What is the S tier one? Which one represents Socks higher than A tier? I ask because I like to wear thigh highs which go all the way up leaving no gap at all.
Many Linux distros are good, distro choosers help. But imho, for OSes and especially Linux distros the importance imho is the following.
DISCLAIMER: I don’t condone distro wars. Whatever you have probably works, this is just my personal opinion.
a) FOSS (otherwise it ain’t Linux). Helps in auditing and to spot bugs faster. b) Secure (if it’s compromised, what are the risks? is it frequently updated and/or stable?). c) Highly customisable - freedom! Being able to pick “Windows/Mac/other” looks is just one part of it. Being able to modify more parts helps for your user case. d) User-friendly - works out of the box or installs only what’s needed, no bloatware. Accessibility settings.
It also depends on how well you know Linux and how to deal with computers in general.
Let’s include non-Linux:
F-tier; Uninstall that shit Windows - paid, proprietary, bloat- and spyware. Red Star OS - filled with DPRK spyware.
E-tier; Also don’t recommend Macintosh - much more usable and secure than Windows, but that’s it. Very propietary and commercialised. Red Hat OS - too commercial.
D-tier; Your choice, but could be better Ubuntu - stable, mainly useful for servers, and beginner-friendly. However, it hogs a lot of resources and isn’t as secure or private. ElementaryOS - very beautiful and MacOS-like, but somewhat commercialised and should improve in terms of security.
C-tier; Has its niche great usage QubesOS - best for security imho together with Arch. It’s not user-friendly, but if you care about safety from an OS being seized… it’s also good in combination with Whonix. Whonix - Debian fork, focused on security. Tails - best for privacy, you’ll need to shut down the computer before restarting though. NixOS - manages packages very well.
B-tier; Good all-around, only few large issues Debian - adheres well to the core principles of Linux, very stable. Maybe a bit too stable. Arch Linux - arguably the least nonsense, but it’s not very beginner-friendly, though has a lot of help guides.
A-tier; Smaller issues Linux Mint - “it just works”. Still has some proprietary and small security concerns, but it’s what I’d recommend for people new to Linux, especially when coming from Windows. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed - German, has excellent security, good for sysadmins especially. User-friendly installer and has a lot of customisation.
S-tier; Hallelujah Fedora Linux - generally user-friendly, has great security too. Actively developed by a FOSS community.
I know Fedora and Debian are the best ones (I use Debian on any machines which need long uptime and I’m looking to use Fedora or a derrivative on the Tablet I’m planning to get). I was mainly asking in the context of the chart the OP showed since it lists sock heights that are all lower than the thigh highs I wear. So I was wondering which distro would correlate with the sock height I have.
What is the S tier one? Which one represents Socks higher than A tier? I ask because I like to wear thigh highs which go all the way up leaving no gap at all.
Many Linux distros are good, distro choosers help. But imho, for OSes and especially Linux distros the importance imho is the following.
DISCLAIMER: I don’t condone distro wars. Whatever you have probably works, this is just my personal opinion.
a) FOSS (otherwise it ain’t Linux). Helps in auditing and to spot bugs faster.
b) Secure (if it’s compromised, what are the risks? is it frequently updated and/or stable?).
c) Highly customisable - freedom! Being able to pick “Windows/Mac/other” looks is just one part of it. Being able to modify more parts helps for your user case.
d) User-friendly - works out of the box or installs only what’s needed, no bloatware. Accessibility settings.
It also depends on how well you know Linux and how to deal with computers in general.
Let’s include non-Linux:
F-tier; Uninstall that shit
Windows - paid, proprietary, bloat- and spyware.
Red Star OS - filled with DPRK spyware.
E-tier; Also don’t recommend
Macintosh - much more usable and secure than Windows, but that’s it. Very propietary and commercialised.
Red Hat OS - too commercial.
D-tier; Your choice, but could be better
Ubuntu - stable, mainly useful for servers, and beginner-friendly. However, it hogs a lot of resources and isn’t as secure or private.
ElementaryOS - very beautiful and MacOS-like, but somewhat commercialised and should improve in terms of security.
C-tier; Has its niche great usage
QubesOS - best for security imho together with Arch. It’s not user-friendly, but if you care about safety from an OS being seized… it’s also good in combination with Whonix.
Whonix - Debian fork, focused on security.
Tails - best for privacy, you’ll need to shut down the computer before restarting though.
NixOS - manages packages very well.
B-tier; Good all-around, only few large issues
Debian - adheres well to the core principles of Linux, very stable. Maybe a bit too stable.
Arch Linux - arguably the least nonsense, but it’s not very beginner-friendly, though has a lot of help guides.
A-tier; Smaller issues
Linux Mint - “it just works”. Still has some proprietary and small security concerns, but it’s what I’d recommend for people new to Linux, especially when coming from Windows.
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed - German, has excellent security, good for sysadmins especially. User-friendly installer and has a lot of customisation.
S-tier; Hallelujah
Fedora Linux - generally user-friendly, has great security too. Actively developed by a FOSS community.
I know Fedora and Debian are the best ones (I use Debian on any machines which need long uptime and I’m looking to use Fedora or a derrivative on the Tablet I’m planning to get). I was mainly asking in the context of the chart the OP showed since it lists sock heights that are all lower than the thigh highs I wear. So I was wondering which distro would correlate with the sock height I have.
Ah in that case, Linux from Scratch would be the highest, that’s basically “make your own bloody socks”.
Or maybe QubesOS, while it’s not as well-known as Arch, it’s also not meant for beginners.
Maybe OpenSUSE, but that’s more like Fedora or Debian level.
Possibly something like Fedora universal blue also? Provided you build it yourself instead of just using the pre-built versions.
I think OpenSUSE is more at the Fedora or Debian Level, maybe a bit less friendly.
Also, Linus runs fedora, that’s gotta count for a lil something, 😆