So we can clearly see the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them, please follow this format:

  • Write the name of the Linux distro as a first-level comment.
  • Reply to that comment with each reason you like the distro as a separate answer.

For example:

  • Distro (first-level comment)
    • Reason (one answer)
    • Other reason (a different answer)

Please avoid duplicating options. This will help us better understand the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them.

    • feacesfea@kbin.social
      6·
      1 年前

      Based on Fedora

      • Fedora uses the latest technology and is quick to adapt new features such as PipeWire, BTRFS, Wayland and etc, yet remains very stable.
    • feacesfea@kbin.social
      4·
      1 年前

      Clean separation

      • The base system is separated from applications and user data
      • Integration of Flatpak applications via Flathub
      • Toolbox and Distrobox support, run applications from any distribution in a containerized environment
    • feacesfea@kbin.social
      2·
      1 年前

      Nvidia support

      • Multiple Nvidia driver streams (525xx, 520xx, and 470xx)
      • CUDA support
      • Container runtime support
      • Secure boot
      • Hardware-accelerated video playback
      • Selinux support
      • Multiple Fedora flavors and releases
      • Post-install setup with just
      • Multi-GPU support with supergfxctl (optional Gnome Shell extension)
    • feacesfea@kbin.social
      2·
      1 年前

      Cloud-native approach

      • Reliable, atomic updates with built in rollback
      • Known-good state and fewer failures
      • Significantly reduced configuration drift
      • No compiling or building Nvidia drivers on the local client, they come premade on the image
    • feacesfea@kbin.social
      2·
      1 年前

      Built-in container tools for developers

      • Consume packages and software from any repo without risking breakage on the client
      • Easy consumption of other OCI images, if it’s on the CNCF Landscape it’s a first class citizen thanks to Podman!