Normie distros

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>>55847503
Ubuntu mate
linux mate
Ubuntu

Thats it

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>>55847503
Manjaro?

>>55847553
this

>>55847503
One of the stated design goal of Mint is to be "comfortable".

Mint confirmed for comfy

solus os

>>55847503
Only Linux normie distro is Android

>>55847553
/thread

>>55847503
>>55847553
>>55847628
What is this? A distro for ants?

>>55847817
I agree. It needs to be at least...
...

...
THREE times as big.

>>55847817
It's for phones you idiot.

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Whats a good distro for a first time user?

>>55847905
You're in one

>>55847925
huh

>>55847503
Windows

>>55847905
Linux Mint.

Try Cinnamon DE first, if not try MATE

>>55847905
don't use mint whatever they say

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>>55847817
>>55847857
Is this better for you?

>>55847963
why not? because it's the comfiest distro and op will get too comfy when he realises he doesn't HAVE to use windows?

>>55847963
What do you suggest. I want to get a distro that will help me learn more about computers but not completely leave me in the dark. you know what i mean?

>>55847503
>Linux Mint
Security disaster. They seriously have almost no fucking clue what they're doing.

>Fedora
Stability disaster. Essentially a glorified unpaid beta test platform for RHEL.

>Ubuntu
Playground for Canonical's wacky inventions (like upstart, unity, mir etc.) that all fail because they're a gigantic pile of dogshit. (Which everybody but Canonical realizes)

None of these are particularly great options, but personally I find Ubuntu has the best “normie usability” to “security and stability” ratio. (After having evaluated both fedora and ubuntu in a small business setting for a few years. I wouldn't touch mint with a 10 foot long pole)

>>55847985
>>55847963
im going to dual boot windows and a linux distro. since i play gtav alot. so im still gonna use windows

Linux user since 1995, senior engineer at one of the big 4, Mint w/ cinnamon is my perferred distro for the last 3-4 years.

>>55847985
The only people who think Mint is “comfy” are the people who think a distro is defined by what DE is pre-installed out of the box

>>55848020
This

Ubuntu Mate is infinitely more "comfy" than anything Mint.

>>55848020
>>55848027
We use Ubuntu with Cinnamon as the default DE at our workplace

Appeals the most to normies while also being the least buggy (compared to abominations like unity)

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>>55848009
> Fedora
> awful

Pick one peasant.

Also what the hell are you talking about? Fedora is a high-quality distro made by an actual non jewish company.

No wonder why Lipus Tornado uses it.

>>55847974
Shitty font rendering. 0/10 would not use.

>>55847740
This. No one that isn't into tech or a social outcast uses GNU/Linux

elementary OS for OS X normies?

>>55848049
The problem with Fedora is that every time you're about done fixing all of the bugs they introduce with every release, they release the next version.

When we were just about finished fixing all of the F22-related bugs (around the time F23 was released), we decided to say fuck it and went back to Ubuntu LTS releases.

The release cycle matters for stability. There's a reason people use debian and not archlinux on servers :^)

>>55848010
>>55847995
ubuntu mate. should be your go-to and the one you would stay around comfily until you make your mind about how you want your distro to be.

deepin

>>55848080
Where did I mentioned arch ir debian?


Fedora is best for desktops and servers equally. You are responsible for what you are doing, but you are backed by the devs. They provide excellent support.

>>55848020
I recommend Mint cinnamon because it's easy to blow normie minds with simple shit like active corners, easy virtual desktops and fool proof gui settings.

It's a first sneak peak through the window to a world without the limitations of Windows.

Some go back to Windows. Some stick with Mint or other babby distros. But a few get curious and start to look into shit more deeply.

>>55848080
Fedora does that by design. They actually want Fedora to work that way. If you want a system that's stable enough for the enterprise, then install Debian or Redhat, not Arch or Fedora.

>>55848136
Tfw I never had issues with fedora.

>>55848136
Yeah, they specifically want Fedora to be unpaid community beta testing for RedHat, which is exactly what I've been saying.

I'm thinging of using ubuntu studio.
I currently use windows 7 and I've never used anything other than windows.
I use clip studio paint to draw, but my computer sucks so the performance is terrible.
I would like to keep using csp, but I know it doesn't run on ubuntu without wine or similar.

Is it worth switching?

>>55847503
CentOS
Fedora
Mageia
openSUSE

>>55848080
Fedora doesn't break randomly.
Ubuntu does.

Ubuntu also has shorter life cycle than Fedora outside LTS's, 9 vs 13 months.

>>55848463
>Fedora doesn't break randomly
I can tell you've never used fedora in a large multi-user setting

>>55848433
It worth trying. Get a cheap 120gb ssd for like 40 bucks, put Ubuntu Studio on it and try if it fits you.

Gentoo

>>55847503
>experts

>>55848705
Guess I'll try it out then

>>55847553
That looks like garbage, though.

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>>55847817

>>55849263
Is ziron 9 worth getting guys? I tried it out on a virtual at it seems okay but I'm wondering if it has any major advantages/disadvantages to something like mint that I might be overlooking

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>>55847503
In the following order
Linux Lite. You are spoonfed what to do first (see pic), io just pushing buttons, what winfags know best.
Lubuntu. Easy, lightweight, and still the repository from Ubuntu.
Linux Mint/Netrunner. Codecs and non-free additions preinstalled.

Linux Mint Cinnamon with the Dark Theme is perfect.

>>55848074
OSX users couldn't swallow the lesser quality of eOS.

>>55848080
That is exactly why you NEVER recommend Fedora to new users.

>>55848433
Try Krita, is a drawing program made by artists for artists.

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>>55848136

>>55847503
>normie distro

THERE ARE ZERO NORMIES USING LINUX

JUST LIKE THERE A RE NO WOMYN IN THE INTERNET

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>>55847503
>Linux Lite
>Obanto mate using Redmond or Cupertino MATE tweak setup

Mint is broken beyond repair to be quite honest family member

>>55850752
>Mint is broken beyond repair
What exactly is broken with Mint?

>>55850411
>OSX users couldn't swallow the lesser quality of eOS.
Rub your cock on it, and they will.
t.steve jobs

>>55850411
That's generally the biggest issue with OSX, using everything else becomes a major pain.

>>55850752
Does Linux Lite hold back security updates?

ArchLinux

>>55850830
>slow development, which means outdated repos and bug/security fixes
>they insist in cinnamon, which is based in the disaster we all know as GNOME3 (buggy, heavy RAM use, etc)

>>55850968
Linux Lite is pretty much Xubuntu LTS with a few user-friendly tweaks, so you get the same security updates.

>>55847503
>the best normie distro
Windows

"Normies" and distros just don't go together.

>>55851048
the most autistic thing that's ever been said
/thread

>>55851066
No one cares about you nor your opinions.

>>55850522
Thanks I'll check it out

>>55851048
Poo in loo
>>55851098
No one cares about you

>>55847503
whats the best normie HiDPi distro? I have 3200x1800 screen and its painfully small on most distros. Linux Mint Cinnamon has 2XUI scaling which is nice

>>55851285
or I'm sorry, I meant to ask what is the best Desktop Environment for hidpi. obviously I'm a migrating wangblows user

>>55847503
chromuim OS.
elementary os
ubuntu mate

>>55850588
>tfw heard a radio commercial for Redhat and screamed at my radio to install gentoo

>>55851307
it's already fixed in the most used DEs, so choose whatever you want. I'd reccommend KDE tho.

>>55847503
>Linux Mint
>Calls other people normies

Conventional and user friendly is not always the best

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>>55851098
you cared enough to insult me because you can't do anything else you fucking nerd

>>55851285
high DPI user here, I just avoid GUIs like the plague

>>55853213
im not quite there yet. literally just coming from wangblows so I need the GUIs

>>55847503
SteamOS
Ubuntu
Mint
Kali

>>55853351
But why? When I switched from windows 7 to debian, I didn't find myself needing GUIs at all.

Mind you, I'm also a programmer, so I probably think about computers in a different way than you do - but still.

As much as I love using more interesting distros, I have had to fall back on mint. I need stability, and an update on mint has never broken the programs I need for work. I haven't tried RHEL or centOS, but there were issues on fedora with updates breaking things, and file system latency issues with certain programs on scientific linux.

apart from that though:
fedora>mint>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ubuntu

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>>55853355
>Kali
>>55853434
>fedora>mint

>>55853434
>and file system latency issues with certain programs on scientific linux
Please explain?

>>55847905
Xubuntu. It's basically the same as ubuntu but with a more windows-like desktop environment. Once you're comfortable enough with that, move on to debian

>>55847503
lfs
gentoo
arch

>>55853434
>As much as I love using more interesting distros
misread dildos

don't ask me why

>>55853434
>ubuntu > Arch > any distro > 50 ft pile of shit > Fedora

>>55853386
i am NOT a programmer. I did some C++ and java in high school (hello world, craps, fucking gridworld) but I'm still a windows babby. absolutely ZERO experience using terminal. honestly just want a secure internet browsing machine for a laptop, and I'll keep my desktop fully botnetted for wangblows gaming.

Would Manjaro be fine for someone who has very little experience with Linux?

This need some in depth explanation.

Manjaro, Debian (and Devuan), and even Ubuntu Server (yes, that is an option) are good if you trust yourself not to run scare for two or three words, because you don't need to do a manual partition, they do it for you.

Now, the easy installation distros like any of the *buntus, Mint, or Linux Lite (what I think is the new Mint), have an easy installer and default setup for anyone switching from Windows to Linux.

Now, stay away from Arch and Gentoo if you don't want to fix things yourself.

Fedora and OpenSUSE are memes. They are buggy no matter what shills say.

Got it?

I know there's one that's like a 3 gig iso, looks really good, and is built on top of arch
srs, it looks really good and is normie proof
started with A or something

>>55854258
found it
https://apricityos.com

>>55847503
Antergos is very user friendly

>>55847503
How about Deepin? it has Spotify and steam pre- installed.

>>55854291
I think I'll be trying this distro when my new power brick arives

Noob friendly distros I'd say Ubuntu MATE, Xubuntu, and Linux Lite.

Can't call Linux Mint noob friendly when upgrading between versions requires you to edit your sources list and then drop to TTY and repeatedly enter update commands until it doesn't do anything anymore.

Not to hijack the thread but what would be a decent intermediate distro?

Something with a stable gui installer but very little bloat, just essential / commonly use dependencies and a browser, everything else being left for me to apt-get.

Any recs?

>>55857519
Debian, Devuan, or Manjaro.

They all have GUI installers and you can set what you want from the start.

I am using Devuan myself and I can tell you is pretty damn comfy. I've set my resolution by editing the xorg.conf, global audio by asound.conf, and I don't use a DE but ratpoison which is started by a .xinitrc.

By what I've told you alone you can google and off you go without a DE, or you can install any DE on any of the aforementioned distros.

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what skill level is BLAG? also is it even worth it to go full FSF? other than feels. micro kernal sounds cool and shit but im not that level yet

>>55847503
Can people stop with the Linux mint meme, its worse than the gpu threads.

>>55860252
its literally the best intro distro ever made, ubuntu is unsuable for beginners cuz of its DE, and it's unusuable by anyone actually because of that fucking DE. Mint a best, then Debian, then something like Arch

>>55861518
No Mint is an abomination, mint users need to be gassed. It uses out of date ubuntu repositories. Just use fedora or a spin of ubuntu.