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[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 37 points 4 days ago (11 children)

Yeah, I really should switch to Mint or something

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

There are a ton of options. Plenty of people (me included) wouldn't recommend Mint, but some will. Everyone has their preferences and tolerance for certain things. The most important step is to just switch. You can always move distros.

Personally, for a new user, I'd say Fedora with KDE is a good choice. I use the gaming version of Garuda, which just comes with some extra stuff for gaming you'll probably need anyway, which you can do manually or just grab this. Regardless, KDE is probably what you want coming from Windows. It behaves similarly to Windows, but is very customizable. Other DEs have other benefits though, so there will always be other recommendations.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’m curious why you wouldn’t recommend mint. Is it due to some kind of problem, or is it just a personal taste thing?

I use mint daily so if there are potential issues I just want to know!

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I just don't like it. I don't feel strongly, just not what I'd recommend.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago

Fair enough. Thanks!

Fortunately with Linux, choice is the name of the game!

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