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what distro to start? (pawb.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hi,

I have had to use windows for a long time because of school (word and excel, the ms version, was like mandatory, tho free), and I have been interested in trying or at least learning linux more.

I tried once before on Manjaro but I messed up the install and I was having annoying issues with the graphics drivers with an nvidia card (having to manually change the settings for two monitors and the refresh rate every time i rebooted, for instance). That was around 4 years ago now though.

My main question was what distro I should try? I am fairly experienced so I know my way around things but not in linux, and I am okay with learning curves.

It seems like everyone has a different answer for this so I wanted to hear suggestions. Thank you

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My favorite go-to for new users is Fedora. It's a community version of red hat Linux and i have to say the installer and built-in software should get you most the way through out the box.

My next recommendation is Vanilla Debian V12 Bookworm. I like Debian because it's a rock solid distro that's hard to mess up.

Besides the base OS, consider using either a KDE or Gnome desktop. Either should deliver a solid new user friendly UI.