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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Fedora.

(Specifically Workstation - i.e. the Gnome variant, but I've used other spins and they're also great)

Pretty up to date, reliable, spearheads new developments that go on to benefit the Linux desktop as a whole, they don't make a bunch of crazy alterations to the DEs they ship.

And to think I was reluctant to try it for ages because the name sounds like it'd be some neckbeardy distro.

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

And to think I was reluctant to try it for ages because the name sounds like it'd be some neckbeardy distro.

When Linus Tech Tips did their month-long Linux challenge, they vetoed a viewer suggestion to use Fedora because they thought it was a "meme distro".

I use Fedora btw

[–] million@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why would you ever think it was a meme distro? Red Hat has been around forever.

[–] cholesterol@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Because of the fedora-wearing neckbeard stereotype.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

tips fedora

m'distro

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That's why