I started using Linux back in January or February 2020, and my first distro was Elementary OS 5.1. It felt like the right choice from the start.
Since then, I've tried a bunch of other distros like Arch, Fedora, Alpine, Linux Mint, Manjaro, and Paldo. But in the end, I fell in love with Debian stable.
Arch and Fedora didn't really sit with me, but I might give Arch another shot someday. Out of all the ones I tried, my top picks are Debian, Elementary, Mint, Alpine, and Paldo.
Today, I run Elementary alongside Debian on my laptop, and Debian on both my desktops. I love what Elementary does, but for me, Debian is number one, and Elementary is a close second.
#Debian #Elementary #Mint #LinuxMint #Manjaro #Arch #ArchLinux #Alpine #AlpineLinux #Paldo #PaldoLinux #Linux #Desktop #Laptop
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏴🏳️🌈🇳🇴 /
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2025-04-06 14:05:33
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