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New to Linux which OS to use? (lemdro.id)
submitted 2 months ago by TheMilk@lemdro.id to c/linux@programming.dev
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Finally making the transition from Windows to a Linux. I'm pretty sure it's been asked several times but which Linux OS would you recommend a beginner to use? I've seen Ubuntu and Mint as a good start. Not looking to do much. Game here and there (not too worried about Linux compatibility), streaming, editing videos. If I break any rules. I'm sorry.

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[-] msokiovt@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My stepfather had a bad experience with one of them, and I think he's currently using Fedora (with Wayland), but that's at least better than whatever that distro was (I think it might have been Bluefin or something like that, a Fedora Immutable derivative).

That's why I'm currently against immutable distros as of right now.

[-] HaraVier@discuss.online 1 points 2 months ago

Interesting. Thanks for the clarification! It would have been even more helpful if you could recall more details about the bad experience. Thanks in advance!

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