Linux

ontop of other user comments where it boils down to trust in the maintainer and code reviewers of the project, another reason depends on the use case that you plan on using your Linux system. for example, if I were to setup a nextcloud server, i'd generally go with alpine for it's lightweight design, or Debian for it's stability. I wouldn't necessarily use Kali Linux, because with those features it also uses a lot of resources for it to function, and I don't need that for a server.

in terms of my personal device I generally build those from the tty and add other modules (like DE, utils, etc...) to give it more functionality. Much like my servers I like to have my laptop optimized -- take as minimal resources as possible -- which is a rather controversial take after seeing users bash at me that I'm not taking advantage of all my memory. anyways, I don't think there is a specific distro that has everything that I want. I want a system that works that doesn't use 2 GB from the DE alone and that is accomplished by adding the modules myself.

I don't trust any other sub-distro other than myself. I generally go with one of the corporate base tty installer (arch) and I build the system from that. I'm not going to switch to say cachy OS for it's aesthetics, or ease of use, I couldn't really care less.

Agreed. I distro-hopped for months before settling on Void. It took a while for me to figure out (with help from the internet) that systemd was causing a lot of the problems I was having. It's been smooth sailing since I found Void and I've never been happier with an OS.

It really isn't difficult to install or use, and I think experienced users would probably appreciate it as much as I do. It does what you tell it to, out of the box. Nothing more, nothing less.

Ive been using fedora, my first distro, for about 5 years. I'm about to switch because it just doesn't do some things I want, or not without a ton of config. I got it because it came up as "best distro for coding" when I googled it, and I was just beginning to code.

I can't imagine its that much better than like Ubuntu though, which is what I think I'll switch to. Meanwhile there's several just complete and total roadblocks ive hit because of the distro. Kubernettes and Docker just doesn't work for me. I was trying a teat install of CiviCRM and never got past the download. Recently, when trying to install Graphene on a new phone, Fedora in fastboot just refuses to recognize it. In the process of trying to work around this limitation, I somehow removed myself from the sudo su group, and fixing it has been a chore.

Its like every time I want to do x, it isn't supported. Coding and developing on it is fine, for my personal projects. If I wanna do anything more than run a script though, its been nothing but hardship.

Its been a pretty good distro for me, but I have a dislike for extended config and sysadmin tasks and troubleshooting, and on my personal projects I keep hitting roadblocks over and over on Fedora. Open to other suggestions, but Ubuntu seems the most straightforward

Weak.

If you’re needing to ask this question then you don’t understand Linux and it’s eco system.

Try and think real hard and you might be able to understand why you are wrong.

It doesn't.

No, I think you're missing the point. Distro really and truly doesn't matter at all. They all can do the same stuff as each other. It's entirely all about taste and personal preference, and nothing else. Each flavour has a different starting point, and those staying points make it quicker and easier to achieve different end goals, but they can all achieve the same end goals but with varying amounts of effort. But to stay with, just pick one and give it a try, learn how it works and what it does, then either stick or twist, but have fun learning and exploring.