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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Switching from windows to linux (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by cellolino@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey I’m cell and my bf of nearly 2 years asked me to switch to Linux because it’s “obv way better then windows” (his words xd) and until now I always said no. I didn’t wanna learn how to navigate through a new distro all over again. I gave it some thought and decided to make it his “Christmas” present that I’m installing Linux on my laptop :3 if any of you can give me advice on what type of Linux, like arch, I should install and what I should be aware of would really help!

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[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I tried a few distro over the years. They all had issues. Mint was the first one that "just worked" without fucking a round with terminal.

Put it on my parents PCs and they had 0 issues.

Fedora and KDE have more "polish" but in my experience the tradeoff is bug hunting and terminal use. Not something I wanted to get into moving to a new OS.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

While this is purely anecdotal, Mint is the only distro I have ever consistently run into major hardware support problems. Others seem to confirm that experience, especially with newer hardware.

In addition to that, I absolutely loathe Cinnamon and Mint does not natively support KDE by design. It’s an awful recommendation for new users because it feels outdated and clanky and they are far more likely to run into compatibility problems than Fedora, which has always worked out of the box for everything I’ve tried, and I have tried it on quite a lot.

My opinions are opinions, but I strongly feel that steering new Linux users toward Mint sets a bad first impression.