Who's running linux on their desktop?

[phasic]

Want some feed back / poll-ish on who's running Linux and what distro/flavor?

Main Desktop: Mint 15 (KDE)
Laptop: ArchBang (OpenBox)
MediaCenter: Fedora 19 (Gnome)

Thinking about flipping all my machines to Fedora 20 LXDE.

[nexcom28]

Linux sucks

[fuzebox]

Have been since 1998. Before that I had a mac. Never ran Windows...

Currently running Ubuntu with Gnome 3.

[Barry-xlovecam]

I like Debian based Distros.

Yes, desktop Debian and Ubuntu.
Fedora is the beta for Red Hat. Fedora is not a LTS for 3 or 4 years. For a stable desktop for business use you don't want Fedora IMHO or Mint for that matter. That said, I have never run Fedora as a production desktop but I do have an older Mint install on an extra computer that I have used occasionally. I prefer Unbuntu for a more "eye candy" desktop.

I hate using Winbloz but for some software (and Netflix <sigh>) you have to. I can do so many tricks with LINUX that I can't duplicate in Win, but LINUX is for the 3l33t, but then Android is a LINUX Kernel ...

[Klen]

Main Desktop: Mint 13 (cinamon)
Laptop: Mint 13 (cinamon)

[Klen]

Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam

I like Debian based Distros.

Yes, desktop Debian and Ubuntu.
Fedora is the beta for Red Hat. Fedora is not a LTS for 3 or 4 years. For a stable desktop for business use you don't want Fedora IMHO or Mint for that matter. That said, I have never run Fedora as a production desktop but I do have an older Mint install on an extra computer that I have used occasionally. I prefer Unbuntu for a more "eye candy" desktop.

I hate using Winbloz but for some software (and Netflix <sigh>) you have to. I can do so many tricks with LINUX that I can't duplicate in Win, but LINUX is for the 3l33t, but then Android is a LINUX Kernel ...

I using mint for bussiness and it work quite fine.Zero complaints.It even allows you to customize iso.Tho when it comes to picking your linux distribution,it's all depend how it suit your taste.For example,i cant imagine using anything else beside cent os on servers,while i cant running imagine anything else beside mint on desktop.

[phasic]

Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam

I hate using Winbloz but for some software (and Netflix <sigh>) you have to. I can do so many tricks with LINUX that I can't duplicate in Win, but LINUX is for the 3l33t, but then Android is a LINUX Kernel ...

Hey man, you might find this article useful: Netflix on Ubuntu

[edgeprod]

I'm on Unix, through Mac OS X. Only linux desktops are my media servers, and only because I wanted to run X and output via HDMI for a projector close by.

[k0nr4d]

I run Xubuntu on my laptop, but overall I dislike debian-based distros. For servers I prefer centos/fedora.

[phasic]

Originally Posted by k0nr4d

I run Xubuntu on my laptop, but overall I dislike debian-based distros. For servers I prefer centos/fedora.

Hey whats up buddy, long time no see. / Yah, running Cent on my dedi, wanted to stick to the same base so Fedora is my winner =/

[Klen]

Originally Posted by phasic

Hey whats up buddy, long time no see. / Yah, running Cent on my dedi, wanted to stick to the same base so Fedora is my winner =/

I was thinking same but fedora was sort of broken when i was testing it.

[blazin]

Ubuntu on Desktop - Though mostly used as a in house server
My servers are a mix of Ubuntu and Centos.
Laptop... well I use a Macbook and I'm happy with it.

[adultmobile]

Linux on desktop not doing well, keeps 1% stable barely since many years:

http://www.netmarketshare.com/operat...p timeframe=Y

http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-ww-monthly-201101-201401

So we got 1% in jan 2009, same 1% in jan 2011, and now 2014 some 1.5%, can't say this is growth. Apple got a little increase, unsure they counted ipads separately.

I run linux in desktop for some things, yes... but in virtualbox VMs under a win7, this is where most linux runs. I find this easier than run linux then some win VM's on it eh.

The only real changes happens in mobile:

http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_os...-201001-201401

Note Android, constant growth from 0% to 44% in period 2009-2014, and I would not be surprised it ends at 80% in a few years. Instead iOS dropped from 34% in 2009 to 23% in 2014, possible will drop to 10% in some years; but have to give credit to iOS guys for being big spenders, they buy 5-10 times more than android guys.
Others like blackberry, symbian (old nokia before win phone) all dead. Windows phone not even listed there, it is probably 1% to 3% max, I expect it to keep that low in future.

Since the future is more mobile than desktop, windows it is not that big success for next 20 years, as leads a cursed to die market. Android is based on linux (but that's not a gnome or qt... instead google apps), so in 20 years from now if you merge desktop 90% windowns still +mobile 90% android, but more mobile than desktop, linux won still NOT on desktop

[MaDalton]

i have no time for that nonsense

windows is the only system that allows me to just work and not spend time on trying to figure out how to make things work

[Barry-xlovecam]

Originally Posted by phasic

Hey man, you might find this article useful: Netflix on Ubuntu

The Netflix-desktop package contains open source packages including Wine customized to run Netflix, Microsoft?s Silverlight browser plugin, needed by Netflix. This works on Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, but it works better for Mac OS X or Windows.

Thanks, but that is the problem: some things are made to run on Windows. Netflix is Silverlight -- Microsoft's answer to Flash with I assume DRM features to it and that is why Netflix can do business with the MPAA?

I have found ''workarounds'' in WINE iffy. Your Kernel updates then the WINE program won't work right. Since I need to have a Windows 7 running for accounting programs I use that are only ported for Win or Mac it's not really an issue other than Windows (or Mac to a lesser degree ) and its security issues.

Too much screwing around.

[fuzebox]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

i have no time for that nonsense

windows is the only system that allows me to just work and not spend time on trying to figure out how to make things work

This is how I feel about both windows and osx

I am so much faster on Linux. Matrix like.

[artwilliams]

Originally Posted by phasic

Want some feed back / poll-ish on who's running Linux and what distro/flavor?

Main Desktop: Mint 15 (KDE)
Laptop: ArchBang (OpenBox)
MediaCenter: Fedora 19 (Gnome)

Thinking about flipping all my machines to Fedora 20 LXDE.

I am running Xubuntu 12.04 because I can make it look like XP. It gives me the benefits of Ubuntu One and the Software Center (i.e. Steam install) without the hassle of Unity. I have a Windows 7 license on the laptop so I've installed it in VirtualBox.

My two cents? There has been a lot of complaints lately about Fedora being too experimental plus LXDE is a little too sparse for me. If I wasn't using a strain of Ubuntu, I would likely use Mint XFCE.

[artwilliams]

Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam

Thanks, but that is the problem: some things are made to run on Windows. Netflix is Silverlight -- Microsoft's answer to Flash with I assume DRM features to it and that is why Netflix can do business with the MPAA?

I have found ''workarounds'' in WINE iffy. Your Kernel updates then the WINE program won't work right. Since I need to have a Windows 7 running for accounting programs I use that are only ported for Win or Mac it's not really an issue other than Windows (or Mac to a lesser degree ) and its security issues.

Too much screwing around.

If you Ubuntu it is damn simple to run Netflix now.

[anexsia]

I run Arch on one computer and Debian on another...but still have Windows 7 for all my gaming.

I mostly stick with XFCE

[Zeiss]

Originally Posted by phasic

Thinking about flipping all my machines to Fedora 20 LXDE.

Share how that went.

[Barry-xlovecam]

Originally Posted by artwilliams

If you Ubuntu it is damn simple to run Netflix now.

I don't need to I have a Win7 AMD64 quad in my office too for applications that don't port or not ported right for LINUX -- Netflix is a recreational application the other apps are work related.

LINUX and GNU software is fine but some application developers don't give a shit because LINUX is a very small percent of their user market. Windows or Mac is 98%+. But then Android has changed the equation some as it is based on a LINUX Kernel.

Give me big enough of a hammer and I can make a square peg fit in a round hole but is it really worth the effort? For 4 years now LINUX has been my primary operating system I like it but I know its weaknesses. Easier to go with the flow ...

[signupdamnit]

I've been using Linux for many years. I'm going to switch a laptop over to Linux shortly as well. I find Arch Linux to be the best choice for me but Linux n00bs might be better with Ubuntu, Mint, or OpenSUSE.

Originally Posted by MaDalton

i have no time for that nonsense

windows is the only system that allows me to just work and not spend time on trying to figure out how to make things work

Some Linux distributions are as effortless as windows if not more so (generally no malware and all the hassle associated with that) but the thing is you are used to the Windows way of doing things. Sometimes Linux has it's own way -- for instance with using software repositories. It's not necessarily any harder.

[Babaganoosh]

Running Elementary OS on this machine I am using now as well as a laptop I carry pretty much everywhere I go. Elementary is based on Ubuntu LTS.

http://elementaryos.org/

Used to be an Arch user but I got tired of fixing shit constantly.

[Hentaikid]

Ubuntu on my laptop, but I'm sharing it with windows. Mind you I've had some success installing ubuntu LTS on PCs intended for non computer savvy people, nowadays firefox/thunderbird is identical on windows/linux so once I got them used to those apps it was no problem to switch them, and zero maintenance headaches there on, no virus infections, no problems.

[artwilliams]

Agreed. I've been a full time Linux desktop user since 2004. A lot have people who may have dabbled in Linux a few years ago don't know how far it has come.

Originally Posted by Hentaikid

Ubuntu on my laptop, but I'm sharing it with windows. Mind you I've had some success installing ubuntu LTS on PCs intended for non computer savvy people, nowadays firefox/thunderbird is identical on windows/linux so once I got them used to those apps it was no problem to switch them, and zero maintenance headaches there on, no virus infections, no problems.

[Belinda]

I use Ubuntu and have no issues. Been using it as my main work computer now for over a year. I really like it.