• MichaelN@mastodonczech.cz
    1·
    1 year ago

    @carloshr @privacy @linux
    From Windows? Mint. After Mint? Manjaro. After Manjaro fucks again with the signing keys thing and their amnesia? Mint. Or MX Linux. Once you are past the learning curve, Debian. Want to get your hands dirty? *buntu based distro. Hype? EndeavourOS.

  • Eric the Cerise@kolektiva.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    @carloshr

    For privacy and “FOSS ideals” stay away from Ubuntu and RedHat.

    For “easy for a Windows user”, I tried switching to Linux 6-7 times over 15 years, different distro every time.

    The one that finally “stuck” for me was #Mint.

    Although honestly, nowadays, most of the top distros are very good. I’m also a fan of #Pop_OS

    @privacy @linux

    • Cam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      Linux Mint is great for beginners and is simular to Windows.

  • FarLine99@lemm.eeEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    Please don’t. ElementaryOS is bad for new user this days. Try Fedora Workstation edition or Plasma spin, Linux Mint.

      • Ian McLean@mastodon.au
        1·
        1 year ago

        @carloshr @FarLine99 @privacy

        #Elementary has a very opinionated design and includes some defaults that would be desireable for pretty much absolutely nobody - the most prominent of them being that it only lists apps from its own store, which is almost empty, and then gives warnings to users to try and discourage them from going to a place like FlatHub for the software that they will no doubt need. There is a tone about the OS in its design and especially its language in dialogs that may make people feel like they are the ones who are “wrong” if they do not wish to stick with these defaults - I think that’s what really rubs so many people the wrong way, and a brand-new user that doesn’t know much about Linux would just be completely lost.

        It also has no direct upgrade paths for major new versions, and they do their own apps and DE which is great, but they are also under-resourced and so the experience can be a bit glitchy sometimes.

        You mention being a mid-level user though, so I think you’d be fine with it, if you like the look of it. In terms of privacy, usability and respect for the FOSS spirit, I think Elementary and its Pantheon desktop environment is fantastic, and I believe it’s actually worth trying to adapt to its way of doing things. I use it and love it.

        For someone brand new to Linux that just wants to get up and running quickly and get work done, I’d highly recommend #ZorinOS instead. It’s very much a counter-point in philosophy to Elementary OS and gives a vibe of: “You do things however you’re used to, I just want to make it as easy for you as possible.”