Your favourite *nix family?

[Nickson]

Well I assume most of you are familiar with working on some unix/linux/related distribution. I'm not sketching any situation, I'm not listing distributions either. I'm not asking which is the most secure, or the most stable. No I'm asking for your favorite for various use of tasks ;) whether it's for a server, a desktop or a laptop. What one is your favorite choice?

If I have forgotten any family you'd like to see listed or vote on, just post a reply, and I'll add it!

note: please take this grouping with a pinch of salt, also note that apple osx/ios and android aren't listed either while they could be added.

[Spudinski]

What about Minix?Anyway, For playing around(personal use) Debian.For serious work, Red Hat.

[Dave]

I'm a Debian guy from birth!

[Uridium]

Im in the dark ages and i have to admit i dont think ive used any of them lol

[Nickson]

Im in the dark ages and i have to admit i dont think ive used any of them lol

Nothing to worry about illusions ;) I'm quite sure not everyone has used these systems enough to make a grounded choice. I myself doubt between debian vs RPM family, used both of those the most too...

[Lithium]

Slack(er)/Deb/Gentoo for home use.

AIX, Solaris, HP(yuck, but you already know my opinion here)UX, for large server work

And i must say, nostalgy brings me to love BSD's :)

[rulerofzu]

Centos server use.

For me nix based home os never got off the ground so not willing to use it and most certainly not willing to play lets nut n bolt it all together to make stuff compatible.

[Nickson]

Slack(er)/Deb/Gentoo for home use.

AIX, Solaris, HP(yuck, but you already know my opinion here)UX, for large server work

And i must say, nostalgy brings me to love BSD's :)

That's the whole list! What if all would be gone forever and you could only chose one? :-P

[HauntedDawg]

Linux Mint for Server/FTP/Development/Backup work because it has a nice GUI.

[Guest]

Debian->Ubuntu :)

[Lithium]

That's the whole list! What if all would be gone forever and you could only chose one? :-P

Is not the whole list but only the few best on each i've worked throughout the years!

But sill replying to your whinning :P, i must say the best all round for literally any use... BSD! You gotta love the devil ;)

[Nickson]

Debian->Ubuntu :)

Hence, the family and not distro-based voting ;)

@lithium

Can't argue with that! However, I seem to find it easier to work/switch with yum and apt than portage (or emerge for that matter).

[wykydz]

mint. peppermint and moonos and puppy