My windows machine sucks after updating.
So I am in a decision to change to linux. But there are number of linux distributions out there.
Which one to use?
Which is the best?
Yeah I know, there is no such thing as THE BEST. But there must be one which is good in its own way, right?
Suggest me some linux distros of your choice.
Comment down your linux and it pros.
I will choose one๐.
(Edited) Overall alternative of windows.
Thank you.
Top comments (16)
THE BEST is highly subjective ;-)
Highly subjective indeed.
For end-user - without knowing what kind of processes, tasks, application will you use it - I would suggest the following list - personally think - they are equally great:
If you would like to go closer to devop things:
It's very dependent on your exact needs. My personal picks for specific use cases however would be:
You'll notice I did not list Ubuntu, Fedora, SUSE, or CentOS here at all. All four make significant assumptions about how you want to use your system that make them difficult to work with in some cases, which is a major negative in my opinion (also, I very strongly dislike Snaps and the various RPM front-ends for a rather large number of reasons).
Apparently you have some experience with linux so I suggest you research about desktop environments (DE) on linux, pick one and then choose a distribution that uses that DE.
The desktop environments that I have tried that have a "familiar feel" close to windows are:
Currently I'm using Debian stable. I can recommend this if you don't mind spending some time customizing the UI of your desktop.
The good:
The bad:
Let's talk about that last part about old software. It's the price you pay for stability. But it isn't that bad, is not like you're going to get
firefox 3.5
orVLC 0.1-beta
. The applications you download from the repositories may not have the latest features but I bet their basic functionality it's still intact and they work. There are also prebuilt binaries, appimage, flatpacks, snaps... anyway, a whole bunch of ways you can download an app on linux.I recently tried many distros, and for me zorin os seems like really good choice for someone coming from windows to linux. I installed it on my asus strix laptop and everything works fine, battery life is great. Only one issue i have is with some fn buttons on keyboard. This isnt zorin problem, but rather linux in general. If you are on desktop you wont have any issues.
I prefer Debian, it's reliable and supports most everything. If you want something a bit more user friendly ([with a bit more shady business practices])(hackaday.com/2020/06/24/whats-the-...), Ubuntu or it's derivatives are great.
It all depends on what you want, what features you want, the kinda of GUI (if any) you'd like, etc.
Let me rephrase it...
A best overall alternative to windows.
Gui, performance, everything
Your question is still hard to answer. There's no definite answer as per 'everything.'
If I say I'm tired of eating bananas, what's the best type of fruit to eat now, there's no single answer.
Do I want something crunchy? If so, I might want a pear or an apple.
Do I want something sour? If so, I might want a lime or a lemon.
Do I want something with edible skin? If so, I might want a peach or an apricot.
Do I want something tropical? If so, I might want a pineapple or a mango.
All the fruits I mentioned are excellent choices, but depending on my exact needs. If I'm making pie, I would probably use an apple. If I want something small and won't make a mess, I'll probably pick a peach. But, if I just ask for a fruit without saying my intentions, you could give me a fruit I don't want or have no purpose using at the moment. If I told you what I wanted to do with the fruits, say make a smoothie, you could suggest the pineapple or the mango. If I say I want to make juice, you could suggest the mango or the lemon.
So, what exactly are you trying to do? Are you looking for something for general office use, something with high customization, something for iOS development, something for server-side development?
Fedora with kfce desktop
Pop OS
Linux Mint
Mi choice is Manjaro.
The reason because I like it over other distros is because is based in arch and I can use the AUR repository without having to deal with the difficulty of installing arch. (There are other alternatives such as Antergos with similar characteristics)
In fact to install the distributuon with a complete desktop environment (such as KDE, GNOME, XFCE...) is as easier as any debian based distribution.
As I mention before the main reason why I'm using it, it's because of the AUR repository where you even can find packages of apps with the last github version.
I've used Debian, Suse, Fedora and Mint in the past and I always had to struggle when having to install or uninstall something that wasn't in the official repositories and even that there are similar alternatives like PPA repositories for ubuntu it's nothing comparable to AUR.
In my choice the most beautiful distro is Deepin OS