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Why people change Distro? (thisfieldshouldnotberequired.foff)

submitted 5 days ago by Encephalotrocity@feddit.online to c/asklinux@lemmy.world

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I'm literally deciding which distro to install as a first timer. It's my understanding that Mint is the best for beginners migrating from M$ but knowing nothing about why this is the case one thing nags me:

Why do people switch distro's? What isn't in Mint that you get elsewhere? I really don't want to waste time using Mint if I'm just going to have to reinstall something else because it turns out it is bad for gaming or doesn't support many devices or something.

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[–] schwim@piefed.zip 7 points 5 days ago

It can't be generalized into a single reason but distro hoppers have been around for as long as there has been more than one distro.

For some, it's that the grass always seems greener. For others, they follow a flavor that touts something that they resonate with(no non-free elements, media -centric, gaming, a certain desktop) . For a lot, it's exciting to see new stuff and it's free to try.

In the 90s and early 00s, I had a habit of moving a lot but for the last two decades, I've hated moving and my desktop looks the same. I just want it to work and I'm ok with not rolling a new distro every time one pops up.

Mint will treat you well(I run it on mine). It's very friendly to those new to Linux and the community is active and helpful.