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Do most of you posting here code in Linux? Or is it just your desktop of choice. I’ve been on macOS for many years. Probably 30+ and I’ve dabbled in so many Linux distros. I do want to set up a system again that is minimal and quick. Any recommendations? Cheers!

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Debian if you care about stability and running it on anything, or a rolling release if you care about using latest releases of software. Arch is nice, access to the AUR is nice, too. You can also use Debian unstable or testing.

A lot is happening on desktop Linux right now, and I've found rolling release distros to be nice for that reason. Debian or Arch with KDE Plasma Desktop is a nice combination.

Regarding minimal installations, if you're new to Linux, I think you should try to use a popular Linux desktop distribution, Debian has several, there's Ubuntu, EndeavorOS for Arch, and others.

You can also boot live Linux instances from a flash drive and try things out before you install.

To answer your first question, I went from Linux to macOS back to Linux again.

Check this if you want to use macOS keybindings on Linux: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto