Which GNU/Linux distribution to choose?

Question

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Good day, dear toasters! Please help me choose a GNU/Linux distribution.
Distribution:
- must have a huge community and exist for more than 3 years,
- must be updated frequently (more than 2 times a year),
- initially must not contain commercial software
Now I am faced with a choice between Debian and ElementaryOS, but I'm not sure about them.

Answer 1

The criteria are very strange (the last two)
- Debian has a larger community (than EOS does), but EOS is built on Ubuntu.
- Update at least every day
- None of them initially contains commercial software.
And my experience with using EOS is very negative. I tried to install it twice - each time a bunch of bugs related to the GUI fell out. Pretty, of course, but the interface flew off. I don’t know how things are now, but a year ago he was still with a 3-year-old bug.

Answer 2

As they said before - "Choose the one from the nearest Linux guru."

Answer 3

I settled on Ubuntu (desktop), and on my vps/vds servers I prefer debian 7

Answer 4

Can I throw in my 5 cents? :)
CentOS

Answer 5

My opinion is Debian or Ubuntu similar
. Better yet, try everything in a virtual machine and choose the one that suits you best.
Debian - everything is there for it, easy and convenient, you can twist the interface as you like, Google has answers to all questions, so there will be no problems with it.
It is also updated often, although Ubuntu is not dormant
Install Ubuntu LTS and don't worry for a couple of years)

Answer 6

Good night, colleagues.
The first question is, what is the distribution kit search for (server or desktop)?
For the server - debian/centos/ubuntu/gentoo.
The first three give everything out of the box and are installed in 5 minutes.
The latter is liked by colleagues who like to assemble everything themselves from the source, excluding the superfluous (you have to be very patient in this matter, so special respect for them!).
If the distribution kit is for the desktop, then the surest option is Mint, a little bit with the Fedora tambourine, the rest are already at your choice.
These distributions were chosen from personal experience, but centos was chosen for myself, only for server solutions, a working computer from apple. But as colleagues wrote above, the new firewalld, as well as systemd, for me personally, is a double-edged sword, it seems to be good, but it seems to be bad. =)

Answer 7

mint?

Answer 8

Ubuntu / OpenSUSE, I tried mint and EOS, I liked mint but I installed it only for informational purposes, I liked it from EOS in general, but a bunch of bugs pushed me away (

Answer 9

Quite satisfied with Elementary OS for home use, nothing has broken for about a year, software is periodically delivered, removed - the system on the ssd works with a bang! After installation, I spent several hours to customize for myself and fix a few bugs that are easy to google.
At work for more than a year on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, I also set it up right away as I installed it and forgot it, sometimes some applications crash but not critically, this is everywhere. The Ubuntu community is the largest in my opinion, and there are always some basic things that are easy to google. The software base is large enough, all the necessary utilities are there.
Gentoo, CentOS, Fedora are already completely different distributions, they have slightly different approaches and other tasks, and I would recommend learning them when you feel good in this environment.

Answer 10

openSUSE.