Which Linux do you prefer, and why?

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Which Linux variant(s) do you prefer, and why?
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  • CentOS for server as it is rock stable. Ubuntu is fine too, but for me it is better as desktop version. OpenSUSE have latest features in Linux world.
  • I like Mint for a desktop OS, Debian (shame on you for not mentioning it) for a server OS.
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    • I ALMOST mentioned it, but it seems to be referred to more as a basis for others than anything else. I didn't mention BSD or AT&T UNIX either.

      Steve
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  • For me,it is fedora for being user-friendly(from my perspective).Ofc as a desktop OS.
  • Shame on you for not mentioning Debian. Debian all the way!
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    • I'm using CentOS 6.3 64bit and zPanel as replacement for cPanel. Works great!
  • Debian is my favourite
  • I have tried a few linux distro and in the end I settled with Ubuntu LTS versions. I don't know specific reasons but Ubuntu was more user friendly than other distros. I was able to find a good user community for Ubuntu as well. BTW I am not a big fan of Unity interface but its not a deal breaker for me.
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    • Ubuntu for desktop. Debian for server.
  • I have a laptop that hates linux but it did accept 'Zorin' (sounds like a villain from James Bond) so I like that.

    I also have a small netbook with Pear Linux that works great.

    Then I have Raspbian on my Raspberry Pi

    Centos for VPS

    So my favourite Linux is any that work!

    In the olden days I chose Mandrake or RedHat.
  • Debian is my favourite too
  • I use Debian for my servers. Where there is no Debian in the list?
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    • I like ubuntu. I've been using it for a server for the last few years. It has a pretty large following, so it's easy to get help or find tutorials. The update repository is also updated frequently, so you can patch security problems and get newer versions of software pretty easily.
    • I think ALL of the "other" votes are for debian. So unbuntu still wins. This certainly isn't a scientific survey, but that is one reason why I asked for reasons.

      But cut me some slack. I TRIED to cover the more popular ones, regardless of market.

      steve
  • I like ubuntu-server without desktop environment and also like the desktop version of ubuntu. I was a big fan of slackware linux back in the day

    EDIT: looking at the poll results, ubuntu wins hands down
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