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What's a Linux distro thats breaks the windows mold and is good for testing? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by cactus_head@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I got rid of my window from my secondary partition(gaming addiction) and now I have a 128 GB m.d. i have been running Linux mint for most of my Linux experience but want to try out something out side the traditional windows setup

I have tried those setups

Linux mint xfce
Linux mint cinnamon
fedora workstation(gnome)
fedora silverblue(gnome immutable)
fedora kde
majaro cinnamon

I would hope for sometimes were the learning curve isn't too extreme for me(i3 was too much)

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[–] TackyThump@piefed.europe.pub 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd find a distro to settle on, not a desktop environment. Most distros have most desktop environments. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, Debian all ship the major desktop environments. I would simply choose the one that best fits your needs.

Want to run on the newest software available? Fedora

Want long-term support for the install and am okay with using slightly older versions of software? Debian

Don't care about the software part, and the most ready install out of the box? Go for Ubuntu or Linux Mint

In terms of desktop software. KDE is the most like Windows, but still far better in my opinion. Gnome is its thing, more similar to a mac, but still not quite the same.

[–] cactus_head@programming.dev -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Did you read my post like at all?

I meant something that breaks the traditional windows environment. Stuff outside xfce , cinnamon and kde. gnome doesn't work for me on keyboard and mouse. I want a distro to mess around with, not distro to settle on, i am fine on linux mint as is, just wanted to try a distro as a side hobby

[–] TackyThump@piefed.europe.pub 6 points 1 day ago

I’d still find a distro to settle on, not a desktop environment.

What desktop environment do you want to try that you can't find on Debian, Fedora or Ubuntu?