You Only NEED 3 Linux Distributions

These three distributions are the only ones you need. .

[TitusTechTalk]

After all the Redhat drama... I'd revise this clip - "You Only need 2 Distros"
1. Debian for stable environments
2. Arch for cutting edge

[dominus]

Meanwhile no dev managed to get a scroll wheel speed adjuster into the mouse settings of any distro

[laniusdev]

Well, SUSE is so obscure, that it's directly supported by hardware and software vendors (e.g.: nVidia literally hosts a zypper repo). Leap is getting a little bit old, but Tumbleweed is literally Arch in terms of shipping new software, but it doesn't break (because it's a base for enterprise products).

[rw]

100% agree. Another thing that cooks my noodle is reinventing the wheel. Forever developing new installers and package managers. There are many other areas to push our community forward.

[aarond]

Everytime I distro hop, I always end up coming back to Fedora. It feels the most complete and has worked with most hardware I've thrown at it.

[MrYossarianuk]

Yes, an Arch based one (for gaming), a Redhat based one (for enterprise work) and a Debian/Ubuntu based one (for workstation)

[pcfred]

Debian forks are due to people disagreeing with Debian's policies. Fedora is the testing branch of Red Hat. Arch is because some people figured they could make a distro even more impractical than Slackware.

[George_K]

Hey Titus, I loved your video on how you showed finding and installing Plain Debian Just like you install Windows or any other Operating System, doing a clean install and then one can add anything to it. And I liked how you poked at Debian people making it a challenge finding the install file. Good Work... You got my support.

[thermionictetrode]

I have quite liked NixOS lately. The declarative model does seem to be a bit different than most other distros, and the "one config to rule them all" makes it easy for me to avoid loosing my random little changes I normally make to config files spread throughout the etc directory. So far I haven't yet removed it from any of the systems I have put it on, and normally I do reinstall every time a system feels the least bit "crufty" to me.

[VeganaAnarkiisto]

I tried a bunch of Linux CDs from magazines around 2000. Mandrake was the sweetest but I had to switch back to W2K (THE best windows ever, with that clean 9x look) each time I felt stuck. Then I got an integration job in an association checking and setting donated computers up with debian. It came with a qualifying training in network management, which occured in the workshop, on our debian computers. I never quit debian and aptitude since 🥰 (although I'm a piano tuner now 😅)

[nerosr]

There is something to be said about having a distro ready for use with the tools and interface you require ready for use. The "just pick a base and do it yourself" disconsiders the fact that many people do not want to deal with this hastle.

[linuxsbc]

I largely agree. I technically "distro hopped" by switching my Fedora Workstation to a custom build of uBlue (basically a more customizable Fedora Silverblue), but that's just a slight change so I can get the atomic updates of OSTree.

[richardbates]

For most users, the GUI is the OS. They have no idea. I understand your frustration.

[exaq]

i went from linux mint with cinnamon de as my first distro to arch with dwm after using mint for like 2-3 days and i'm loving arch so far

[mercuriete]

BTW I use Gentoo.
Gentoo is stable as rock, rolling release and a mix of source based and binary based.
If you want to keep your Linux instalation for decades, Gentoo is your only one.

[yr]

Coming from window 10, i have tried Debian and it was the most logical choice for me. Music production and Video edit are my mainpoint, so i need stability in my main desktop. Ubuntu Studio LTS is so great!.

[gwgux]

It all boils down to, what is the starting point you want to use for your computer? Even people who run Windows change at least some settings to suit their needs from cosmetic stuff like wallpapers or connecting to their wireless printer or installing their browser of choice and any software they need. Nobody runs a general purpose OS on their computer without adding/removing/customizing something on it.

Distros just offer more starting points from which to choose for setting up a desktop/laptop. The rest is up to the owner of said desktop/laptop do with it what they want for their needs.

[LionWithTheLamb]

I've said for a while that Linux Distros are like different trim levels in cars. Most of them use the same base (Debian, Arch, Fedora), but then the included options and stylings are different.

[lorensims]

I'm a Slackware user. I appreciate that it's the most Unix-like distro, also the oldest and most stable of the bunch.
Slackware -current is as up-to-date as anything else as still more stable than most distribution's "stable" versions.

[Thee_Dr_Evil]

There can be only one, Slackware (I kid, I kid) but it was the first distro I ran for any time back in the early 2000's.