My roundup of some popular Linux Distros

Ubuntu#

I've used Ubuntu for the longest time. I've used it during my formidable learning years, from 2008 to 2018. Whew that was a decade, just thinking about it! I mostly like it. One of the key differentiating factors among distros is their package management. And APT feels robust.

Pop-OS#

My usual go-to distro currently. Been using it since circa 2020. Builds on top of Ubuntu, so you get the niceties of the large user base! Feels like a community distro as opposed to Ubuntu (although I believe it's also a corporate driven one). But it doesn't force snaps down your throat like Ubuntu.

Debian#

The Mother of all distros! Haha! In seriousness, it's the base distro for Ubuntu. And a well know rock-solid one. I generally use it in all my VPS servers whenever I can.

CentOS#

Used to be the most popular server distro until Redhat pulled the cord!

Fedora#

This was my first Linux distro that I started with and briefly used back in 2007. I believe it was called Fedora Core back then. Then I briefly used in 2018/19. During this time, I saw that the package manager was not as stable as Debian's APT, and started giving out errors after a few months of tinkering/use.

I'm currently trialling out daily driving Fedora 39, the latest version as of January 2024. I'm currently learning Linux Kernel module programming, as this will tell how good a developer's distro Fedora is!

Overall Reflection#

I've completely stopped using Windows as my OS back in 2010 and the experience has been a liberating one. One of my favourite aspects about Linux is its hardware compatibility. It sails through on older hardware. Which makes it possible to have setups like these.

Although linux powers majority of the servers; it's heavily lacking in the desktop market-share. Owing to only about 2% usage! Enthusiasts speak about the Year of the Linux desktop. But as much as I wish it were, I don't see it happening anytime soon.