The 2017 Operating System Thread

[Topcat]

Here we are, yet another year gone by....what operating system is on your primary PC?

[diif]

Re: The 2017 Operating System Thread

7.

[goontron]

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Well, servers have OpenBSD, desk/laptop have openSUSE, cluster has Pelican Linux, thinclient PC has Plan9, smartphone has Sailfish OS.

[ddscentral]

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Where do I start...
I have 7 on my primary PC, 10 on laptop (with Ubuntu 16.04 on dualboot), Ubuntu 16.04 on NAS, Ubuntu 14.04 on main server, Debian 7 on OpenVZ VPS.
Oh, and Android 6.0 (CM13) on my Galaxy S4 smartphone and Android 4.4 on a cheap Huawei tablet.
I also have a hybrid tablet with broken screen which has Windows and Android on dual boot.
I also have 3 raspberry pis, two running LibreELEC (Kodi), and one running OpenWRT serving as a 4G ethernet bridge.

[eccerr0r]

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No change from the last decade plus, and no change foreseen. Thank you versionless distributions.

[RukyCon]

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Windows 7

[Pentium4]

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Windows 7. CentOS server, Windows 10 on the work laptop

[jiroy]

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Still preferring W7 for the time being , 64 bit of course for better Memory Rams and Cpus readings . There are strong links between Operating systems , Cpus and Rams , and no one can disregard it ..Windows 10 of course seems the upcoming trap , speaking higher Rams and Cpus , so little choices we have on the long run .

[Spork Schivago]

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I run Linux on my primary PC. I'm running OpenSuSE Tumbleweed. It's a rolling distribution, which means I don't have to reinstall when a newer version comes out. My wife, however, runs Windows 10 64-bit on her laptop. This is kind of a good thing though, because having it installed, I was able to learn it. When it comes to repairing PCs, it's good to know the various operating systems. I plan on installing Windows Server 2012 sometime in the near future, when I get some free time.

[dragos2009]

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i have 10 on all my pcs that are capable of running it

[stj]

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i have 10 on all my pcs that are capable of running it

microsoft will probaby contact you fo a medal and a place in the next advertising campaign!!

[rhomanski]

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i have 10 on all my pcs that are capable of running it

So says the next MS employee of the month.

[Stefan Payne]

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Windows 10, of course.
On multiple machines.

I run OpenSUSE on one or the other machine. Not that satisfied though.
But it's not lik other Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Mint are better...

[Spork Schivago]

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Windows 10, of course.
On multiple machines.

I run OpenSUSE on one or the other machine. Not that satisfied though.
But it's not lik other Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Mint are better...

I used to run Ubuntu and Mint, but I actually prefer OpenSuSE better. I think it depends on what you're really looking for. I prefer the terminal and find OpenSuSE a bit more suited towards my needs. I felt Ubuntu was a bit too user friendly. That's just how I feel though.

[Per Hansson]

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Have not decided yet, it January after all
It's leaning heavily towards Server 2016 though.
Currently running Win7 on a temporary install on my main machine.

[televizora]

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Windows 10, of course.

Why? Windows10 is spying on you, put's ads, you cannot disable updates via GUI, OneDrive is integrated - no way to remove it or to stop it from sharing your personal information with Microsoft!

[Stefan Payne]

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Because Windows 10 has DX12 support and is the best Windows so far.

I don't understand the hate of the "forced" updates. M$ had to do it, after some especially knowledgable people just never patched their system ever and switched off any update functionality.

Because if there is an exploit found you want it to be fixed ASAP and not be exploited, do you?!

And that's the problem with Software: Noone really cares about the security of the software. And does some real stupid shit...
And the lawmakers aren't up to it as well...

If I'm able to pass a law, I'd make YOU responsible for keeping the system up to date. If you don't -> Jail or at least 90 Tagessätze (per diem rate in english??) to pay for your stupidity. And a 'Computer Security course'...

Oh and what's the alternative? MacOS?! Android??

[Heihachi_73]

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XP for the win! I will only stop using it when I cannot access anything whatsoever.

[Spork Schivago]

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Because Windows 10 has DX12 support and is the best Windows so far.

I don't understand the hate of the "forced" updates. M$ had to do it, after some especially knowledgable people just never patched their system ever and switched off any update functionality.

Because if there is an exploit found you want it to be fixed ASAP and not be exploited, do you?!

And that's the problem with Software: Noone really cares about the security of the software. And does some real stupid shit...
And the lawmakers aren't up to it as well...

If I'm able to pass a law, I'd make YOU responsible for keeping the system up to date. If you don't -> Jail or at least 90 Tagessätze (per diem rate in english??) to pay for your stupidity. And a 'Computer Security course'...

Oh and what's the alternative? MacOS?! Android??

I'd like to chime in. Security updates (or any update) should never be forced upon a user. It should always be the user's option to upgrade. I see nothing wrong with having automatic updates turned on by default, where they get installed if you don't change something, but there should always be a way to turn it off.

Believe it or not, sometimes you want the system exploitable. Also, some of the updates (I'm referring to non-security updates, but even security updates) can break software sometimes, believe it or not.

That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you wanting to run Windows 10. If you're okay with their privacy policy, go for it. If someone isn't, they simply don't have to install it.

[Spork Schivago]

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Have not decided yet, it January after all
It's leaning heavily towards Server 2016 though.
Currently running Win7 on a temporary install on my main machine.

If you get Windows Server 2016, can you let me know how that is Per Hansson, maybe in a PM? Also, do you have any experience with any of the Windows Server 2012's?