For GNU/linux users, what distribution(s) do you use?

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What GNU/linux distribution(s) do you use?

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fluidistic said:
According to some websites GNU/linux Mint has become the standard while Ubuntu's fame decreased drastically after the introduction of Unity. So much that now it's currently the 3rd or 4th most popular distribution.
I still use Ubuntu and I'm curious if those "results" have impacted PF users.
So if you're a GNU/linux user, please participate in the poll. Thank you.

Obviously those websites are out of touch with reality. In my experience, most people who are geared toward education are unabashed Ubuntu devotees. Those who value stability and freedom from licenses tend to gravitate toward Fedora/Scientific Linux. Theose who favor a thin installation will do Mint and those who want to run Linux on their game machine will do Puppy-Linux. Other than those, the other versions, even though interesting do not come up much. - Just my experience.
 
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Pythagorean said:
no slackware option :eek:

slackware.

Now that you mention it, I notice that Gentoo is missing too. - Moooo. :)
 
Although I have test partitions where I run many test distros so that I may speak somewhat intelligently about them, my main system on 5 boxes (including a Minecraft server) has been Slackware since 1999.
 
Update: Now under Lubuntu (desktop pc) and Manjaro (laptop).
I really like Manjaro, it's Arch made for newbies, as easy as Ubuntu or Mint. Everything works out of the box and it has the advantage of having a stable branch for those who don't want things to break in a rolling release model and programs are only around 1 or 2 months older than pure Arch. It's my favorite distribution as of now.