Which is your favourite Linux Distro (2011 update)

[hellnoire]

This poll is NOT about the best one. It's just about your favourite one.
Post it if it isn't on the list and you can consider Live CDs too.

And if you want to know various distros and latest releases do visit DistroWatch

Figured I'd update the poll, since I can no longer say Ubuntu is my favourite. These days, it's 'Give me Arch/Salix/Mandriva/Debian', though I know one of my buddies will prefer SMGL (Source Mage GNU/Linux).

So let's see how the opinion changed.

[Bearcat]

Its Mandriva all the way for me!

[hellnoire]

Its Mandriva all the way for me!

I take it you're glad I recommended it then

[Bearcat]

I take it you're glad I recommended it then

Yes I am! You done good.

[sm1]

I have voted for PCLinuxOS. It is more or less similar to Mandriva since both are based on Mandrake. However I can get all packages I need from PCLinuxOS official repos and PCLinuxOS is a rolling distro which means all the improvements are delivered through updates. Hence there is no need to upgrade our installation every 6 months. That said from 2011 version Mandriva will see yearly release cycle and I may try it when it is out. But I am only in to windows right now as managing two OS seems time consuming for me with linux needing updates in hundreds of mb. I have unlimited broadband but my ISP has reduced my broadband speed to half as I reached my download limit due to downloading and trying many linux distros (and updating them) this month

Edit: I forgot to add that it is better to get the KDE version of PCLinuxOS as I had issues with other Desktop environment spins.

[LizardMan]

I like Ubuntu for it's community support, Mandriva for it's speed and Debian, the "Universal Operating System", for it's large number of packages.

[jj1two3]

I am still using Ubuntu 11.04 and its great and a lot faster than windows on my machine. But when I get time I am going to download and try out Mandriva as Bearcat and hellnoire suggested.

[Annie Shaw]

This weekend my Grandson helped me to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my computer. I have never used a Linux product before and I was very impressed with Ubuntu. For a beginner like myself, it seems pretty straight forward and easy to use. I am not ready to give up Windows 7 quite yet, but it is fun to play around with something different.