[PLUG] Brief rundown of Linux distros?

briand at pounceofcats.com briand at pounceofcats.com
Fri Dec 20 22:12:12 UTC 2024


On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 07:49:00 -0800
Michael Ewan <michaelewan15 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have found Linux Mint to be the easiest to install and use.  Along
> with Mint I use the xfce desktop, it is lightweight (compared to KDE
> for example) and simple (compared to Gnome).
> 
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 2:43 AM Nathan Petrangelo <nathan at petrangelo.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > My girlfriend gifted me a new PC for xmas and now I want to go Linux shopping. I’m aware of Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, and NixOS; are there others worth exploring? What are their features and tradeoffs? While I’m at it, what desktop environments worth looking at, after Gnome, KDE, and Wayland?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nathan Petrangelo  

I'll second linux mint.
For "general" use it's really nice, but less good if you need to stay on the bleeding edge of a lot of packages.

I use the Cinnamon (?) desktop , but xfce is a great choice too.


-- 
Brian



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