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Linux Mint isn't the answer for Windows refugees anymore (www.xda-developers.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by cm0002@literature.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev

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I've been having a big think over Linux distros. See, I've been looking back at my still-new Linux experience of nine months, and wondering how my own journey can help other people get started with FOSS operating systems. Whenever the topic of a Windows refugee-friendly OS came up, I would recommend Linux Mint because, first, it's the one everyone says, and second, it was the Linux OS that I started with, fresh off Windows.

I always follow that up with a comment about how you don't have to stick with Linux Mint if you don't want to. You can do what I did, which is to dip your toe into the Linux distro water and find something that suits you better. But if I'm setting up Linux Mint as "my first Linux distro," why not just skip the middleman and get right into the distros that have a bit more meat on them?

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[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 7 points 14 hours ago

"Linux Mint isn't the answer for Linux newbies switching from windows to Linux" -- someone that's obviously done distro hopping. They then go on to cite "professional work"... something that generally benefits from boring, stable, reliable OS... and "customization"... which is a great place to start breaking things.

And their alternatives? Kubuntu, fedora, and opensuse. What? *buntu used to be a safe bet ... but they can't keep things even running these days. Fedora... a perfect newbie choice. No hand holding, half your features won't work as expected for a windows user because it focuses everything on foss only, out of the box. ... and opensuse. I wouldn't ever call opensuse "newbie friendly"... and they use their own packaging so all the common stuff you would want to look up for help won't be a simple one click fix since most guides and apps recommend apt, rpm, or pac.