How many Linux/Ubuntu OSs do you use?

[deanr2]

I'm curious. People who are into watches (like me) collect watches (I've got what most collectors would call a small collection of 13), rich people who are into cars inevitably have a collection of cars - usually both vintage and new. So, as Linux/Ubuntu fans (fanatics?) I'm wondering how many different versions of operating systems you usually run at any one time.

I'm a newbie so I've spent some time experimenting / playing around etc. recently (and still am I guess) but I'm currently running:

- Ubuntu Unity 16.04 on a Toshiba Laptop - dedicated to music playback via Quodlibet and hooked up to my Hi-Fi separates system
- Ubuntu Mate 16.04 - on my Lenovo desktop, my main workhorse and vehicle for Netflix etc.
- Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.3 - on my work Lenovo laptop for when I work overseas

That's 3 different OSs. I'm presuming some of you are using more? And I'm thinking more about for general use/work/hobby purposes than serious programming in which case you'd use more out of necessity.

[Frogs Hair]

Moved to UL&OS Chat.

[poorguy]

Howdy deanr2,


I run 4 Ubuntu Based Linux Distros on different desktops throughout the house and shop.

Lubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu Mate 16.04

Linux Lite 3.6

Peppermint 7

[sandman887]

It's good to see another Mate user who uses it on their main computer. I started using Ubuntu around Dapper/7.04, and my fondest memories of using Linux were on Ubuntu last decade when GNOME was still GNOME back during v2 (before they made people have to make MATE), but I have a big collection of old Linux CDs/DVDs.

Currently, I'm running:
Linux Mint 18.3 Mate on my main/gaming computer monster
Linux Mint 18.3 Mate on several VMs on Virtualbox for programming/testing
Linux Mint 18.2? Mate on my (main) laptop
Debian Stretch Mate on my Acer netbook
My router desktop has several partitions:

1 Debian Stretch Mate system
1 Debian Stretch system w/no GUI
I recently installed on it Ubuntu 16.04 w/no GUI, and
Ubuntu 16.04 Mate

I recently used Ubuntu 9.04 live CD to do some maintenance on a hd

I also like Crunchbang, Cb++, and Finnix, but I haven't used these for a long time. The system I first learned Linux on was Red Hat back in college.

[hrsetrdr]

Ubuntu on 2 desktops and 2 laptops. Debian on 1 laptop and 2 desktops. Siduction on 1 desktop.

[Irihapeti]

I've got Ubuntu 16.04 with a custom (compiz-based) desktop on my main machine, Ubuntu 18.04 with Openbox on my old netbook (Asus EeePC900) and Ubuntu 16.04 server on a single-board computer (PCEngines APU1D4) which serves as my LAN router and wifi access point.

[kerry_s]

i've decided to use pop!_os for my main linux & just run other distro's in vm.
i'm using the testing version of pop!_os which has been rock solid, but i just like it a lot more than anything else out there. it's still ubuntu, just different clothes.
https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=10154

[mastablasta]

Kubuntu 14.04 on 2 machines and Ubuntu server 14.04 on 1. the rest is old windows.

[deanr2]

Quite some variety I see - for a variety of purposes too. Thanks for the responses so far.

[exploder]

Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.3 on my son's HP 655 Laptop.
Ubuntu 18.04 on my HP DC7800 SFF Desktop.
Kubuntu 18.04 on my HP 17-g121wm Laptop.