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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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If you're looking for something to keep it as libre as possible, then Debian is a great choice. I know Fedora by default keeps it that way, though you can install non-free software/codecs/etc if you want. Debian is the same way. And since Debian is the foundation of some of the biggest distros out there, you're pretty much always going to find packages for what you need. And if you go with Debian Testing or Unstable, you can get a bit more recent packages, and I've never found them to be really "unstable." Wouldn't run them on a server, but a desktop is totally fine.
I do like some of the suggestions here for FreeBSD or OpenBSD. If you were to go that route, I'd go with FreeBSD. Their documentation is stellar (though OpenBSD's is as well), the man pages are fantastic and actually helpful, and between the ports and packages repos, you'll generally find what you need. Plus things like ZFS, jails, etc. are great.