So we can clearly see the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them, please follow this format:

  • Write the name of the Linux distro as a first-level comment.
  • Reply to that comment with each reason you like the distro as a separate answer.

For example:

  • Distro (first-level comment)
    • Reason (one answer)
    • Other reason (a different answer)

Please avoid duplicating options. This will help us better understand the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them.

  • minorsecond
    3·
    1 year ago

    I just reinstalled Gentoo and switched to a Systemd setup as well. I held off for as long as I could but it’s just so nice!

    I’m using the binary kernel for now, but I’ll compile my own when I find the time. 11MB is nuts!

    • boonhet@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      Great to hear! Though I will admit that it took me HOURS of reading the kernel config options I was disabling. But it was also very informative so it didn’t feel like a waste of time at all.

      • minorsecond
        1·
        1 year ago

        I usually run some commands while running the binary kernel that will disable every module not currently running in the config file, and then build the kernel from that.

        I’m guessing you prefer building everything as a module if your kernel is that small?