To many fucking distros

>>59498560
Ubuntu

>>59498560
kubuntu but check if your graphics card is compatible with it , if its not compatible try Xubuntu

>>59498560
Debian

>take
typical proprietary mentality

Ubuntu is obviously most suited to your needs

>>59498560
Mint, Ubuntu, and Debian are really popular.

Some people like other distros like Arch or Gentoo, but Mint and Ubuntu are really good options for beginners, and Debian is rock-solid.

>>59498590
>having a GPU
what are you doing with your deep learning rig anon?

Ubuntu for gaming like CS GO

OP here
i go with mint and i3 DE cause debian is so fucking old kernel

>>59498669
Don't choose Mint if you're not going to use Cinnamon

None. Use openbsd.

>>59498711
why what is the problem on mint to use another DE ?

Arch is the generally accepted distro for desktop users with a modicum of technical ability (i.e. able to work without a hand-holding GUI at all times).

>>59498669
do you have experience with tiling DEs?

just fucking use xfce, cinnamon, or even gnome

test

>>59498763
Cool trip, cuck

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>Which linux distribution should I take ?

Are you new? The answer hasn't changed:

INSTALL GENTOO

>>59498669
use debian testing retard

>>59498778
tnx faggot

If your PC is made in this decade, KDE Neon, if not, Xubuntu

>>59498716
+1

>>59498560
manjaro

>>59498584
/thread, also xubuntu

>>59498560
KDE Neon

>>59498613
>>59498598
Why would anyone use Debian? Shit is old and difficult to install.

>>59499825
That's factually wrong.

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>To many fucking distros

>>59498619
Classifying labeled datasets with keras cnns, doing text analysis and synthesis with scipy and rnns, feels good.

>>59499856
Packages are stale as fuck unless you use a broken, unstable branch which doesn't receive security patches in a timely fashion.

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>2017
>not using God's OS

You don't want to go to hell do you? Choose TempleOS and accept Christ into your life

>>59500000

>>59500130
Seems like you will land in hell too.

>>59498560
>too many fucking distros
Which basically all the same. Install whatever is most popular on distrowatch.

It's your first one so Ubuntu

Debian or any of it's derivatives (Ubuntu, Mint etc).

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>>59498560

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>>59498560
Most flavors of Ubuntu are good for beginners. Debian is great for servers and old hardware, especially with LXDE or XFCE as the desktop. I hear good stuff about Fedora but I've barely used it.

I myself prefer OpenSUSE with KDE. It's incredibly easy to use and all of my hardware worked straight out of the box. Installation was fairly easy and the package manager is ok. It's the most stable and usable OS you could get on a desktop from what I've seen.

I can't decide between gentoo and ubuntu
gentoo is more modular, but ubuntu seems like less work

>>59503903
OpenSUSE!

>>59498560
Ucuntu

>>59503930
>"my friend"
>can't even reply to posts
Do you know how I know you're a filthy street shitter?

>>59498560
i had problems with Ubuntu/Mint, latter had terrible vertical sync problems.
I installed Manjaro and it works okay out of the box.

>>59503993
>u son bastard bich
>i fuk u mother!
>CURRY! CURRY! CURRY!
(You)

>>59498560
KDE Neon

>>59498751
arch is a meme and literally pointless to learn

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>>59504047
Oh yeah daddy, feed me more pasta!

>>59498731
Not that anon, but Cinnamon is the hallmark feature of Linux Mint. If you want to use i3, you're actually better off using Ubuntu because it doesn't come with the security and package replace issues that Mint has.

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>>59498590
Please help me with this.
I have a AMD Radeon graphics card which may be not supported by Ubuntu 16.04.
What should I do? Will upgrading to Ubuntu 16.10 or downgrading to 14.04 solve the issue? If yes, will it work as good as the graphics card works on Windows? Also will have to configure my computer or will the system work perfectly after upgrading or downgrading?

Am I damaging my computer by not using a OS supporting the graphics card?
Also my laptop takes like ~50 seconds to boot? Is that because of the incompatible graphics card?

>>59498560
Depends on what you want. Here are the ones I like, though:

Manjaro - the child of Ubuntu and Arch Linux. Probably my favorite distro because it combines the ease of use of Ubuntu with the bleeding-edge packages, rolling-release model, and AUR access of Arch. Also has a crapton of DE options.

Apricity OS - lots of similarities to Manjaro, so that automatically makes it good.

Peppermint OS - the best distro no one has heard of. Basically what you get if you take Chrome OS and make it an actual Linux distro. It's super comfy, and it has great workflow between Ice and the WM. It's pretty lightweight on top of that.

OpenSUSE Leap - probably the best distro for the GNOME 3 DE if you want something really stable. For that reason, I use it on a VM for working at home. The lack of packages doesn't help, though.

Ubuntu MATE - Easily the best distro for beginners. Super comfy, and MATE is a great mix of usability and looks (looking at XFCE here). And it's built on Ubuntu, which is the beginner's distro.

Some distros to avoid:
-Ubuntu GNOME and Kubuntu suck ass. Unstable as hell in my experience.
-Linux Mint on anything other than Cinnamon. Mint has problems at the core, so you're better off with Xubuntu/Ubuntu MATE if you want to use XFCE/MATE as your DE.

>>59503913
but suse doesn't seem as popular as ubuntu
with gentoo i can easily xfce de and open.rc inits or whatever things i want
but ubuntu is probably more supported just werks i don't really have to worry about doing a whole lot
I just don't see suse giving anything ubuntu doesn't where if i wanted something different than ubuntu, gentoo is kind of geared toward doing different stuff

>>59498560
>To many fucking distros
Where's the rest of the sentence?

>>59503316
>not man enough for Arch

>>59503316
Fuck off Kevin

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>>59498716
I did this today, was first time trying out a BSD and the default X window manager I got is an even further stripped down 80s themed mac os 7. Basically puke yellow, an 80s terminal icon, and some obscure unix terminal

>>59498560
take your life.

>>59504154
the open source driver works, if its an r9-270x or so. it just lacks certain features and performance. No harm will come. Your laptop taking a long time to boot might have something to do with poorly configured networking interfaces trying to run. Nothing to do with the graphics card. Install gentoo.

>>59504154
Is english your first language? Are you of Indian descent?
Anyways, to answer your question: check your temps and [ systemd-analyze blame ] for the long startup, and the unsupported GPU may have a propietary .deb on AMD's website. Tell us the model next time you cunt, if it's an old laptop with some shit dpgu I'll fucking murder you

>>59498751
eh, I use it for the AUR helpers since it saves me a ton of time. Battery lasts longer as well for some reason
>>59504073
Not really, you should use Manjaro and start from there, or use arch-anywhere like I did

A/UX

>>59498751
Soopuhr Seekrit Klubhause.

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>>59504511
>apple
>closed source
>proprietary

>>59498751
cringe

Ubuntu is the "noob distro" where the community is full of real software devs

Arch is the "pro distro" where the community has no actual devs or engineers, just teenagers and the fat white / indian spergs you would avoid sitting next to on transit

>>59504154
Actually that's a good question.
I'm running a AMD APU I been wondering too if it is potentially harmful to run a distro that doesn't support it or if the gpu portion will just be there as dead weight

Depends if you want systemd nsa approved attack surface or you care about your security.

>>59498560
x/k/lubuntu, - large repo stable and secure

if you want larger and much more updated repos and hate systemd then try gentoo, arch without systemd

if you wanna try the newest meme try trueos or solus

>>59504736
Then enlighten us anon what distro should paranoid stoners use?

>>59504271
What's wrong with Mint Xfce? I've used it since 2011 with no major problems.
(Switched to it after ubuntu turned weird)

>>59498560
Corel LinuxOs

>>59504675
arch is just 'a distro that requires technical skills to install.'
I wonder why no one ever mentions slackware or crux, they're just as hard as arch when it comes to installation.
arch installer (like gentoo and other netboot distro) is transparent that's why it's preferred when it comes to dmcrypted setups.

arch is currently 'babbies first linux gaming'
fast to install (assuming you have fast internet)
targets both old desktops who want to install fast without hours of compile AND newer desktops with new hardware assuming they won't work properly with non-rolling distros having very old kernel.

main reason that people install arch is for gaming and new hardware support plus wine and other advanced kvm vt passthrough for vidya.

That said, the dev team decided to go with systemD. Most of those gaymer's multiple monitor setups wouldn't work properly without systemd plus because the current userbase is surprisingly skewed on the gamer side.

Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition

>>59505198
nigga i literally work for redhat

arch doesn't require any technical skill. it requires literal ignorance - you have to be completely ignorant of computing itself, or why you would want an operating system that's been engineered by professionals... you'd have to be so ignorant to actually believe that following a guide to set environment variables and partition disks for 20 minutes was actually a demonstration of any skill

arch is for ignorant, stupid people

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>>59505198
This post is extremely retarded.

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>>59505264
I'm NOT the anon you replied from the VERY beginning but okay.

>on technical skill
Technology requires technical skill, literally. Unless you're referring to the 'academe version' of technical skill then you're barking on a brick wall.
Just because you work on Red Hat doesn't mean everyone's technical skill automatically becomes an ignorant skill to your perspective.

Your lack of proper punctuation hurts my eyes too. Are you sure you're really (at least) an undergrad? I bet you're underageb& and newfag.

>you'd have to be so ignorant to actually believe that following a guide to set environment variables and partition disks for 20 minutes was actually a demonstration of any skill
Sounds like it actually happened in your experience

>arch is for ignorant, stupid people
butthurt? did arch hurt you that much you've become a sociopath? rofl

>inb4 archcomics
post one, butthurt

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>>59505264 (You)
>>59505278 (You)

>>59505529
stay mad, debian/ubuntu is 75% of the web

Ubuntu if you want a comfy PC, CentOS if you want to learn for prospective jobs.

I say get both and put your home folder for both installations on the same partition.

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>>59504122

RIP sleep.

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>2017
>he hasn't yet heard of Xubuntu
>actually he won't install Xubuntu
>he won't rice to make it Macbuntu
>he hates unlimited freedom and privacy

wew lad, are you for real?

Debian sarge or gentoo. The rest are for cucks.

>>59505600
...and?

I have used Windows and only Windows operating systems since it was being passed around on BBS's as an alpha build. I am accepting delivery of these parts Tuesday afternoon — https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2v824C

Which is the best linux distro for me?

People who do not what they want ask others.

People who know what they want choose Arch Linux.

>>59498619
>rig

>>59505747
Ubuntu / Fedora are top. Probably Ubuntu if you're going to be copying / pasting stuff from guides for a while

all other answers are memes

I'm looking for a distro that will force me to learn while having enough accessible from the start to keep me interested and playing, so not full Arch but also not full Mint. Something that works well/fast on old hardware without bloat but options for nonfree software should I want it.
Is openSuse appropriate for me, or is something else better?

>>59506084
you literally described debian

>>59505659
>2017
>xubuntu cant into high dpi scaling

>>59504479
arch-anywhere is fucked up right now. mine didn't install half the shit it said it did.

just go with antergos.

>>59506097
Thank you. Though
>Debian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 43000 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.
as a way of describing their own OS makes it sound kinda bloated.
>>59506103
I'm not sure why I would need that though.

>>59505747
Kubuntu or any flavor of Ubuntu since you're at home with corporate.

Interim Linux by far.

>>59506171
that means there are like 43000 .deb packages avaliable, you don't install all of them
its like windows saying there are bazillion .exe files avaliable

>>59506171
that >>59506256 being said, you should probably start with ubuntu if you didn't know what they meant by that

>>59506171
>implying 43000 is a big number

Nigga have you seen the AUR?

>>59506256
>its like windows
That is not a good thing to be compared to when we're talking about bloat included in the install media. I've had no problems getting by with distros that fit on CDs with room to spare in the past, which further investigation yields that they have options for. I'm not sure why Debian would try to advertise like that.

>>59506319
the most bloated install media is going to get you a DE and "essential" programs like email client, browser, calculator etc...
I personally use netinst with non free firmware which is like 150mb

>>59506456
And libreoffice. Dont' forget THE ENTIRE GODDAMN LIBREOFFICE SUITE EVERY SINGLE TIME WITH EVERY SINGLE DISTRO

Seriously, maintainers, fuck off with the libreoffice.

>>59506241

I truly loathe Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Google, Facebook, and all the industry giants. It's just that I started using pc's before there was Windows. I was there when Windows was a just a cool new alternative to DOS. Windows is all I've ever known but I am disgusted by the thought of installing Windows 10. I expect I will need some time to get comfortable with a Linux distro, whichever I choose. I have Ubuntu and Debian on my short list. I think what I am going to do is install Windows 10 and Virtual Box. I'm going to install a Linux distro on the virtual machine and use it until I am comfortable. Then, Windows can finally go to hell.

>>59498560
Solus

>>59506171
>>59506267
Install Arch then install debtap.
All the software is yours archfriend.

>>59506514
systemd is the precursor to Winux (windows/linux) so stay away from it as soon as possible.

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>>59506514
Just avoid systemd and use libreboot.
And there is such a thing as live USB or live CDs. You can run an OS straight from a stick or a CD to trial them.

>>59498560
why is tux trying to do an ian murdock?

did he died?

>>59498560

Ubuntu is botnet, Fedora is a good choice, it just works.

>>59499740
ARGH just remembered KDE Neon existed. Just installed Ubuntu with Unity and am hating this piece of shit called Unity Dash. Now I have to reinstall this piece of shit. Fuck me sideways.

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>>59498560
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

>>59506513
desu i use libreoffice more than email client and calculator

>>59505198
Is this a pasta?

>>59505264
I'm the original anon. I don't think you understand what is meant by "a modicum of technical ability". Installing via CLI as with Arch does require a bit more technical ability, or at least a bit more comfort with technology, than installing via GUI. That is to say, many people who would be comfortable with installing Ubuntu would not be comfortable installing Arch, simply because to install Arch necessitates the use of the command line, even if the instructions are all clearly laid out on the wiki.

>>59503879
Someone who knows what he is talking about at last.

>>59498560
Manjaro. All the benefits of Timesink OS, without the timesink of setting up.

>>59508214
I think most people do but god damn don't bundle it with your "minimal" install.

>>59498560

MacOS

>>59498598

Gnome3 - Nope.

>>59498560

Ubuntu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6XEQIsCoM

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Real answer here:

What Linux nerds forget to tell newcomers who have only known mac or windows is, since the OS is free, switching from one distro to another or reinstalling the same distro is pretty simple. You back up your files, make a boot usb, follow the installation instructions, and boom, you're done.

For beginners, most distros are more or less the same. It's the desktop environment (DE) that really makes the difference. By the time you start caring about the actual distro, you'll be able to switch to whichever one you want in an hour or two.

Go with Ubuntu starting off. Most beginner problems are easy to google if you add "ubuntu" to the end of your search question. As you dig deeper, you'll probably find yourself looking at other distros' documentation for your problems. If your problems are consistently solved by a particular distro's community, then that's probably the distro you should switch to when the time comes.

>>59504926
Mint as a whole has a number of problems (promoting delaying security updates; renaming packages leading to overwriting old, sometimes important Ubuntu packages). So why use Mint XFCE when Xubuntu is basically the same thing without those issues?

>>59499825
>debian
>difficult to install
>2017
how the fuck did you even manage to post here

>>59505264
What is wrong with Fedora/Red Hat users? It seems like they're becoming the biggest shitposters on /g/ now. There's just nonstop shilling for Red Hat all over /g/ now, calling every other distro useless because muh corporate backing.

>>59498560
For Unity or XFCE: Ubuntu
For Cinnamon or Mate: Mint
For GNOME: Fedora
For KDE: OpenSUSE

Any distro other than those is a waste of time, and you should stay away.

>>59510329
>not KDE Neon for KDE

>>59498560

If you have to ask: Ubuntu with NSA/systemd

>>59510329

You forgot Fluxbox + Devuan.

>>59498560
Linux Mint Cinnmon/Xubuntu
Only sane answer
//thread

is it difficult to transit to linux?
I don't have any experience with it other than maybe knoppix? if that counts. used it a couple of times to retrieve files from a corrupted drive

use triquel instead of ubuntu

>>59510576

Depends on what you do on your PC.

If you have to use applications that are not FOSS and the publishers couldn't be bothered building GNU/Linux versions then the transition could be difficult. Not because GNU/Linux is difficult but because you will have to find and learn to use alternatives to the software you were used to.

>>59498560
Go to distrowatch and ask: Do I like the distro's logo? Does it come with my preferred DE? Does it promise me an amount of self-sufficiency (or lack thereof) that I'm okay with? Does a community for it exist? Is the software I want available on it? If yes to all those then go with that. Try a couple.

For the most part, anything that's not:

>Ubuntu
>Fedora
>openSUSE
>Debian
>Arch/Manjaro/Antergos (the latter if you don't want to have to put up with Arch's "install")

is a meme for people that want to feel 1337 and be a special snowflake. After a while you'll realize that you just want something that works that you can easily find help for on the off-chance that it doesn't.

People who swear by their meme distro will fight me down on this post over imaginary reasons and moot points but the differences between distros are again, more imaginary than anything else. It's mostly all the same shit under the hood. You can do your ricing and add third-party repos yourself.

>>59510777
What about the botnets

>>59510851

Good point. All of the mentioned distros conveniently have NSA/systemd as init system.

To escape the CIA niggers you need a distro without NSA/systemd. Devuan is a Debian fork with sysv as default init system. Since it's Debian in any other practical sense I would recommend Devuan.

>>59510657
I see. Thanks

>>59498584
>>59498598

/thread

>>59510958

You can't /thread when there are still two choices.

>>59510851
If you had nothing to hide you wouldn't care and what are the odds of some neckbeard being on the FBI's watch list anyway? They're already watching you using other means if you're that important. :)

>>59510996

It's not about the feds. It's about companies manipulating you into buying their products.

What can you guys say about ElementaryOS?

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>>59504407

Arch is in first and third, its only for brainlets if you spend all day ricing it instead of doing stuff.

>>59498584
fpbp

>>59509249
Pretty much why I ended up switching to arch. Every time I had a problem in another distro, there was a solution on the arch wiki. But the arch wiki solution didn't work because that distro fucked something up.

>>59510886
Funtoo does not have systemd

Why are there so many fucking Debian/Ubuntu clones? Why do people feel the need to fork a distro just because they want different default packages?

>>59498560
Gentoo

>>59498560
freebsd

>>59511217
I like how they prioritize design when most distros seemingly don't or just copy Arc lately.

Very few distros look good out of the box or use an in-house theme and Elementary does both. On the flipside, anything that doesn't abide by their design guidelines looks out of place but you can argue that's a problem with most DEs outside of their core apps. They seem to be pushing for a very insular distro with their own apps and considering they're a small team that rely on a couple outdated libraries it's fair to be wary.

On its stability, eOS STILL has a tendency to shit itself when plugging in external displays, bugs are all over the place, they can't guarantee smooth upgrades (Freya -> Loki) and there's just much better distros you can use. Fedora which is basically the closest thing to an official GNOME distro is much more stable, has better apps and can be easily configured to mimic Pantheon's layout on top of doing so much more. I can see the appeal of Elementary and its simplicity but it's very much a distro for casuals (by design). I installed it for my little sister and she loves it but I personally would never use it for work.

>>59504271
Fuckin Mint MATE. All day, err day.

>>59500130
That guy has no clue who God is.

>>59498600
More like typical surrender monkey mentality

>>59509249
this, the real answer is Ubuntu GNOME.

>>59513781
I see you're running GNOME...

>>59498560
Comprehensive list of all distros that matter in the current year:

Ubuntu (any DE variations)
Mint
Debian
Fedora (redhat)

Pretty much everything else is hobbyOS tier, if you want something like that go for it - otherwise, if you want to get work done, choose one of these.

>>59498560

>300 active distros in Distrowatch

>>59498711
What is MATE

Which is the best Distro for newcomers using it for gaming and shit?

>>59503316
fuck you kevin.

I tried solus in a vm earlier today, was complete and utter dogshit

>>59498560
Unironically install Gentoo.

>>59515212
Kali

>>59513835
Pretty much this, but don't even mention redhat

>>59514949
>280 of them are Ubuntu with different preinstalled software and a different theme.

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>>59498622
>linux
>gayming

>>59498560
OpenBenis:-D

>>59515212
Use any. Just install WINE + PlayOnLinux + Steam + Retroarch. "Gaming distros" just do this shit for you.