Gentoo has bigger resources and more relevant community than any of these niggers.

No, lot of shit on that list.

>>100190487
What the heck is a "MX Linux". Why doesn't anyone here talk about it?

>>100190534
>has to compile everything from source

I'm sorry anon.

>>100190552
It curls/wgets its page on distrowatch whenever it boots or something like that. Also when something is at the top of the list people will tend to click it more since they're lazy and will just go for whatever seems to be the best.

>>100190487
MX Linux is using click bots.

No and at least 7/10 distros in this list are really bad and should not be used by anybody. I'm an arch user btw.

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>>100190552
Its for people that want to start with a minimal setup on old hardware, though it has a version for newer hardware that uses the latest kernel. It's commonly installed to a bootable USB which I am using with crappy LUKS2.

https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity

gentoo number 57

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Yes, because I use Ubuntu
>b-but the snaps!
>y-you should use Arch and spend all day maintaining your OS and do nothing else!
Don't care.

>>100190689
I'm beginning to think that tinkertrannies are simply spoiled kids that have nothing better to do than tinker on their PC all day.

>>100190597
>>100190628
And this is why only retards care about DistroWatch rankings. Gentoo is ranked 61 yet it's one of the most popular distros.

But obviously when you're an experienced Linux user, you aren't going to be browsing DistroWatch looking for something new. DistroWatch is for Linux newbies who want to find a different beginner distro to hop to. It's why the most popular choices are all beginner distros.

>>100190628
so that would make Mint numbah 1? Holy Based.

>>100190487
Mint chads... we cant stop winning.

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>>100190689
i like this cope because it comes people filtered by the installation process, but nowadays arch has a install script so theres no reason to excuse not use it

>>100190751
>use this distro that's maintained by this 1 (one) guy who's also a homosexual!

no thanks.

>>100190710
>I'm beginning to think that tinkertrannies are simply spoiled kids that have nothing better to do than tinker on their PC all day.
Such a weird meme. Where did this stupid idea come from that Arch users have to spend hours tinkering with their computer? Once you've installed Arch (which only takes a couple of hours) it just works. Honestly it's probably even easier to maintain an Arch system than an Ubuntu system - at least in the former case you never have to deal with the hassle of upgrading to a newer version.

>>100190798
>Once you've installed Arch (which only takes a couple of hours) it just works.
>(which only takes a couple of hours)
>(which only takes a couple of hours)
>(which only takes a couple of hours)
OH NO NO NO AHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>100190839
Yes, a couple of hours to install a system that will last you for years. Still less than the amount of time it takes you to sign up for a Canonical account and register your PC, remove snaps, and do a system update to the newest version of Ubuntu every 6 months.

Alright, I'll ask what everyone is afraid to. WHO THE FUCK USES MX LINUX?! Literally who.

>>100190885
>see
>>100190668

>>100190863
where did idea come from that updates are intrinsically bad? You do know that updates are supposed to help your computer right? It's Micro$oft that poisoned the word "update". MacOS and Linux users still believe that updates are a good thing.

>inb4 but muh updates breaking muh linux system

Then don't use the unstable update.

>>100191128
Wow you are dumb. Nobody is saying updates are bad. I'm saying updating on fixed release distros is a big hassle and makes them a bad choice for desktop users, compared to rolling release distros where you can do a 5-minute update once a week and that's it.

>>100191156
is Arch a rolling release distro?

>>100190487
I never hear anyone using MX Linux, Mint has to be the real number one here.

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>>100190552
>he doesn't use the only non-meme distro in existance
ngmi

>>100190597
>parroting baseless lies
nice cope, fattie

>>100191156
>I'm saying updating on fixed release distros is a big hassle and makes them a bad choice for desktop users,
The opposite is true.

>>100190885
everyone who isn't a fat memer or retarded

debian stable, best xfce, systemd off but available, mx tools, maintained by old school linux boomers, stable as fuck, literally just werks

>>100190487
>Is your distro in the top 10 anon?
Not really
>Does your distro have sufficient community resources?
Extremely so!
Long live Arch!
>>100190784
I didn't know this. Even more based holy shit

>>100191364
there's a best xfce?

>>100191396
>what are distro tweaks

>>100191396
nta. well how well the DE interacts with the OS is pretty important.

>>100191389
>getting sodomized in the anus is based!

I hate homosexuals so much it's unreal.

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>>100190534
>>100190670
only true /g/entlemen ITT

>>100191444
hm I use xfce with debian so perhaps the worst xfce?

>>100191498
debian is mx linux, fren

>>100191498
>i'm an idiot
yeah, we noticed

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>>100190487
Arch is booming.

>>100191630
This chart is worthless because the data is based on DistroWatch stats which have ZERO correlation to the real world usage.

>>100191653
It's more accurate than the OP.
Arch-based = All distros that contribute to the repos and develop for that environment. That's the metric that matters.

Gentoo is in trouble, but Arch isn't.

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>>100190487
>Mint
Yes

>>100191517
oh, haha
>>100191525
yeah I've noticed that too...

>>100191697
>Gentoo is in trouble
No it isn't. It's already been explained to retards like you that DistroWatch statistics are not the same as popularity. Gentoo users are people who've been using Linux for years, are happy with their distro choice, and even if they wanted to change it wouldn't be to some random shit they found on DistroWatch.

DistroWatch is for newbies who distrohop to something new every week because they think Linux is a toy. These people are looking for a distro that comes pre-configured with everything they want, because they don't know how to configure a distro themselves. Naturally these are the least likely group to use Gentoo.

Besides, Gentoo is the only mainstream source-based distro, and there will always be a demand for at least one source-based distro. Gentoo isn't going anywhere.

>>100191807
>Besides, Gentoo is the only mainstream source-based distro, and there will always be a demand for at least one source-based distro.
You can compile from source on every distro. Literally a non-issue.

Gentoo is not even #1 on the number of available source packages.

Wikipedia tells me, it's at what? 19k?
LMAO

>>100191840
>You can compile from source on every distro. Literally a non-issue.
Go ahead and try to run Debian while compiling everything from source. I'm waiting.

Enjoy getting cucked by IBM Red Hat with Wayland, systemd and whatever shit they decide to force on you next.

>>100190668
>unknown artist - unknown song
I love that song

>>100191266
Mint is the number one toxic community. I would not trust my OS to be maintained by unstables.

>>100191937
It's my biggest collection. I have all their albums.

>>100191955
They are? Sauce?

>>100191977
Their forum and IRC. Lurk there for a while.

>>100190487
>pop os
why is this trash so popular???

>>100191970
It's my second favorite just after various artists

Anyway vanilla Ubuntu master race #getshitdone

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>>100191909
>Go ahead and try to run Debian while compiling everyt-ACK!
You will always be a meme distro for unemployed trannies. People who do actual work on their PCs are using Red Hat / Fedora, Debian or Ubuntu.

>>100191630
how the fuck are there so many slackware based distros? i don't know a single one.

>>100192011
>emacs
hjkl faggots btfo

>>100192011
People who use Fedora and Ubuntu are just confused Windows users. Imagine thinking Windows is bad because you're getting cucked by Microsoft, but it's totally okay to get cucked by IBM instead.

>>100190487
Is the number total downloads?

>>100192093
Nobody cares about your row row fight the powah imaginary battle. You are not a rebel just by picking some random distro over another. In fact your precious Gentoo uses the Linux kernel: Main contributors to the kernel over the past four years (in order): IBM/Red Hat, Intel, Linus.

>>100192156
NTA but can you give those stats excluding drivers?

>>100192093
They also don't know IBM is watching everything they do on the desktop and in their app store. Block that shit via DNS, reboot and watch the desktop go nuts.

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>>100192219
It's kernel commits, excluding firmware.
Add Google to the list too.

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>>100192219
And this is what it looks like as of 6.1. Looks like you freeturd trannies are out of luck escaping da evil corpos lmao.

Your only alternative is one of those FSF-endorsed smelly libre distros which don't work.

>>100192407
Surprised MS is not on the list, they're one of the biggest contributers thanks to Azure

>>100192156
I am happy to take advantage of Red Hat's free labour on developing the kernel. Just like Red Hat is happy to take advantage of the free labour of Fedora users beta testing RHEL for free.

I don't have a problem with using something developed by Red Hat. I have a problem with Red Hat trying to force their software on me. That is why I will never use any systemd-based distro or anything that requires Wayland.

As I said before, Fedora and Ubuntu users are just confused Windows users. Using whatever a corporation forces them to use, but it's okay because "it just works".

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>>100192400
PARANOID SCHIZO DETECTED. YOU ARE SEEING THINGS. MEDICATION ADMINISTERED. (YOU) WILL TAKE IT.

>>100192459
and yet a huge chunk of linux distros choose to package Red Hat developed software by default

Since you all are Linux experts whats the best distro if I want to build an AMD gaming machine without Windows?

>>100192504
gentoo

>>100192504
steamOS

>>100192487
>choose
No. Those distros are now corporate owned. Let me guess, you think Debian is still a community run distro? You probably believe Ian Murdock actually killed himself. Lmao

There is a lot of money to be made by controlling "free software" like Linux. Red Hat is now a multi-billion dollar company.

>>100192459
So what is a person to do. Use Gentoo? something that requires multiple months of effort to get running correctly? You're too far down the rabbit hole man.

>>100190668
How come you're using more RAM than you even have in your system, wtf?!

>>100192559
isn't that the beauty of freetard software all the non-choices you get?

>>100192595
Mount google drive to partition, format as ramdisk

>>100192589
Gentoo isn't libre-kernel. You'd need something like Trisquel or Parabola with full open source drivers and a deblobbed kernel to live in the fight da powah fantasy. Of course your shit won't work lmao.

>>100192646
why would I give a heck if ubuntu has some real backing, if it's still 10x more efficient and lightweight than windows? It works and it's not windows, that's all I care about.

>>100192589
My first Gentoo install was a weekend project. By the end I had a fully working system that would be indistinguishable from something like Debian or Fedora.

But it's also a good learning experience. It teaches me more about Linux itself, and frankly it's quite satisfying once you get everything working.

>>100192595
You miscounted a digit.

>>100191719
fricken this x100000. I'm not loyal thougheverbeit. If something better than mint comes along, I'll switch to that. But right now, Mint is the absolute peak of non-windows OSes.

>>100192747
Look at this linux slut

>>100192735
Ah yes, my bad sorry.

>>100191697
>It's more accurate than the OP.
It's not, because OP is also citing DistroWatch. Inaccurate data over time is still inaccurate.

>>100190863
>sign up for a Canonical account
literally never done this and besides using Fedora for a bit, I've always used Ubuntu or some derivative.
>remove snaps
involves a couple of commands and adding a single line to some config file.
>do a system update to the newest version of Ubuntu every 6 months.
Everyone who doesn't wanna be on the bleeding edge (most people) just use the LTS which are supported for 3 years. And upgrading isn't hard, just remove any PPAs you've added and ad them back when you've upgraded.

>>100192813
Not your fault. I set the default to KiB to make it look bigger for the ladies.

The real list goes something like
Debian
Mint
Gentoo
OpenBSD
(In no particular order.)
(Side note Arch is a trash meme distro only made popular due to reddit, same goes for "hyprgay" or what it is called.) Don't fall for the hype

>>100192834
Correction
They release another LTS every 2-3 years, but each one is supported for 5 years.

>>100190552
>>100190628
>>100190885
Whatever the case with their ranking may be, MX is essentially Debian stable with an array of usability tweaks, and repos for more up-to-date software (including crucial shit like DEs and WMs). MX and LMDE are probably the easiest ways for a complete gnube to get Debian up, running, and working with their hardware OOTB, and that's why the people who install these distros tend to continue using them as daily drivers.

MX also puts a lot of effort into making sure Xfce is bug-free, to the point where MX w/Xfce is a much better experience than vanilla Debian + Xfce, Xubuntu, or Mint Xfce. For example, nearly every Debian or Ubuntu-based distro currently has this problem with Xfce: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1383379/xubuntu-desktop-visible-after-suspend-before-lock-screen And it has been left unfixed for 3+ years. MX builds Xfce without upower integration, as the Xfce devs intended ( https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/merge_requests/20 ).

>>100190487
Only Mint, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE deserve to be on that list. Also OpenMandriva, Mageia, Slackware, Gentoo and Arch.

>>100192947
Sounds interesting, but I'm not going to use it because they cheat the distrowatch ranking.

>>100192947
holy crap I've been looking around and it seems like MX Linux is THE Debian distro. I'll add that to the "best linux distros ever" list.

>>100193482
Also it's based on the ANTIFA distro so even more reason not to use it.

>>100193482
My MX install is only allowed to reach 3 names, and I log all other drops.

-A OUTPUT -m tcp -p tcp -d deb.debian.org -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -m tcp -p tcp -d security.debian.org -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -m tcp -p tcp -d la.mxrepo.com -j ACCEPT

What is the endpoint that my node is cheating to?

>>100192112
distrowatch page clicks i think. which means nothing because most people don’t go to distrowatch to access their distros homepage.

>>100193515
what is this post

>>100191630
Neat picture. I'm surprised the base distros like Arch are so low.

>>100193529
I don't mean the system automatically accesses distrowatch, but some fuckery is being done by other means as there is something clearly fucking wrong when a distro barely anyone knows is perpetually #1 on distrowatch.

>>100193526
antifa as in anti fascist as in anti corporate as in anti systemd

not antifa as in cut your dick off

i hate the fucking zoomtards like you wouldn't believe

>>100193646
Well, if they are just logging referrers embedded in distribution download pages that would be easy to spoof with a cron job. That means any of us could make any distro #1.

>>100193646
>barely anyone knows
you're stuck in a /g/ meme bubble, retard

mx is alive as fuck

>>100193646
>a distro barely anyone knows
MEPIS (aka MX) is literally one of the oldest OG distros.

>>100193805
>MEPIS
Long dead and used KDE

>>100193965
Same devs, turbonigger, DE is irrelevant, times change.

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>>100191630
What happened in 2006?

>>100193965
>KDE
Long dead and now Plasma

>>100194014
>Helen Keller
kek, I went on a date with a normie once who ranted about how she was fake and gay. Unfortunately I forget the details.

>>100194138
Ubuntu 6.06 probably

>>100191630
>measured by Distrowatch hits
AKA an absolutely fucking worthless metric. It would have you believe some antifa leftist distro is the MOST POPULAR OF ALL TIME when barely anyone uses it.

>>100193515
MX is the only Deb I've installed and not quickly replaced.