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I hate Microsoft and Windows, I want to choose better AND more importantly, see what all this fuss about Linux being awesomest is about

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Mainly I would steer you away from any distro that uses Gnome. Very short answer as to why: most desktop environments bear some resemblance to Windows, Gnome is more like MacOS with a concussion.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

So what distro is Mac without a concussion? I dont want windows

Ubuntu?

[–] Stormstout@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Gnome is actually very solid. Its a great desktop environment, it just works in a specific way that takes some getting used to. A good out of the box gnome experience would be fedora.

People will not recommend it though, since desktop environments that mimick windows are easier to get used to for new users, like linux mint with cinnamon, or any KDE default distro.

The previous comment sais it's like Mac is with a concussion. It is an apt comparison because like MacOS gnome is very clean and minimal, but its still very different in its workflow. Giving macOS switchers quite a headache.

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