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  • Creat@discuss.tchncs.de
    8·
    2 hours ago

    Please stop recommending mint. These days now modern alternatives are just better, especially when they might want to game even just a bit. But it’s not just shut taking, mint is kind of stuck in the past for a lot of things.

  • RipLemmDotEE@lemmy.today
    4·
    3 hours ago

    Weirdly I’ve never been able to get the installation media for Mint to boot, but that’s fine because it led me through a few other distros that helped me learn what I was doing with Linux.

    Now I’ve been happily using Garuda with KDE for more than 6 months with no issues.

  • entwine@programming.dev
    64·
    3 hours ago

    Stop recommending Mint, especially to beginners. Ubuntu, Fedora, and Bazzite are all better for first time users because they actually work, they have much larger support networks, and are overall much higher quality with a focus on basic reliability.

    • piccolo@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      13 minutes ago

      Mint is based on ubuntu, and doesnt have the corporate slop. Bazzitte relies on flatpaks which is janky at best. Try explaining why you cant drag and drop in applications because they’ve been sandboxed…

      As for fedora… what does it offer better? Or is it just personal taste?

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    4 hours ago

    I’m doing bazzite because I like atomic for this use case (primarily a gaming box, with some additional utility as a server/general use PC + dev box; I want stability)

    But I’m stoked that the Linux migration movement is getting more traction across the board

  • ryper@lemmy.caEnglish
    32·
    3 hours ago

    Maybe I’m just picky, but I think Mint replacing the standard Firefox icon should lower its place on the list of distros for people coming from Windows. Out of their preinstalled applications, Firefox is the one a Windows user is probably the most likely to be familiar with, and out-of-the-box they’ve got it pinned to the taskbar with an icon that a Windows user won’t recognize. There’s so many other distros where a Windows user can log in and clearly spot Firefox.

  • blave@lemmy.world
    41·
    5 hours ago

    Or, one of a few other Linux distributions for starters, such as Ubuntu, Fedora, or Pop!_OS

    Linux Mint can be nice if you want a very “light“ windows experience, but you can also pick one of the thousands of other Linux distributions. One of those may suit you better.

    Always remember: Linux is about choice

    • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 hours ago

      Too many can cause decision paralysis. Letting people get their feet wet with a light windows experience isn’t a bad thing. And it can lead to finding something more suited to their needs down the road. No need to deluge people in choice right off the bat.

      • blave@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 hours ago

        Most people can come to a moderate and chilled decision without being swayed by the extremes.

        • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          Let me tell you something about the current worldwide political problems we’ve been having…

    • LeFantome@programming.dev
      2·
      3 hours ago

      Always remember: Linux is about choice

      That is one of the advantages of Linux. Let’s not let it be a liability.

      When coming to Linux, it is about “taking that first step”. If you are coming from something else, any distro is a positive move and they are much more alike than they are different (compared to the OS you are coming from). So, start with something safe. I do not use Mint but it is an awesome choice.

      Once you learn more about Linux and about what you like, you will learn that you have 1000 choices. Once you know the difference and know which once suits you, you can switch. At that point, you will find switching easy.

      The idea that people “have to choose” at the beginning holds many people back.

      Any of Mint, PopOS, Fedora, or Ubuntu would serve a new user just fine. I recommend Mint because the UX is familiar to Windows users, it is “batteries included”, and it is conservative (stable). But the others are great too.