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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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Looking to switch to Linux in the somewhat distant future (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Any distro I should use?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

The default UX used in Ubuntu may actually be confusing for newbies, as it’s quite different compared to Windows.

It's not that different, dude, and it's not like they don't give you a tutorial on first boot either.

Perhaps a distro which uses KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon, MATE or LXQt by default.

Gauge your audience dude. A Linux newbie will not know wtf anything you just named is. (For any other newbies reading, these are all 'desktop environments' - essentially collections of programs that make up a user interface)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

well I did watch a video about desktop environment, I believe it was a tierlist video tho

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I do need to be fair though... The ones the other person mentioned, they are infact more 'windows-like' than Ubuntu's default. It isn't hard to learn Ubuntu's setup by any means but it is something to learn.