Noted, thank you!
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z00s@lemmy.world 2 months agoWhy wait? Install it now. I would recommend Mint as a beginner distro.
Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The next version of Mint is in beta right now and will likely release within a few weeks. Might want to hold off until then.
uis@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Or OpenSUSE Thumbleweed
Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
How does that compare to mint?
uis@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I did not use mint, so it is hard to compare for me. But people say that it is easier to use than mint.
To be honest I used Tumbleweed long time ago(around 6 years), I’m using Gentoo for last 6 years.
djsaskdja@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Why do people keep recommending Mint as a starter distro? Maybe if your computer is a toaster, but it lacks tons of modern features. Seems like a one way track to people thinking Linux sucks. Fedora KDE edition is a way better beginner distro for a halfway decent PC.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I use Mint and I like it. It does everything I need it to do.
What keeps people away from Linux, or at least it helped keep me away, were people arguing with each other about distros like a mini-OS war within the OS wars and it makes the whole thing sound like it’s a lot more trouble than it’s worth.
Most people’s computers are “toasters” because most people’s computers are used for things like web browsing, word processing and maybe a few games. They don’t need the modern features, they need something that works better than a Chromebook and isn’t super bloated.
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Do you know what also keeps people away from Linux? Being told that Linux Mint is a good distro for beginners, and then going to the Linux Mint website and finding that there are three different flavors, Cinnamon, XFCE, and MATE, and not knowing what any of that means because you’re a beginner. Beginners don’t benefit from incomplete information that requires prior knowledge, and every time I see “use Linux Mint” without any clarification on Desktop Environments, I see a jerk who doesn’t know what “beginner” means.
dukethorion@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As someone who did exactly this, the differences are spelled out pretty clearly for “Linux beginners”. System reqs and included features all there to read…
Krzd@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Because the UI is similar to windows, so it will feel more familiar to (ex-)windows users
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Which UI? Linux Mint comes in three flavors: Cinnamon, XFCE, and MATE.
Nobody has suggested a specific flavor, and those desktop environments vary quite a bit.
Krzd@lemmy.world 2 months ago
True, I meant cinnamon, which (IIRC) was the default/suggested to you when you went to the website.
djsaskdja@reddthat.com 2 months ago
KDE is closer to the modern Windows UI than Cinnamon. Cinnamon looks like Windows XP which nobody has used in like a decade. It’s not a familiar UI anymore.