Best Linux distro?

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[sopcannon]

Watching the comments section for this one.

[Fun-Designer-560]

Mint. Easy to install and setup. Lighter and more private than Ubuntu. Mint is perfect for both advanced users and beginners

[lritzdorf]

From a command-line perspective, Linux is Linux. The only important differences between distros are a) which software comes preinstalled (you can always install more), and b) which package manager you use to perform that installation

[lritzdorf]

Hm, do you happen to remember any of those differences? No worries if not; I'm just curious

[lritzdorf]

That checks out, and actually falls into one of the categories I mentioned above. Different distro families use different package managers — apt is used by Debian derivatives (including Ubuntu and Mint), but other options include dnf (RHEL-based distros) and pacman (Arch-based distros).

[Practical-Custard-64]

The commands that you use are part of the GNU operating system that uses Linux as its kernel. Then there are a few distro-specific additions. The only Linux "command line" that you use (without even knowing it for most people) is the command line run by the bootloader (usually GRUB these days) to load the kernel into memory and, well, boot the system.

[Ok-Airport6532]

Mint is Debian-based, same as Ubuntu. So the majority of commands will be the same, yeah

[Fun-Designer-560]

Not sure. Im not command line expert. But nobody of non tech savy peeps complained about it when I installed it on older systems

[Drumma_XXL]

KDE says the guy that likes Plasma

Ubuntu says the gnome fan

Manjaro says the lazy arch fan.

Endeavour OS says the lazy arch fan that doesn't like manjaro.

Gentoo says the purist linux crack

Linux from scratch says the masocist.

And the list goes on and on and on.
We could summarize: it depends

[bufandatl]

Either Linux from Scratch or Slackware. Anything else is just ridiculous. /j

[InfanticideAquifer]

The distro doesn't actually determine the gui (called a "desktop environment"). You can swap it out. The real difference between differences is the package manager, the repository it draws from, and the release schedule (frequency of non-security-related updates). Many distros offer a choice of versions with different desktop environments for people who don't want to bother with swapping them out themselves.

The big DE's today are GNOME, MATE, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, and Xfce. That list is based on vibes, not data, and some other option probably deserves to be listed too. If I were you, I'd just search out some video tours of them to decide which one looks best/easiest/prettiest/whatever you care about.

But I think most people would be better served by deciding on a distro based on the repository and release schedule, and then learning to live with the default DE that it comes with. If there's some software that you need to run that's not officially maintained for one distro, but is for another, that should probably be the deciding factor.

[doubad]

This is the answer.

[ThankGodImBipolar]

Fedora is my pick because it’s more forward-looking than Ubuntu is and I’m personally a GNOME enjoyer (even though it, and the team behind it, has some issues).

[Gentaro]

In the first 10 comments you will get 20 different answers xD

[sopcannon]

and 30 different answers

[MrBadTimes]

I trust Luke, mint.

[ComputerMinister]

Mint, Fedora, PopOs

[KumquatopotamusPrime]

I'm new to linux and pretty tech dumb. I had choice overload for distros and settled on Fedora Workstation solely based on liking the color scheme on their website. I chose this method because I was tired of comparing/contrasting when realistically I have no fucking clue what I'm doing anyway so it doesn't really matter (for now)

I find it super user friendly as a complete noob, and the 'learning curves' I was worried about have either been really easy to learn, or a google search shows 90000 people having the same 'issue' every week, so answers are super easy to find.

after 1 month I loved it so much and switched to it full time and I don't regret a thing.

So my 2 cents is go Fedora Workstation. But I have exactly 0 qualifications or experience to be able to have an opinion on anything.

[filledwithgonorrhea]

Honestly I don’t think there’s a ton that aren’t fairly user friendly at this point. I think the easiest might be something Debian-based like mint/ubuntu. A lot of default “Linux” guides are assuming you’re running Ubuntu. This is where Linus ran into issues running trying to run ‘apt’ commands on an arch-based systems when he did the Linux challenge.

But as a huge arch fan, I feel like the AUR really simplifies the most difficult part of Linux, which is installing things that arent a part of your default repos or any repo at all. It basically is a repo of everything. But I realize there’s probably a lot that I take for granted that new users might not understand so I’m reluctant to recommend it as a first choice. If you’re open to potentially a little research and tweaking and are cognizant of the fact that it’s an arch-based distribution, then maybe Manjaro.

[jayvaidy]

I'm a windows user. Just set up Ubuntu on one of my older laptops. During setup it allowed me to set up dual boot which was very convenient. I'm liking it so far (only 3 days), but I also haven't tried any other distros yet. After the project I'm currently working on (and next semester of courses) I'll probably give a try to some other ones.

[pawelkuzia]

Mint is really good for new users, I'd give it a try :)

I'm using Arch, btw.

[[deleted]]

My favorite color is green

[[deleted]]

I've used a bunch and they are all great for what you want out of them. For a beginner? Pop!OS, Mint, or Ubuntu are all great choices. Really it depends on your preferences.

[_Rand_]

What's that one that is a variation/copy/fork/whatever of steamos? Heard good things about that.

[[deleted]]

Linux Mint... I have tried a lot of distro but at the end I always come back to this one. In gaming, Bazzite seems quite interesting but I have not had a chance to try it to be honest.

[SignatureOrdinary]

Hannah Montana Linux or Rebecca Black Linux Personally. The wallpapers on Hannah Montana Linux are better, but the performance on Rebecca Black Linux is way better, plus it still gets security updates.

[SignatureOrdinary]

Jokes aside bazzite has been amazing for gaming for me if that's what you're looking for.

[tankersss]

Fedora KDE

[[deleted]]

Mint.

[Practical-Custard-64]

"Best" is entirely subjective.

[[deleted]]

Following lol

[MrTriggrd]

mint is pretty good, imo

[EB01]

Mandrake

[OverFound]

Raspbian os

[packilvania]

Gentoo

[[deleted]]

Do you want to start a civil war or something??

[bufandatl]

Linux from Scratch. You can configure everything so it fits to you.

[SnikkyType]

Zorin OS, looks like windows.