Linux were the creation of the GPL and the GCC compiler. Those are fine and inspired products. GCC is a monumental achievement and has earned you, RMS, and the Free Software Foundation countless kudos and much appreciation. Following are some reasons for you to mull over, including some already answered in your FAQ. One guy, Linus Torvalds, used GCC to make his operating system (yes, Linux is an OS -- more on this later). He named it 'Linux' with a little help from his friends. Why doesn't he call it GNU/Linux? Because he wrote it, with more help from his friends, not you. You named your stuff, I named my stuff -- including the software I wrote using GCC -- and Linus named his stuff. The proper name is Linux because Linus Torvalds says so. Linus has spoken. Accept his authority. To do otherwise is to become a nag. You don't want to be known as a nag, do you? (An operating system) != (a distribution). Linux is an operating system. By my definition, an operating system is that software which provides and limits access to hardware resources on a computer. That definition applies whereever you see Linux in use. However, Linux is usually distributed with a collection of utilities and applications to make it easily configurable as a desktop system, a server, a development box, or a graphics workstation, or whatever the user needs. In such a configuration, we have a Linux (based) distribution. Therein lies your strongest argument for the unwieldy title 'GNU/Linux' (when said bundled software is largely from the FSF). Go bug the distribution makers on that one. Take your beef to Red Hat, Mandrake, and Slackware. At least there you have an argument. Linux alone is an operating system that can be used in various applications without any GNU software whatsoever. Embedded applications come to mind as an obvious example. Next, even if we limit the GNU/Linux title to the G
Ubuntu Mate.
GNU/Linux
For everyday use and gaming.
;)
Manjaro 17.0.2 Gellivara; x86_64 Linux 4.9.35-1-MANJARO
If you're not sure which distribution to choose, please choose this one.
I switched to hackintosh last year and used it for months. It was quite alright, 10 times more stable than people would tell me, including system updates.
A month agosto I switched back to Windows because there was some software I needed most of the time and dual booting I dislike.
And now I'm done with that I decided to use Linux. I tried a few DEs and I decided after using both macOS and Windows that the next non primitive desktop experience was KDE. Now I'm switching between distros with good KDE support to see what's best. So far KDE neon sucked.