I want to start using Linux, I'm a pretty normie guy, didn't

debian

https://linuxmint.com/

Easy, decent looking, good community.

Also, don't ask /g/ for technical advice, this place is for trolling only.

elementary os, without any irony

it's minimalistic, good for basic stuff and you can obviously program in it

>>61596250
i can second this. 5 years of debian, no regrets

>>61596230
fedora or xubuntu

don't listen to the mint poster

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>>61596230
I'm in a similar situation and I'm not sure whether I should dual boot or just run a distro in a VM. I'm in a linux/unix class and I'm realizing that this is all dreadfully boring without a goal in mind and I'm not going to learn anything unless I get my hands dirty. I think I'm going to install mint for now. Then maybe run a VM and dick around with some stuff to try and actually learn something.

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>>61596687
why not mint though? Give me genuine raisins.

>>61596230
xrandr

>>61596897

Or arandr....

>>61596230
You have 2 options
Ubuntu Mate and xubuntu. Thats it. Pick one and you're good to go.

>>61596842
If you frequently have to switch between OSs, dual boot gets annoying really fast.

>>61596230
Xubuntu is Ubuntu with XFCE. All the popularity, detail hiding, and support of Ubuntu with a desktop environment that vaguely resembles Windows 7 and doesn't break because it never changes. It runs fast too.

>>61596230
did you try installing graphics drivers?

>>61596861
Mint user here.

I've been using mint for everyday web surfing+learning linux for about a year now, I've had no issues with it. But if you need your pc for work I'd use something else, as it apparently has security issues

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>>61596936
I can see that. My only issues is that if I run a distro in a VM I won't feel as compelled to use it.

>>61597250
I'm doing this on my laptop. My desktop is what I use for work primarily and I'm not willing to risk it.

Don't like gnome, and I've had issues with the debian/xubuntu installers, so I tried the xfce fedora 'spin' and it seems to be working without too many issues

>>61597397
>xfce fedora 'spin'
Not OP, but I was thinking about trying this as a complete Linux virgin.

>>61597355
That's exactly why I switched to VM. I'd reboot into Windows to play a game or something, and then not want to restart out of laziness. It's much comfier to just open the VM when I want to get work done.

>>61596842
Just dual boot, it's not extremely annoying especially if you use a boot loader

>>61596230
Which Desktop Environment did you use with Arch?

I used a dual booting machine, win 7 and mint for about a year or so before I felt confident enough to not need a windows system. I don't fuck w games tho. it helps to learn how to do things in linux instead of how to make what you used to do in windows work in linux

>>61596230

DEBIAN.

WITH KDE PLASMA DESKTOP.

Manjaro or Debian.
Honestly I've been using Debian for 3 years and I've just recently switched to arch after trying manjaro. I didn't like it at much because it was simplistic. I like complicated operating system's now

>>61596230
i just got done installing arch on a late 2013 27in imac. so if i can install it on a fucking mac, you can use it too. stop being a fagget and wanting to go back to fucking windows 10.

also have you tried, idk, installing fucking graphic drivers or setting them up correctly?

>>61596230
>I've only tried linux in windows vm.

Try a mint live cd to get a closer idea of what linux is like. I you want a mind blower. Try installing mint on a smallish ssd and then install windows 10 in a vm. It's not too difficult but it takes some doing. You'll see windows start to run as it should. Plus you can shitpost while it updates.

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>>61597526
>>61597566

So I just set up mint; What next? I want to work on stuff so that I have to actually learn Linux. I want some neat shit