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.
Linux Mint.
Everything just works, it’s very stable and convenient. As someone who used windows for most of my adult life, things are where I expect them to be with the cinammon desktop.
There’s a GUI option for most everything, which makes using it on my HTPC with a remote control a breeze.
Has all the things that made Ubuntu so pervasive in the first place, and strips out the more questionable choices from canonical.
Only thing missing for me with Linux mint cinnamon edition is support for Wayland, because I wish I could run android apps with waydroid more easily. Right now, I’m able to run waydroid successfully and then I’m using weston, but it’s a janky solution at best.
I also worry cinnamon will be left behind if it doesn’t make the switch to Wayland at some stage, because of the progress I’ve been reading about when it comes to things like HDR. But right now that’s not a factor.
Overall it’s an almost perfect distro for me. It’s still relatively light, but has all the convenience a lazy Linux user such as myself could ask for.
Love it.
This is subjective, but after distro hopping, Linux Mint XFCE requires the least amount of post install configuration for my use case and personal preferences.
Also, they show a preference for flatpack over snap but don’t lock you in/out of either.