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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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What's the longest you've stayed on a distribution? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is kind of the anti-distro hopping thread. How long have you stayed on a single Linux distribution for your main PC? What about servers?

I've been on Debian on and off since 2021, but finally committed to the platform since April of this year.

Before that I was on OpenBSD from 2011 - 2021 for my desktop.

Prior to that, FreeBSD for many years, followed by a few years of distro-hopping various Linux distros (Slackware, Arch, Fedora, simplyMEPIS, and ZenWalk from memory).

How long have you been on your distribution? Do we have anybody here who has been on their current distro for more than a decade?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Been on Manjaro for about 4 years for my gaming PC but been running a Debian flavor for servers since Woody.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Right, it's since woody for me as well. I've periodically interacted with Redhat for particular work tasks, but for my installations it's been Debian stable for servers + machines that are vital for me, and sid for personal or development machines, for over 20 years. This whole question is a little strange to me. Do people really replace their OS of choice more often than a few times per lifetime (when they discover something better than they knew about before)?