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New to Linux which OS to use? (lemdro.id)
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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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[-] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago

As someone who's been using Linux for around 12 years now, I just came back to Mint a while ago and it's a good choice for close to everyone I reckon.

I used pretty much all the major distros and some niche ones as well, but in the end I want a PC that does PC things without having to fuck around all the time. Mint does exactly that, it just works.

That being said, feel free to mess around with live USBs, try some distros on an old laptop etc, it's good fun and you might find something you really like.

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