VarenMar 31, 2024
Nick @ The Linux Experiment

Hey everyone!

I'm working on a video to see what the Linux community (or at least people who follow me) actually use.

So, I created a little form, hosted on my Nextcloud (hopefully it's up to the task...)

It's only up for 2 days, so don't hesitate to share it around, it will help me "touch grass" and see if my preconceived notions are confirmed, or invalidated!

https://nextcloud.thelinuxexp.com/index.php/apps/forms/s/XQRzMrs8QTtCjDfSyP4koA9o

Of course, it's all anonymous, no personal data, it's just for the purposes of creating the video.

Nextcloud

Mar 31, 2024 at 1:02pmWeb
Show threadRobert "Szkodnix" Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Done 😉
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@szkodnix Thank you!
Show threadAxel RafnMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP done and boosted!
Show threadlorenzo   Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP done and spammed 😅✌️
Show threadglennMar 31, 2024
Done. And shared.
Show threadPepper1700 Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP My situation is extremely RaspberryPi, I rarely boot my 14900K currently, still waiting for COSMIC. Its mostly a workstation and a gaming machine.
Show threadrazzeMar 31, 2024

@thelinuxEXP I might be the user with dedicated amd and novoueau 😅

Got confused if I could fill it out for my desktop and my laptop

Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@razze You can submit multiple answers if you want, by filling the form twice, if you use your computers equally as much!
Show threadSchwarzeLockeMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP @razze ah that's great, I selected Wayland + proprietary Nvidia and realized I'm about to mix two devices, so I had to decide for one device.
Show threadRidgeMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Cool that you're doing these polls, it's fun to see what everyone uses
Show threadQuadRadicalMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP by "flatpak apps", do you include CLI apps?
Show threadQuadRadicalMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Also this should probably be "almost":
Show threadQuadRadicalMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP lastly, could a PostmarketOS option be added?
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@QuadRadical I think it should go in « other » :)
Show threadQuadRadicalMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP okay
Show threadClaytonMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP @QuadRadical "other" should have a free form text box ;)
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@craftyguy @QuadRadical These results are not really usable when you have 2000 answers :)
Show threadClaytonMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP @QuadRadical "other" is arguably not useful either 😅
Show threadwhite_geckoMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP
Do you have 2000 Answers already?
@craftyguy @QuadRadical
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@white_gecko @craftyguy @QuadRadical More than 4000 now :)
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@QuadRadical Fixed!
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@QuadRadical Any form of Flatpak app works, yeah
Show threadQuadRadicalMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP ah thanks
Show threadjoostruisMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP done.
Show threadτн.βєMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP I am missing the Dualboot Linux - Linux option. I always have a 2nd Linux installed in parallel for testing and maintenance tasks.
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@thbe I added the option!
Show threadFelicityMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP I have shared my responses.
Show threadAdrian (he/him)Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP done, I look forward to results! 👀
Show threadRockyCMar 31, 2024

@thelinuxEXP Very interested to see the survey results!

I do wish that you had a question about secondary or multiple computers. As a hobbyist, I have 2 Linux-exclusive laptops, 1 laptop and 1 desktop that dual-boot Linux and macOS, 1 Linux-only desktop, and 3 Raspberry Pi SBCs.

My current distro of choice is @ultramarine, with my hybrid graphics laptop running #NobaraLinux, but for friends and family I strongly recommend #LinuxMint.

Show threadAJCxZ0Apr 1, 2024

@thelinuxEXP I strongly second @ultramarine 's point.
Some of us run several desktop and laptop systems and platforms concurrently and limiting all options to one "main" system eliminates substantial diversity, such as snaps on Ubuntu vs. AUR on Arch vs. Flatpak.

Since you didn't ask,

• Ubuntu GNOME with forced Wayland and only Flatpak on AMD,
• NixOS GNOME Wayland nix Flatpak, dual booted with
• Fedora GNOME Wayland Flatpak AMD
• Manjaro GNOME Wayland AUR Flatpak on Intel
• FreeBSD blackbox

Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentApr 1, 2024
@AJCxZ0 @ultramarine The form is about one of your system. If you have multiples, you can fill the form multiple times :)
Show threadNischayMar 31, 2024

@thelinuxEXP Finished submitting it for one of my machines, but I do have another one where I use dwm.

Is the TWM shilled by Luke Smith so niche now that it's basically irrelevant?

Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@thatloststudent Not sure, I might have missed some options in the list, I’m seeing more « others » answers for this specific question
Show threadNischayMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Better look around r/unixporn for more options lol
Show threadKeywan TonekaboniMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP hi, I try to use mostly flatpak, sometimes AppImage and when there is no alternative distro package.
Show threadWarriormasterMar 31, 2024

@thelinuxEXP I’m using the only mainstream AMD + AMD gaming laptop as a daily driver. Asus Tuf A16 2023 edition.

Everything works ootb though you’ll have a better experience with asusctl & rog-gui installed

Show threadricol03Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Thank you Nick, these are fun to do once in a while! Hope you can do a few more in the future.
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@ricol03 Yeah, if I can find interesting things to cover this way, I’ll definitely repeat the experience!
Show threadChartmän123Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP nice to see the Forms app that I'm codevelopping in action #nextcloud #forms
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMar 31, 2024
@Chartman123 Seems to be working pretty well, it’s the third time I use it to ask some feedback, and it’s been great!
Show threadpell Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP You have "tiling window manager" but no option for non-tiling window managers. What do I choose?
Show threadJustCrouzin 🇵🇸Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP ofcourse my man  we love u 
I really want to know the results.
Show threadbargoMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP I have a Gigabyte Aorus laptop, and odd enough, it is impossible to do a dual boot on it, even triple or quadruple or whatever
Show threadbargoMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP anyway, done & boosted, & shared on my Discord server
Show threadHydrianMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Tried to submit the survey but got an error in submitting.
Show threadNorbi PetiMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP heh I should've waited with my Windows install so I could've said Linux only. I had to install it recently to play games that, while working *perfectly* on Linux, refuse to let me play online because of #anticheat.
Show threadNorbi PetiMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Also, Fedora defaulted to Wayland even for Nvidia proprietary drivers but Discord and games were glitching so I went back to X11.
Show threadBiggestBulb 💡🏳️‍🌈🧑‍💻Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP you should definitely add a Windows option to the list (some of us still do daily-drive Windows for specific reasons... But still use Linux from time to time)
Show threadCocaine OwlbearMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP done. I want to clarify though that the only hardware on my Lenovo laptop that doesn't work is the fingerprint reader. Everything else has worked out of the box for everything from Void to Arch to Debian, all the way up to my current Fedora Silver blue 40 beta.

Love your show, BTW.
Show threadmikeMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP I completed your form - The Nextcloud site loaded VERY fast from my VPN In Canada. Looking forward to the video - Great content. Debain 12 vanilla is the best DE. No need for anything else. ;)
Show threadmikeMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP .... I am also have no issues with Wayland anymore ... except screen sharing on zoom and jitsi .... which is something I thought could be resolved a long time ago. Once they get that resolved, I think Wayland is finally ready for more commercial/business use!
Show threadPeter MountMar 31, 2024

@thelinuxEXP I responded with my current desktop but I do use many others, I have a large network.

So the response was for the desktop, the laptop is Mint with zfs for the filesystem, but have other machines running Plex, Ubuntu, Debian & a couple of Mac's. The others are either microcontrollers or older 8 & 16 bit machines

Show threadCirnosMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP I've been using the same distribution for years, but every once in a while I give a different one a try and daily drive it for a few days
Show threadari melody 💫Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP thanks for the tip that forms are even an app in nextcloud! i had no idea- super cool feature
Show threadNaiara -> [email protected]Mar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Basing solely on the number of extensions to determine if it is GNOME vanilla or not does not seem correct to me ​​

You can use only 1 extension, but that extension will be PaperWM, and you can no longer say that it is still vanilla GNOME

I use more than 2 extensions, but my GNOME is still pretty vanilla
Show threadderptronMar 31, 2024

@thelinuxEXP I went to the trouble of filling it out and got an "error"--with no indication as to why. I left some answers undone because your pole depends a great deal on my only using one computer regularly.

Oh well.

Show threadmadmaxMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP I have a dell laptop and it came with freedos, not Windows, so in my case neither Linux nor Windows was pre-installed. That question put me in a weird dilemma (ツ)
Show threadShareniMar 31, 2024

@thelinuxEXP

- no debian derivatives (MX for example)
- the wm section description excludes DE+WM (xfce + i3 for example)
- flatpak, snap, appimage, but no nix/guix

Show threadLefebvreMar 31, 2024
@thelinuxEXP tell me about fractional scaling. 😅 I really wish some distro get it right.