So like it says in the title. I’m looking to make a change. The only coding I ever did was like, some very light HTML on stuff like LiveJournal 20 years ago (because I’m ancient in internet years, haha) and even that I barely remember.
I’ve seen people talk about LinuxMint in other comment sections and how that one might be closest to something like Windows (in that a layman like myself can use it out of the box like buying a new laptop from Best Buy or whatever store). Is that actually a good one or is there something better for somebody like me?
I’ve seen enough people go ‘NO UBUNTU!!!’ to steer me away from that one, but otherwise I have no clue what would actually be good for somebody in my shoes.
I have a laptop that still technically runs Windows 8 that I just use for downloads so I’d be trying it on there so that if something goes wonky I’m not fucked. After looking at the LinuxMint website, the specs on that laptop meet the requirements for it.
Thanks so much!
Telling someone to use gnome feels like a hate crime.
We are trying to help people use a PC the way they want. Not just give them a different boot heel to grovel under.
I was with you in the first half, Bazzite GNOME seems like a wild recommendation over the KDE build which is far more Windows-like. But seriously, calling GNOME a boot-heel? I assume because of Red Hat contributing heavily, but you know the GNOME Foundation is a fully independent non-profit entity, right? The closest thing to a boot-heel on that list is Ubuntu/Canonical and even that is a stretch. Grow up.
So we can’t suggest it because you don’t like it? Check.
Won’t happen again, sir.