Best Linux Distro?

[Jezzdabezz]

I would like to know what the best Linux distro is for me, my specs are:

Ryzen 3 2200g

Radeon HD 7950

500gb SATA SSD

2TB Windows Storage Space

500GB HDD For OneDrive and other cloud storage.

 

 

• I would like to have WINE pre-installed or easy to install
• Lots of features
• 64 bit
• Gnome desktop
• dual boot with Windows
• I might change these

I do use a Chromebook with crostini so I'm not a complete Noob and I have tried out ubuntu a couple of times.

 

[xAcid9]

Pop-OS? 

[Jezzdabezz]

I might try it!

[Master Disaster]

The best Linux distro depends on what you want to do with it, system specs are kinda irrelevant TBH, what is the use case?

[Jezzdabezz]

14 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

The best Linux distro depends on what you want to do with it, system specs are kinda irrelevant TBH, what is the use case?

Discord, gaming and general Web Browsing.

[Jezzdabezz]

One question, how much should I partition for my boot partion?

[Drama Lama]

1 minute ago, Jezzdabezz said:

Discord, gaming and general Web Browsing.

Manjaro and Popos are good for beginners and gaming.

[Jezzdabezz]

Just now, Drama Lama said:

Manjaro and Popos are good for beginners and gaming.

Will it read my MS storage space?

[Drama Lama]

1 minute ago, Jezzdabezz said:

One question, how much should I partition for my boot partion?

Do you want to do a clean install?

if yes the first installer usually does it all automatically.

[Jezzdabezz]

Just now, Drama Lama said:

Do you want to do a clean install?

if yes the first installer usually does it all automatically.

No, i will be dual booting.

[Zingiber]

Depends on how many games you plan to install on the Linux partition. Linux itself doesn't need it that big. Maybe try 150GB if that's enough to store your games.

I'm not familiar with the PopOS installer, but I expect it's based off Ubuntu's one, which I believe can resize NTFS partitions.

 

Before you install Linux however, make sure you disable Fast Startup in Windows: https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1045548

 

As for reading your Windows files, yes it'll read them fine.

[10leej]

On 7/4/2021 at 5:51 AM, Jezzdabezz said:

One question, how much should I partition for my boot partion?

512mb for windows duel boot

On 7/4/2021 at 5:53 AM, Jezzdabezz said:

Will it read my MS storage space?

yes, but please never write to the ntfs with linux. NTFS is a terrible filesystem and for the longest time it was only ever mounted as read only.

 

On 7/4/2021 at 5:09 AM, Jezzdabezz said:

I would like to know what the best Linux distro is for me, my specs are:

Ryzen 3 2200g

Radeon HD 7950

500gb SATA SSD

2TB Windows Storage Space

500GB HDD For OneDrive and other cloud storage.

 

 

• I would like to have WINE pre-installed or easy to install
• Lots of features
• 64 bit
• Gnome desktop
• dual boot with Windows
• I might change these

I do use a Chromebook with crostini so I'm not a complete Noob and I have tried out ubuntu a couple of times.

 

• WINE is pretty easy to install on any distro, don't seek for it to be preinstalled because those distro's are kinda garbage because they'll try to be a straight up Windows clone.
• Every distro has lots of features, you'll need to be more specific.
• 64 bit is standard for every one of the major distro families.
• Every distro basically ships Gnome
• You want a distro that ships GRUB as the bootloader then, which is all the major ones.
• Go ahead and change them.

As for a recomendations then.

 

Ubuntu. Because you already used it a bit.

PopOS, Mint are also ok. Because they are.... Ubuntu.

 

Want to be on the edge with minimal effort? Solus

Want to be a bit more bleeding edge? Fedora, though be ready to do some work. To get it setup. But it does ship bone stock Gnome 40 with the only change being the terminals color scheme.

Want to learn Linux and be willing to do some work? Arch. Yes seriously, it's really not that hard to get it running if your willing to read the wiki's installation guide.

Want to be on the edge with some effort and have community support here? Manjaro

Want all the bells and whistles of Manjaro but you want a stable system like Solus, but also want to have access to native packages in the repository? openSUSE Tumbleweed

[Kilrah]

On 7/4/2021 at 11:53 AM, Jezzdabezz said:

Will it read my MS storage space?

Hmm it will definitely read a normal NTFS partition but a Storage Space I wouldn't be so sure. 

[cretsiah]

had to read up what windows storage space is ( a virtual raid configuration) got no idea if linux will or will not read this.

 

you forgot to mention ram size and if your running wifi as part of your specs.

 

my suggestion would be

AMD Ryzen or intel equivalent:

linux mint cinnamon

ubuntu main

 

AMD AM3 with 1600mhz ram (aka AMD FX 4130, AMD FX 8320 or intel equivalent)

linux mint XFCE

ubnuntu XFCE

[Icylla]

The truth is that the best linux distribution is the one that matches your needs the best. Seeing that you're going to game on it. I would recommend Pop OS

[Sandro Linux]

On 7/4/2021 at 10:09 AM, Jezzdabezz said:

I would like to know what the best Linux distro is for me, my specs are:

Ryzen 3 2200g

Radeon HD 7950

500gb SATA SSD

2TB Windows Storage Space

500GB HDD For OneDrive and other cloud storage.

 

 

• I would like to have WINE pre-installed or easy to install
• Lots of features
• 64 bit
• Gnome desktop
• dual boot with Windows
• I might change these

I do use a Chromebook with crostini so I'm not a complete Noob and I have tried out ubuntu a couple of times.

 

Maybe try Manjaro

[LBrocato]

Mint support more hardware and does not have stupid Ubuntu snap packages

[m9x3mos]

On 7/15/2021 at 6:12 PM, LBrocato said:

Mint support more hardware and does not have stupid Ubuntu snap packages

I like mint better than Ubuntu but I have issues with the wifi dropping randomly. Do you know a way of fixing that? I use a t440p.

[cretsiah]

@m9x3mos in mint

fixing the wifi on/off issue is usually as simple as editing the power-save-mode file in network manager....

 

open terminal

type

sudo nano /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf 

 

change setting from = 3

 

to

= 2

 

save and close

[m9x3mos]

18 minutes ago, cretsiah said:

@m9x3mos in mint

fixing the wifi on/off issue is usually as simple as editing the power-save-mode file in network manager....

 

open terminal

type

sudo nano /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf 

 

change setting from = 3

 

to

= 2

 

save and close

Thanks. Gone have to give that a try. I would rather use mint over Ubuntu and that one was more stable unless this fixes it. 

[wasab]

Fedora

[LBrocato]

another option is rocky Linux if you dont like ubuntu  based distros .This one is based on red hat

[nocturn9x]

5 hours ago, LBrocato said:

another option is rocky Linux if you dont like ubuntu  based distros .This one is based on red hat

A CentOS based distro is not exactly the most user friendly thing in the world. I'd rather recommend Arch-based stuff at that point (I rock artix linux, but even plain arch is fine ig)

[LBrocato]

On 7/22/2021 at 11:03 AM, nocturn9x said:

A CentOS based distro is not exactly the most user friendly thing in the world. I'd rather recommend Arch-based stuff at that point (I rock artix linux, but even plain arch is fine ig) .

 

Rocky is not centos based and no harder then main line arch. The only ach i would given think of useing would be Arcolinux, just cause they have a graphical install which lets you chooice which programs and desktop you wanna install before you install it to hard drive

 

.

[nocturn9x]

2 hours ago, LBrocato said:

Rocky is not centos based and no harder then main line arch. The only ach i would given think of useing would be Arcolinux, just cause they have a graphical install which lets you chooice which programs and desktop you wanna install before you install it to hard drive

 

.

Literally the first google result: https://www.hpcwire.com/2021/06/21/centos-replacement-rocky-linux-is-now-in-ga-and-under-independent-control/#:~:text=Rocky Linux bootstraps off of,operating system%2C” Kurtzer said "Rocky Linux bootstraps off of CentOS. It uses the same sources as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, leveraging CentOS Stream."

Could've checked your sources before saying false stuff lol