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submitted 1 year ago by original_reader@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

With the latest release of Solus, I feel I should ask. I have had my eye on this particular distro for some time now. I even did a test installation about two years ago, but it didn't feel as complete as I needed it to be.

I am looking for a solid, beginner-friendly rolling Linux distribution for general use. Multimedia, gaming, coding etc. Do you recommend Solus? If so, why? Why not? Looking forward to your thoughts.

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[-] ursakhiin@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I don't think the advice is that people should ignore small distros but that small distros won't be as beginner friendly.

Really learning to function in Linux involves a lot of searching for what went wrong and being in a larger distro increases the chance that somebody has run into your problem before.

[-] fulano@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 year ago

I agree. Perhaps I got confused when reading the other comment.

Small distros aren't good ones for beginners, because support plays a great role into they first experiences.

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