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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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Okay why is your distro the best? (reddthat.com)

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I made the unfortunate post about asking why people liked Arch so much (RIP my inbox I'm learning a lot from the comments) But, what is the best distro for each reason?

RIP my inbox again. I appreciate this knowledge a lot. Thank you everyone for responding. You all make this such a great community.

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[–] nyan@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Gentoo works best for me because I'm a control freak. It lets me tune my system in any way I want, and I don't mind leaving my computer on while I'm asleep so that it can compile its way through libreoffice, webkit, and a couple of browsers. Plus, based on complaints I hear from people using other distros, Portage beats other package managers in every way except speed.

This doesn't mean that it's best for everyone, mind you, just that it's best for me.

[–] ragas@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

I agree with Gentoo.

I had installed Arch for my wife, to get fast install times and more normal user friendly upgrades, but it kept breaking all the time.

It really opened my eyes to how incredibly stable Gentoo is while still allowing living on the bloodiest of edges at the same time.

[–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

Gentoo is the best, if you have a beefy CPU with enough RAM, it's not even that slow. (Yes still slower, though dnf may be on par).

But it's just the best thing for having control over your hardware and software.

USE flags are divine, I can't imagine a life without them anymore.