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what distro to start? (pawb.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hi,

I have had to use windows for a long time because of school (word and excel, the ms version, was like mandatory, tho free), and I have been interested in trying or at least learning linux more.

I tried once before on Manjaro but I messed up the install and I was having annoying issues with the graphics drivers with an nvidia card (having to manually change the settings for two monitors and the refresh rate every time i rebooted, for instance). That was around 4 years ago now though.

My main question was what distro I should try? I am fairly experienced so I know my way around things but not in linux, and I am okay with learning curves.

It seems like everyone has a different answer for this so I wanted to hear suggestions. Thank you

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IMO I like linux mint or fedora as good starter distros. They're both stable and easy to use, but they're not going to limit you if you're an expert. KDE is my preference for desktop, but gnome feels better on a laptop.

Ubuntu is too forceful about snaps lately, and it gives me that classic "I don't actually own my computer" feeling.

Manjaro getting borked is not unexpected - they've had a lot of problems, and generally your system will tear itself apart sooner or later due to their package holding. If you want manjaro done right, I'd recommend Garuda linux.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Seconding 'not manjaro', I'm currently using it and I'm probably going to start fresh on another distro soon.