Linux Users
First of all, which distribution(s) do you use regularly? (If not listed, pick whatever yours is a derivative of, ie: Cruchbang would be Debian, Lubuntu would be Ubuntu.)
| 46% (12) | Ubuntu | |
|---|---|---|
| 19% (5) | Debian | |
| 15% (4) | Mint | |
| 15% (4) | Arch | |
| 19% (5) | Redhat, or Fedora | |
| 3% (1) | Gentoo | |
| 3% (1) | Puppy Linux | |
| 0% (0) | Linux from Scratch, or other built from bottom up. | |
| 0% (0) | Slackware | |
| 3% (1) | Mandriva | |
| 15% (4) | Other |
26 voters have answered this question.
Do you prefer using a graphical interface?
| 62% (15) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 12% (3) | Never | |
| 25% (6) | Only when I need it |
24 voters have answered this question.
Did you find installing a Linux distribution to be easy?
| 64% (16) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | No | |
| 28% (7) | Yes, but I can understand why it might be difficult for some | |
| 8% (2) | No, but I feel like it might be easier if I went back and did it again. |
25 voters have answered this question.
How do you download software usually?
| 45% (11) | apt-get | |
|---|---|---|
| 16% (4) | pacman | |
| 25% (6) | I use a package management system, like Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic. | |
| 8% (2) | I compile from source. | |
| 4% (1) | PKGBUILD, or similar used to build from source. |
24 voters have answered this question.
Do you use multiple partitions?
| 62% (15) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 25% (6) | No, entire filesystem is on one partition. | |
| 12% (3) | I just seperate the /home directory. |
24 voters have answered this question.
Do you use exclusively free (as in freedom) software?
| 37% (9) | Yes. | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% (12) | When I can, I use non-free software when it's more convenient. | |
| 12% (3) | No, I don't mind using non-free software at all. |
24 voters have answered this question.
IF you play PC games, do you use Windows to do that?
| 12% (3) | I keep a computer running Windows to game on | |
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| 20% (5) | I dual-boot with Windows to play games, etc. | |
| 12% (3) | I have Windows on a virtual machine to game, or I use an emulator of some sort (for legacy software). | |
| 4% (1) | I use WINE or PlayOnLinux. | |
| 8% (2) | No, I play all my games using Linux. | |
| 40% (10) | No, I don't play games. | |
| 4% (1) | I play games on my computer, but they're all platform independent, like browser games. |
25 voters have answered this question.
Do you program?
| 16% (4) | Yes, as a hobby. | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% (9) | Yes, it's my job. (and also a hobby, or not) | |
| 28% (7) | I don't program regularly, but I can write scripts, etc. when I need to. | |
| 16% (4) | No, I don't program. | |
| 4% (1) | No, but I'd like to pick it up some time. |
25 voters have answered this question.
What Web Browser do you use?
| 52% (13) | Mozilla Firefox, Nightly, or Firefox Beta (Or a Firefox-based browser) | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% (9) | Google Chrome, or Chromium (or Chromium/Chrome-based browser) | |
| 8% (2) | Opera | |
| 0% (0) | Midori | |
| 4% (1) | Other graphical browser (luakit, dwb, dillo, etc.) | |
| 0% (0) | Text-based browser (lynx, elinks, etc.) |
25 voters have answered this question.
When things break, can you generally fix them?
| 24% (6) | Yes, without help. | |
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| 64% (16) | Yes, with help from forums, etc. | |
| 4% (1) | No, usually I reinstall or switch distros when things break. | |
| 8% (2) | Things don't usually break for me. |
25 voters have answered this question.
What desktop environment or window manager do you use?
| 8% (2) | Don't use one! | |
|---|---|---|
| 28% (7) | Gnome | |
| 20% (5) | KDE | |
| 8% (2) | XFCE | |
| 8% (2) | Unity | |
| 8% (2) | Cinnamon | |
| 4% (1) | MATE | |
| 0% (0) | LXDE | |
| 0% (0) | Blackbox | |
| 0% (0) | Fluxbox | |
| 8% (2) | Openbox | |
| 4% (1) | Awesome | |
| 0% (0) | i3 | |
| 0% (0) | Xnomad | |
| 4% (1) | Other |
25 voters have answered this question.
Thanks for taking this! Sorry if the questions are kinda goofy. I'm just curious how people outside the forums I use use Linux.
0 voters have answered this question.
