trying to find Linux daily driver

What other apps and distros do you use to round out your studio?

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sarena77
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trying to find Linux daily driver

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Hello everyone,

so lets start off am new to Linux overall and am 13 Ive tried several distros such as parrot Kali Ubuntu and manjaro i love a challenge in learning a difficult OS and i i do python programing and in the future plane to start hacking also i play quite a bit of games
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If you're serious about the "challenge" part, try Nixos.
I love it because it gives me predictability about what's installed, repeatability when I set up a new machine, and it eliminates cruft.

It's just not something I normally recommend, because there's a heck of a learning curve involved. However, it's my daily driver, so why not see how far you get? :)
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Only you can answer your question as to what distribution is right for you.

When I first started with Linux-based systems in 2006 I tried to create a custom, minimalist system and failed miserably; I didn't know enough at the time. I then installed Ubuntu and was happy. Since then I've used Xubuntu, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu MATE.

I think your best bet is to try out "live" versions of various distros (without actually installing anything) and see what you like. You may find you have a strong preference for a particular desktop environment (GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce, etc.). Another factor is whether the distro is a "rolling" release (continually updated, such as with Arch Linux) or gets major updates at specified intervals (such as Ubuntu).

Enjoy your search. :)
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I'm using Lubuntu at the moment on my netbook, as it is fast and my netbook is old. It doesn't have too many programmes pre-installed which is nice.

I have been using Ubuntu Studio for my audio workstations as it is already set up for audio. It has a lot of pre-installed programmes.
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On old computers I use to use Debian (10 or 11) LXDE as a daily driver, at times with IceWM also.

For audio stuff AVLinux has run fine on my machines - LibraZiK studio http://librazik.tuxfamily.org/base-site-LZK/english.php (Debian-based also) even better.

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