[kwlug-disc] MX Linux - is it good to install on a laptop

[CrankyOldBugger]

I started with Ubuntu, and I still use it today.  I've played with Mint,
which was also good, but it had some hardware issues in my case, so I did
some distro hopping for a while until I settled back with Ubuntu.  But to
be fair, Mint is usually hardware-friendly.

Fedora is also good, as mentioned by other people in this conversation.  If
you hope to work with Red Hat in a corporate environment later on, then
Fedora is a good starting place.  Until recently CentOS would have filled
that same role but it's a fading memory at this point.  You could keep an
eye on the many forks that are popping up now, but they might turn out to
be a shell game...

I also agree that new users should avoid Arch or its derivatives.





On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 at 11:32, Doug Moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> Speaking as a long time Ubuntu user who has recently started using Fedora,
> I would recommend an Ubuntu based distro for new users. Fedora lives on the
> bleeding edge, which is good if you want to be using the latest versions of
> everything all the time, but it's bad if you don't want to be covered in
> bandaids from the papercuts. You have to learn how to customize Fedora to
> get it up to the usability level of the Ubuntu default install. I am
> specifically not happy with default, uncustomized Gnome desktop running on
> top of Wayland. Ubuntu customizes Gnome to make it more usable for Mac and
> Windows users, and defaults to X11 instead of Wayland because Wayland is
> not ready for general use.
>
> Mint is a highly regarded derivative of Ubuntu that fixes some issues that
> people have with Ubuntu. It is supposed to be better for beginners, and
> fixes some ethical/malware concerns, eg concerning the Snap store. I
> haven't tried Mint, but someone previously recommended it in this thread.
> https://itsfoss.com/linux-mint-vs-ubuntu/
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021, at 10:37 AM, Nickle, Brian wrote:
>
>
>
> I am running Manjaro on my original Pinebook because it is the only distro
> that has active support for this device.  I have run into update issues
> that I have had to manually fix.  Manjero still requires you to read the
> release notes before performing an update. As such I feel it is not very
> good for new users not as a daily driver anyway.
>
>
> My  recommendation would be to use ubuntu, debian or maybe fedora as a new
> user.  Honestly I think ubuntu has the best mix of good user documentation
> application repository for new users.   All this said I would highly
> encourage anyone new to linux that wants to truly understand how it works
> go through the install of arch in a vm building up the system really gives
> you an understanding of how the parts work together.
>
> My 2 cents
> Brian
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