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I don't have a favorite. Every OS has its pros and cons, so it's "right to for the right job" situation for me.
I run Windows 10/11 on my desktops because some piece of software requires it (trust me, I've looked at alternatives.) unRAID on one server, and Ubuntu on a couple of other servers. They all have quirks that I absolutely hate, but there's no such thing as perfect operating system.
What? No love for ElementaryOS? It runs really well on my Pinebook Pro.
I've been using Kali for a while now, after only using Windows and Ubuntu for ages. It's surprisingly refreshing!
My favorite and the longest Iβve used was Antergos until they stopped maintaining it. At the time, it was the most popular Arch-with-an-installer distro. Before that, I was a fan of Peppermint OS simply because it was a beautiful looking distro. Iβm currently running Mint because I donβt have time to maintain an OS and I just want something that works. Itβs pretty good Iβd say.
MacOS for the trackpad gesture functionality.
Linux and Windows.
Windows for "just works" functionality and software compatibility
Linux for light weight, customization, and overall support on hardware (ie there is some distro that will run on just about any set of hardware)
Android, because between this one, Linux, and Windows:
it's the one I need to care less about the OS. The OS (or how does swirling transition animations look better in your beloved distro GUI) should be just an invisible, unobtrusive tool to run your apps, not something that matters or requires babysitting nor tinkering.
it's the one running the apps I use the most, FOR ME, as opposed of for work
If you did not recommend arch, you basically recommended poop on a stick
I've always used Windows as my main OS, but I have experience with Macs as school computers, and now I'm exploring Linux. I gotta say Linux is probably my favorite. It's so configurable and my workflow is so smooth now that when I try and use my Windows laptop instead I find myself trying to use keybinds from my WM lol. I miss my terminal! WSL is just not the same. I have to have Windows on my school laptop, and I still have it on my PC. My hope is that I can switch my PC to Linux when Win10 loses support. Hopefully Nvidia will play nice. But I do prefer Windows over Mac simply cause I've used it longer. I've only ever used Macs on a surface level, never had my own or was able to tweak settings and such. So idk I might feel differently if I had one. But I'm definitely liking Linux a lot more cause of the customization and no update badgering lol
So far I only ever used Windows and Linux Mint, but I'm happy with the latter so I guess I'll stay with it for a while.
manjaro kde + bismuth for tiling
I prefer Carbon6 for my daily work. I'm considering going to Silicon, but it's just not user tested yet and I can't risk the disruption to my work flow.
1? Linux 2? Freedom