Linux is free, if you don't value your time.

Linux

My distro preferences

For desktop: Arch Linux
For server: Debian
For gaming: any linux with Steam

Apps that I use

Display server: X11
Window manager: ~~dwm~~ AwesomeWM
Terminal: st alacritty
Shell: zsh (+ fzf-tab plugin)
Text editor: ~~vim~~ neovim
Font: Iosevka
Web browser: brave + firefox
File browser: ~~ranger~~ joshuto
Music & video player: ~~vlc~~ mpv
Image editor: gimp
Video recording: obs
Other: btop ripgrep fd lsd fzf

Neovim

My current neovim config can be found in this repo

Tips

Change key repetition delay for faster hjkl navigation. Under X server, you just have to add xset r rate 250 50 to .xinitrc .
Dont spend too much time ricing you editor, stick with minimal useful tools ;)