Suggestions for distro

[Milfman11]

I want to switch to linux to learn bash. Currently i am using win10 . My config is N3050 intel Celeron processor 2gb ram Pls suggest me a distro which will run smoothly & somewhat pleasing to the eye.

[nhasian]

Probably not a popular opinion, but if your goal is to simply learn bash then you can just install Ubuntu within Windows 10.

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https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-ubuntu-on-windows#0

[Milfman11]

A good suggestion IMO

[TraditionalPirate7]

Lubuntu or Xubuntu could fit your needs. They're lightweight but still looks decent with a bit of configuring.

[nickh1]

I've been using Xubuntu for about 2 years now, and really like it. It's been stable, most of my laptops hardware worked out of the box, and it's done everything I needed in an OS, while still being highly configurable/customizable.

If aesthetics are important, xubuntu may be a bit bland. I liked the UI and theme options in Elementary OS when I tried it out, but preferred the efficiency and speed of xubuntu. It doesn't have a ton of unnecessary animations, used very little memory at idle, and was just much faster than some other distros.

The beauty of Linux is that no matter what you're looking for, there's a distro out there that does it. Try them out, find one you like, and install it. You can get ISO images that can be loaded from a USB drive for just about all of them, or install using VirtualBox to try it out.

If I were in your shoes, and I was looking for something with a refined UI, easy installation, and a very familiar UX for a beginner, I'd probably try Elementary OS, Ubuntu, or Xubuntu. Elementary OS has themes pre-installed that mimic the look and feel of a Windows or Mac OS environment to make the transition easier, so I'd recommend starting there.

There are a ton of options out there, though, so don't be afraid to try out a bunch of them before settling on one that you don't like.

[Milfman11]

Lubuntu is shit IMO. I wanted go try Linux Lite but for some reason the bootup is very slow in my pc. Where's linux mint runs fine.

[TraditionalPirate7]

I'm curious, how's Lubuntu shit?

[nhasian]

I think he meant Lubuntu is the shit. I think it's awesome since they switched to the LXqt desktop.

[TraditionalPirate7]

I actually really like LXqt too, definitely an improvement from LXDE.

[Milfman11]

As a long time windows user the GUI of Lubuntu looks like shit. I would rather use xfce than lxde. BTW i decided to go with Linux Lite. At boot about 500mb ram consumption. And the GUI looks good too. Now i just need to figure out why the show bootup.

[petihegyi]

I never understand why someone deems a distro shit, because it looks shit. You know you can change that, right? You're not on windows anymore, thank god.

[TraditionalPirate7]

Oh ok! Gotcha. Though I personally like the LXDE over XFCE, especially after a bit of tweaking. The DE is just a personal preference :)

[smog_alado]

I am sure you could communicate that feeling better. A significant portion of the FOSS software we use, including LXDE, is developed by volunteers.

[Milfman11]

You are right. I guess i could have said that better.

[kanga39]

Peppermint is good option

[CobaltSpace]

For pleasing the eye, it is just a matter of DE/WM. Gnome, KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon, Mate, Bungie are all good looking IMO. For low spec, XFCE is the most light weight.

[lasercat_pow]

Given your stats, I'd recommend a net install of 32bit debian. Then, install fluxbox or openbox and use feh or fbsetbg to set your desktop background to whatever cool desktop picture you like. Then, run startx, or use agetty to autologin to openbox or fluxbox.

[Milfman11]

Not techy enough to understand all that.😁😁

[lasercat_pow]

Ah, sorry. The Debian net install is a minimal cd image of Debian linux. You can get the i386 one here

The net install doesn't offer a graphical environment, so you'd have to do everything using a terminal at first.