Very easy to use Linux distribution for beginners with beautiful UI

[JakeNTech]

2 hours ago, Icuw1pc said:

Why are you saying 9 is terrible, what experiences have made you think this way?

Why do you think it's terrible?

 

What kind of hardware are you running it on? I run it on an Elitebook 8570w and I haven't had a single issue with performance. It's always been extremely fast and I haven't had a single bug.

 

Hardware:

CPU: i7-3940XM @ 4.0GHZ

RAM: 32GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance (8gb x 4)

GPU: AMD FirePro M4000 (I play a few games on steam without any issues, and that's on a 1080p panel)

Boot Drive: 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD

Storage Drive 1: 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD

Storage Drive 2: 1TB Samsung 850 Evo mSATA SSD

 

The only other Mods I've done to it are throwing a 1080p panel in and a backlight keyboard.

To me it just didn't feel right, it felt slightly sluggish on my system too. In fairness though it was on of the first distros I used. Different people Different use case, different needs from an os. For example I try as hard as I can to avoid widows as I think it's badly designed and is patched too often. And like OS X. (Sorry would quote the bit aimed at me but am using the mobile site so selecting text with my thumb is hard)

[noahdvs]

5 hours ago, fixitnow said:

To me it just didn't feel right, it felt slightly sluggish on my system too. In fairness though it was on of the first distros I used. Different people Different use case, different needs from an os. For example I try as hard as I can to avoid widows as I think it's badly designed and is patched too often. And like OS X. (Sorry would quote the bit aimed at me but am using the mobile site so selecting text with my thumb is hard)

I've been testing Debian 9 in a VM (QEMU/KVM) and it's fairly snappy for me, even on heavier DEs like KDE Plasma or GNOME and even with no 3d acceleration. Are you using GNOME on Wayland? People have been reporting that GNOME on Wayland stutters sometimes on other distros since before Debian 9. I also noticed that the mouse cursor is offset from where the clicks happen in GNOME on Wayland, but GNOME on X11 worked as expected.

[Guest]

On 7/23/2017 at 6:28 AM, Tarzan said:

Linux Mint, Ubuntu 

These are the best 2 Linux OS for home users IMO. 

Mint is based off Ubuntu so anything that works on Ubuntu should work on Mint. 

 

Ubuntu has many "flavorz" as they call them. My favorite version is Lubuntu as to me it resembles Windows XP however regular Ubuntu is really quite good. 

 

Most times when when you're looking for programs on the internet that support Linux, they'll 85% of the time have a dedicated section for Ubuntu compatibility that make it easier to install on Ubuntu. 

 

Aaaamd remember:

"control + alt + T" to get terminal. It gets easier as most of the time you just type "sudo apt-get install" followed by the name of the program. 

 

Codecademy has a tutorial on the command line for free. 

[Jarsky]

I'm confused why people are saying debian9 is terrible? 

[Gung Pow Chicken]

2 hours ago, Jarsky said:

I'm confused why people are saying debian9 is terrible? 

I know right I love it, and they finally included stuff they should have been for years. I think if people will give it a change they would love it.

 

I hate people who make a frankendebian and then turn around hating the Distro. I've always kept to non-free debian sources and have always been able to get software that fits my needs.

[Gung Pow Chicken]

2 hours ago, fpo said:

These are the best 2 Linux OS for home users IMO. 

Mint is based off Ubuntu so anything that works on Ubuntu should work on Mint. 

 

Ubuntu has many "flavorz" as they call them. My favorite version is Lubuntu as to me it resembles Windows XP however regular Ubuntu is really quite good. 

 

Most times when when you're looking for programs on the internet that support Linux, they'll 85% of the time have a dedicated section for Ubuntu compatibility that make it easier to install on Ubuntu. 

 

Aaaamd remember:

"control + alt + T" to get terminal. It gets easier as most of the time you just type "sudo apt-get install" followed by the name of the program. 

 

Codecademy has a tutorial on the command line for free. 

IMO the best way is to throw yourself into an advanced Disto of linux, at least that is how I prefer to learn and it's always worked for me.

 

The first Disto I ever used was Debian which is really command-line heavy at the time and is still kinda like that.

[Gung Pow Chicken]

3 hours ago, fpo said:

These are the best 2 Linux OS for home users IMO. 

Mint is based off Ubuntu so anything that works on Ubuntu should work on Mint. 

 

Ubuntu has many "flavorz" as they call them. My favorite version is Lubuntu as to me it resembles Windows XP however regular Ubuntu is really quite good. 

 

Most times when when you're looking for programs on the internet that support Linux, they'll 85% of the time have a dedicated section for Ubuntu compatibility that make it easier to install on Ubuntu. 

 

Aaaamd remember:

"control + alt + T" to get terminal. It gets easier as most of the time you just type "sudo apt-get install" followed by the name of the program. 

 

Codecademy has a tutorial on the command line for free. 

They are just some of the easier Distro's to use, and fit the needs of Home Users more than say a Power user.

 

For each piece of software the correct thing to do would be to get them from the Distro's repositories or add a repository rather than installing random applications tor a tz package.

[Mira Yurizaki]

If you want something that copies macOS, look up ElementaryOS. While it says "pay what you want", you actually don't have to pay anything if you don't want to.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Icuw1pc said:

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That's why I think Mint and Ubuntu are better as most home users don't need to be power users, and it's way easier to use GUI even though the terminal is needed a lot for configuration and whatnot. I'd rather not open a terminal and type in connect to wifi, open internet browser and then finally do what I need. Though I can technically do that in Ubuntu, it's easier to just open Firefox as it's pre-installed. 

[JakeNTech]

4 hours ago, Jarsky said:

I'm confused why people are saying debian9 is terrible? 

 

1 hour ago, Icuw1pc said:

I know right I love it, and they finally included stuff they should have been for years. I think if people will give it a change they would love it.

 

I hate people who make a frankendebian and then turn around hating the Distro. I've always kept to non-free debian sources and have always been able to get software that fits my needs.

As I typed earlier different people use operating systems for different things. For example I like OS X but my dad doesn't as he used VBA in excel and just can't grow to like it.

It's like asking someone why they like classic cars. 

Liking an operating system depends on what you think about the UI and the stuff that goes on in the background. It's a matter of opinion. 

[Jarsky]

8 hours ago, fixitnow said:

 

As I typed earlier different people use operating systems for different things. For example I like OS X but my dad doesn't as he used VBA in excel and just can't grow to like it.

It's like asking someone why they like classic cars. 

Liking an operating system depends on what you think about the UI and the stuff that goes on in the background. It's a matter of opinion. 

 

If you're using VBA then you'll want Windows or OS-X for maximum compatibility with Microsoft Office, but the way in which they've stated that debian9 is terrible, is in comparison to other Linux kernels - which is what my question is attempting to have addressed.

 

 

[noahdvs]

48 minutes ago, Jarsky said:

 

If you're using VBA then you'll want Windows or OS-X for maximum compatibility with Microsoft Office, but the way in which they've stated that debian9 is terrible, is in comparison to other Linux kernels - which is what my question is attempting to have addressed.

 

 

You mean compared to other Linux distros? But I agree. You shouldn't call something terrible just because of something subjective.

 

9 hours ago, fixitnow said:

 

As I typed earlier different people use operating systems for different things. For example I like OS X but my dad doesn't as he used VBA in excel and just can't grow to like it.

It's like asking someone why they like classic cars. 

Liking an operating system depends on what you think about the UI and the stuff that goes on in the background. It's a matter of opinion. 

It's not like there's a shortage of desktop environments, so unless you don't like any Linux DE, I don't see how you can say you dislike Debian because of the UI. I can understand not wanting to use a terminal for anything, but there are options on Debian if you don't like using the terminal. I can definitely understand not liking Debians release schedule though. It's good, but it's not for everyone. Some like rolling release distros.

[mathijs727]

As someone who has a general dislike of Linux (macOS is the sleekest Unix distro by far IMO), my favourite is Ubuntu Gnome:

https://ubuntugnome.org/

 

With a good theme and icon pack such as:

https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1013698/

https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1177474/

https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1099670/

 

 

Another cool new option is Ubuntu Budgie:

https://ubuntubudgie.org/portfolio/screenshots

 

 

 

Or get Windows 10 & use the Linux sub system...

[JakeNTech]

7 hours ago, noahdvs said:

You mean compared to other Linux distros? But I agree. You shouldn't call something terrible just because of something subjective.

 

It's not like there's a shortage of desktop environments, so unless you don't like any Linux DE, I don't see how you can say you dislike Debian because of the UI. I can understand not wanting to use a terminal for anything, but there are options on Debian if you don't like using the terminal. I can definitely understand not liking Debians release schedule though. It's good, but it's not for everyone. Some like rolling release distros.

I can't explain it then, it just didn't feel right to me and a bit clunky. Some people just wont get why I don't like operating systems.

[Shura]

On 2017-07-23 at 7:02 PM, Surpuppa said:

I'm a total newbie to Linux, but it will help me when I'm starting programming in Uni. So I want an easy to use distro for beginners, but I also want it to look very good and have a sleek design. I will use it for programming and on a laptop if that is important. Thanks!

If coming from Windows then Linux Mint Cinnamon or Manjaro Cinnamon.

 

Linux Mint Cinnamon

 

Manjaro Cinnamon

 

If coming from Mac then Elementary OS.

 

 

 

[kirashi]

On 7/23/2017 at 3:11 AM, SCHISCHKA said:

have you tried debian 9? it is terrible.

Agreed, and I haven't even upgraded my PPC based G4 Mac Mini from Jessie J yet... I prefer to keep it on something that works well, so it it ain't broke, don't fix it.