Asklemmy

macOS, works for me. Want to get a simple Windows PC for simple games, because that is just way easier to do than with macOS ...

Debian, windows 10, macos and osx, 9front.

Desktop: Dual boot, Arch Linux / Windows 10 (cba to do the BIOS thing to update to windows 11) for games, FL studio and photoshop

Laptop: MacOS

Windows 11, mostly for gaming. I also dual-boot Fedora, which now that Proton is getting so good I am considering making the full switch over. Only thing is I have an Nvidia GPU :(

Fedora Kinoite from ublue.

Windows is a pain to use. Its uncustomizable, lacks pretty much all its features after making it semi-private. Apps look horrible, theming is nonexistent for the apps I use. All the apps I use in exchange of the Windows shit are also available on Linux.

So I distrohopped, stayed with KDE all the time. Everything broke but I also didnt want "stable" outdated software, until Wayland, fractional scaling and more are fixed.

Fedora Kinoite is very up-to-date, and its OSTree model is similar to git. You have an immutable system image that you can change by layering or removing RPM software, but you should do that as little as possible.

The ublue team takes care of adding Codecs and NVIDIA drivers, so client-side layering can stay minimal. This means reproducible bugs, always. You can reset the system, you have atomic updates (either it fails or succeeds) and you can save as many versions as you want.

Updates run in the background, you get your Software through Flatpak (which is more uptodate, isolated and officially supported anyways), its pretty awesome.

Windows 11 on my desktop for gaming. Manjaro Linux on my laptop for most other things.

Linux. Debian.

Is there another possibility, why you ask "and why"?

Dual boot Ubuntu/Win10 on one, and dual boot Mint/Win7 on another. If I can secure a stable internet connection I will switch the last machine to a server.

I'm a CS major, so I need all the experience I can get. I prefer Linux machines because I think the OS is superior in a number of ways.

Windows 11 and Arch. Primarily the former. It just works, and I need it for work and playing co-op games with friends.

Windows 11 on my main desktop, Debian + KDE on my garage desktop, and Debian on my home server and cloud server.

Windows 11 on my work/gaming system, Ubuntu Server on the server that runs PiHole, VPN, and file sharing, MX Linux on my laptop. On my W11 machine I've also got VMware with machines running every version of Windows from 95 through 7, a few different Linux variants for testing, Mac OS, and a few Win10 lab machines for work. Don't get me started on how much I've upgraded this machine since I bought it in 2021!

I have tried various distros over the last 15 years, starting with Ubuntu, debian, Crunchbang(alltime-favorite), Arch, Fedora and so on. Currently with Linux Mint. Just works and I like the Debian environment.

Elementary OS because I like Arch, but I want things to be a bit more creature comfortable.

I used to dual boot windows 10 and gentoo Linux before my CPU died ( 😭 ). There’s so many Linux games now I probably will just run gentoo… (I do have a windows 98 build I use for nostalgia)

• Windows 11 on the main PC
• Windows 10 on the HTPC
• Linux Mint XFCE on my laptop

Part of the reason I steer to windows for main work/play PC's is due to the greater amount of support for the platform and the overall ease of use, however I've looked into various distros for the HTPC which would enable a more native "console" like experience than what I have now via it automatically opening Kodi and Kodi acting as a launcher for steam or playing YouTube, Netflix and Disney+ through the interface.

XFCE meanwhile for the laptop is to enable a familiar desktop environment light on resources (the laptop is over a decade old at this point) and efficient for when I'm at school or need the laptop for work purposes (like a presentation I'll have to give in the coming weeks).

I dual boot Windows and Manjaro. Literally the only thing keeping me tied to Microsoft is VR, just haven't been able to get my OG Vive working quite right on Linux yet, and it irritates me XD

I dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 11 on separate drives. I would go fully Arch because I love the idea of a DIY OS, especially for programming & game performance, but games like CoD are keeping me stuck with Windows.

Windows. Use it for school and gaming. Almost never touch it tho.

Linux Mint for my laptop and Artix with S6 on my workstation.

Also, ARTIX USERS REPRESENT! We need to rep our distro a lot more!

Windows 11. It came with a license, I'm depending on the Adobe Suite and several productivity tools that run trouble free on a Windows machine. My instance has been cleaned up by Windows 10 Debloater and Shutup10. I feel like I need to make excuses for using Windows but when it's set up properly, it is very familiar and intuitive. Plus, whenever you get new equipment or need a niche plugin, you can count on it that they'll have a well maintained Windows application.