Which Linux distribution do you use most frequently?

The best fast stable linux in my opinion...after trying
almoust all distros....is Antix.

In all my everyday activities I use NimbleX Linux.
It's a fairly small and unknown distro but for me it's by far the best distro out there. Everything just works on my computer, it's virtually unbreakable and it's lighting fast. If you need things like a package management and some of the other conventional features then it's not for you and there is a bit of a learning curve if you want to get the most out of it but it's still worth a try.

I've used Fedora since version 1, but this summer I'll be switching to CentOS version 6: the endless changes in Fedora are just too much bother. I've tried other things, but I'm underwhelmed by them.

The Anaconda installer is intuitive (unlike the Debian one) and effective. It enables me to do a custom installation of what I need rather than cluttering the drive and menu with games and social networking stuff (like Ubuntu). The repositories have all the software I need (try installing Evolution on Slackware), and Yum does a good job of accessing them. And CentOS is Gnome based: the stand-alone window managers lack facilities, while KDE and its utilities are just too bloated and ugly.

Many years of computer use, many flavors of Linux tried, found Debian to be powerful, lived in it for a few years... and then tried sidux. It is a type of distribution tree with its roots in the good earth of Debian and its leaves in Valhalla.

Very powerful if you have an idea of what you want to do.

sidux is clarity if not depending on ultimate security or enterprise like stability of a changeless environment.

I learn fast and can adapt to the new. I like the frontier.

I think it is the one if you like the cutting edge that actually works in an operational platform with a rolling release growth curve.

Foresight Linux Gnome. Everything works straight out of box. It's a rolling distro one could set and forget. It's responsive, and offers something for everyone. Of the more popular operating systemmes, I would favour Zenwalk because it's fast and stable.

I work for a living and I don't donate all that money so that I can have to 'learn Linux' or look up hardware issues on the internet.

I may be a Computer Geek, but I don't have time to show my workers how to type commands into a CLI or terminal window. Any OS for the Desktop needs to be intuitive in its functioning and cost-effective in the ledger. I need for my people to not have to worry about the OS doing it's job, so that they can do theirs.

I need vast and deep repositories that remind me that this is 2010 and the apps are simply amazing. Yeah, I'd throw MY money at that.

Thank you PCLinuxOS, for being a Desktop Business Solution worth paying for. Let's see Redmond or Cuppertino come up with a better answer? No, I didn't think so.

hi there, i've only been a linux user for 5 years and still learning, firts one i used was fedora and rhel and then tried mandriva, linux mint, DSL, pclos, centos and ubuntu......for the server side of things i still prefer to use rhel and CentOs (and it keeps me with my terminal skills IMHO) for the rest i have yet to fully delve but currently i'm using Ubuntu for my lappi and netbook because it simply just works out-of-the box with minimal configuration for ubuntu it's just a sudo-apt away but for some reason keep coming back to pclos man they should it to fusion r something because of how telstar combined the ease of aptitude the candy crisp of mandrake the backbone rpm's of rhel all brought together with the twist that only telstar can conjure (IMHO). all thesame linux is linux underhood its just matter of how much time and skills are you willing to spend on it.... simply wonderfull......kudos!

I tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mandrake/Mandriva and many others, all have their good and not so good features, I stay with PCLinuxOS because of it's simplicity, stability, good repository and excellent community where you can get support in a friendly way.

I started with Suse:slow, prefer debian packge system.
Then Soho linux, very basic.
Mepis:love Mepis, first debian based system I used, but I prefer Gnome.
Xandros:Great, but tied to microsoft.
ubuntu:Great, Everything Just works, left because hard to repair, tired of large upgrading.
PclinuxOs:nice but nothing really new, ubuntu is better.
Debian:surprised about slow poor installation method, verious other problems.
I tried other linuxes but I could not get away from PuppyLinux, when the otheres would break, I used puppy to fix them, it is aways reliable, ready to go, Puppy has the right mix of practically no installion needed, no huge
upgrades all the time, now even with delta upgrading! Small, unbloated, fast, install on anything,relatively fast boot up, elegent backend system, simple programing, best application mix of all the other distros,
I had the Vic20,C64,C128, it is a shame that today with all the memory,and processor speed, that todays Systems are not that much better than the Vic20, because of the software bloat and too many background processes that aren't really doing anything but waisting cpu cycles.

"Puppy just gives you what you need."

So damn good that you'll actually Donate that money (gladly and with a giant grin on your face).

Zenwalk is my favourite!

It is fast, responsive, complete, stable, small, compatible, configurable, powerful and easy to use.

I've tried several different distributions, all with different package management systems, installation routines and configuration tools, but I find Debian is most likely to give me the system I want - rock solid dependability with Stable branch; Testing offers newer apps and remarkably little breakage; Sid gives you a full rolling release distro, which in my experience doesn't cause me as many headaches as Arch or (especially) Gentoo.

I also like certain Debian-derived distributions - I was very happy to hear about Crunchbang Linux moving to Debian Squeeze sources. I'm using Alpha 1, and it's absolutely brilliant. Thus demonstrating both the ingenuity of Corenominal (head honcho at #!) and the adaptability of Debian, as an OS.

After many years of experience with some of the most famous distributions (mostly Debian, Gentoo) I appreciate the "keep it simple stupid" way in archlinux. It's a rolling release and you get the latest updates (like in Debian SID) very quickly and it runs fast!

I think people who like Debian and/or Gentoo (like me) find the best compromise with archlinux. For me it's the best distribution since over a year now and i use it on several workstations and servers.

I started out with Suse, but grew tired of doing a completed install every time I wanted to upgrade to the latest version of the OS. Eventually I found sidux. I really enjoy having the latest updates, and bleeding edge software. Even though sidux is based on Debian Sid, it's incredibly fast and stable. I've always prefered KDE to Gnome, and I feel that sidux is the best and most stable KDE distro available.