What Is Your Favorite Linux Distribution?
What is your favorite Linux distribution(s) and why?
Also, are there any that you're interested in and would like to know more about? And also why?
I'm planning to do more videos that explore Linux distributions with something interesting to offer.
Really I try to videos about other operating systems in general as long as there is a way for me to test/run them.
I've recently been working on videos for a couple of distributions.
I'm currently working on one about Pop!_OS, and the last one I released was about Ubuntu Unity.
Why Ubuntu Unity?
Up until Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu had been using their own desktop environment called Unity, but before the release of the newest version (Unity 8) they abandoned Unity altogether in favor of a semi-custom Gnome Shell(aka Gnome 3).
It was Ubuntu 14.04 with Unity-7 that was my first actual Linux install on a computer, and it was partially due to Unity that I was compelled to continue using Linux. Unity also had specific features that were unique, and weren't available in any other desktop environment.
So that, along with the fact that the new Ubuntu Unity project was headed by a 12 yea old boy were among the main reasons for that video.
Why Pop!_OS?
PopOS is also a Ubuntu-based Linux distro.
Many Linux distributions are based on another distro that is a reliable base because it's managed and funded by a major organization or company.
Pop!_OS is created by System76, A US company based in Colorado that designs, manufactures, and sells computer hardware that runs Linux.
Because of this System76 has devoted significant effort and resources into making Pop! a better Linux desktop environment.
Pop!_OS uniquely supplies an .ISO image just for computers with Nvidia graphics, and also has the best out-of-the-box support for hybrid-graphics. Hybrid-Graphics refers to computers that have graphics integrated into their CPU, and also include dedicated graphics cards.
Pop!_OS also adds interesting little features like easier updates, and a refresh/restore option, and most interestingly includes a very unique desktop experience via it's window-management. It also includes a built-in tiling window manager which is a feature usually reserved for the more experienced and daring Linux users at the lack of a full fledged Linux distro.
Distros/Operating Systems I have on my TO-DO list currently are:
- Plan 9: (I have a working Plan 9 VM, but haven't learned enough about it to do a video)
- Inferno: (Haven't successfully gotten it running yet, but it's also at the top of my list)
- Haiku: (I have a working VM, but haven't figured out a video just yet)
- ReactOS
- Nitrux
Some of the older distro/operating-system videos I've done were:
- Turnkey Linux
- Elementary OS(Juno, Hera, and Odin releases)
- Android 10 & 11(they technically count as Linux distros)
- Linux Mint vs. Ubuntu Gnome
- MX Linux
- Hash Linux
- Mamjaro Linux
- Ubuntu Web Remix
- Windows 11
Currently, I use MX Linux.
The first time I moved away from Windows XP was trying Ubuntu but didn't like it because couldn't play mp3's. Switched to Linux Mint for many years and was happy, tried MX Linux and it "seemed" to be less clunky, loving it.
I'm not a programmer by any means, I just want things to work. Like, get online with a browser.
Hmm, I actually did a video a while back on MX Linux. It's pretty good, and a lot of people talk about it.
About the MP3's issue. The reason why Ubuntu can't play them or many other formats is because of licensing. There is software in Linux with licenses that restrict distributing that software with other software that uses incompatible licenses, and proprietary/non-free codecs like .mp3 is one of those.
So they can make it available to you, but they can't package it with the OS itself.
I'm thinking that with Linux Mint/MX-Linux they have the option to "Install Extras Such as .mp3 codecs" somewhere during the installation. Pretty sure Ubuntu does this too now, but before they didn't.
Pop!_OS is on my try to-do list. I currently use ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS while my other machines work in lubuntu and linux mint. When it was first released I had a few issues with 20.04 and hated it but now, it's much more stable.
I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 since 2019 basically because I have so many things set up just right for what I do that I hesitate to move away from it.
But in general I prefer Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based distros.
Pop!_OS is very good though. I really think it's a good place for new people to start, but the built-in tiling & stacking window manager mode and their other desktop-management features are fun for people who come from other distros.
I've always liked Elementary OS too, have you ever given it a shot? Their apps, desktop, and App-Center full of developer apps for Elementary make it very nice. Especially for a distro that started as "Ubuntu with a MacOS theme".
I wanted to go back to 18.04 because it was much more stable and I liked it. I haven't tried Elementary OS but will check it soon when I have the time.
The thing about 20.04 I disliked is that they made the Ubuntu Software Center a Snap package, and removed the ability to add Flatpak support from it. I have an extension on 18.04 that lets me get all 3 package types from Ubuntu Software.
Also Gnome Software Center(which is included in Pop-OS) has the option to download from all 3 sources.
Elementary's App-Center has hundreds of apps from developers that are made just for Elementary, and they also have Flatpaks available.
For long time i use PCLinuxOS on my main computer. Also i use Linux Mint on my old laptop and also I use it in a virtual machine for experiments and creating screenshots and screencasts for my Ukrainian-language Linux project — prolinuxua.
Ah yes PCLinuxOS is one that you don't hear about often, but I've heard a lot of good things about it.
And Linux Mint is one of the best out-of-the-box distros ever. I always recommend that to people who want to try Linux out because it has a ton of features that you'd find on a Windows or MacOS.
Are there a lot of Linux users in Ukraine? I've heard that Russia moved a lot of their govt systems to Linux to get away from Microsoft, and also in China I think. Also I think React OS comes from either Ukraine or Russia? I've tested it out, and it's promising. But it's just Windows cloned.
Regarding the number of Linux users in Ukraine, there are not so many of them. Linux is mainly used in the professional sphere. Ordinary home users prefer Windows.
As for ReactOS, the beginnings of the project come from Russia. But among the developers there are Ukrainians and people from other countries.
Yes it is mostly the same here with Windows being the norm. A lot of Mac users too though, especially in the media production world.
Have you tried the smaller OSes like Amiga OS, Haiku, Plan 9, or Inferno?
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