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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by nephew@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

When I first began researching Linux, for my needs, I found the number of different Distros to be overwhelming. So I made this flow chart, with the intent to help new users find a starting point for choosing a distribution.

I'm open to critique, as to making this chart as helpful as possible.

EDIT: Chart updated based on suggestions in the comments.

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[-] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago

If I want my GPU supported without having to use level not parameters to boot and without manually installed drivers, Mint isn't going to work

(I know because I couldn't tolerate the restrictions of bazzite which was the default for my machine, so I installed Mint 22.1, it wouldn't boot successfully. I added the nomodeset (noModeSet) kernel parameter at the boot menu to get the computer booted, then had to download and install the drivers)

People on new high performance hardware might find that all difficult

New, high performance hardware is built with Windows in mind. It's going to take some work to change that fact.

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