[NBLUG/talk] Which Linux distribution do you use and why?

[Howard Schnirman]

I'll admit it. I use Mint because of the aesthetics. Since it kind of 
follows Ubuntu(Debian) releases, it has good
support for most modern packages. I currently mostly use cinelerra for 
video editing. Next best thing to Final Cut Pro
with all the bells & whistles.

On 11/8/2013 10:38 AM, Zack Gold wrote:
> - I find myself programming, listening to music (Spotify), watching 
> Netflix, web browsing. Whatever I end up with should support chromium.
> - I would consider myself a minimalist, though I'm not sure how that 
> ties into vi vs. emacs. The most common software that I use these days 
> is mainly vim, tmux, and chromium.
> - I enjoy my GUIs to be minimal; I don't like GNOME, KDE, or XFCE.
> - My favorite window manager is (currently) i3wm because it's simple 
> and it gets the job done.
> - I prefer stable packages.
> - Because I'm considering a Lenovo ThinkPad X230t, the distribution 
> I'll be looking towards should support touchscreen capabilities.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Jordan Erickson 
> <jerickson at logicalnetworking.net 
> <mailto:jerickson at logicalnetworking.net>> wrote:
>
>     It's all Linux on the inside.. just depends on your preference.
>
>     + What are 3 main "things you do" on your computer? (web browsing,
>     video
>     editing, development, running an online porn site...?)
>     + Are you a minimalist, or do you like all the bells and whistles (vi
>     vs. emacs, watch out for flames)
>     + Do you value GUI configuration tools?
>     + What is your favorite DE / window manager?
>     + Do you prefer stable/older packages or potentially buggy/newer
>     packages?
>     + Do you have any specialized hardware that would necessitate a
>     certain
>     distro or line of distros?
>
>     All of these questions will play into your choice / evolution of
>     choices. It's cliche in the Linux world but it's true: Try them
>     all and
>     see which one you like the best. You wouldn't buy a car without test
>     driving it first, right? You might fall in love with one you
>     disregarded
>     before based on past assumptions.
>
>     Personally, I use Debian wherever I can but that's just because I'm so
>     used to it and it's characteristics (that and I feel that I align very
>     well with the whole Debian philosophy). I should try SuSE, CentOS and
>     others again sometime though.
>
>
>     Cheers,
>     Jordan
>
>
>
>     On 11/08/2013 12:52 AM, Zack Gold wrote:
>     > Yes, I am going to start a discussion about this. But it's only
>     > because I've been seriously considering switching out of Arch Linux
>     > and onto a distribution that doesn't have rolling release. Plus I'd
>     > like something a bit more stable for my Lenovo that will soon come.
>     >
>     > So, I'm wondering what Linux distribution you use and why you
>     like it
>     > so much.
>     > --
>     > Zack Gold
>     > Former NBLUG Scribe
>     >
>     >
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