Linux OS choices?

[l11h]

Hi,

 

I'm looking for a Linux O/S that is as responsive as Windows? 

 

Currently I've got Linux Mint and I dont know why but it just doesn't seem as responsive as Windows ... Maybe this could be my hard-drive, or my hardware or me been using Windows for all my life lol

So when I click on an action e.g. Google Chrome, and when I do tasks such as moving tabs around it seems like I'm using Windows best performance mode in XP lol.

 

I'm not looking for a Windows experience in Linux, i'm just looking for an O/S that is fast and responsive, fast I know most Linux O/S's are but responsive is where i'm struggling 

 

Most of the tasks I do nowadays are pretty much in the web browser really, for storage I use Dropbox and got another local Linux file server as backup (want linux so can easily write script to do automatic backups), for office suite I just use Google Docs as it does everything I need so pretty much everything is in the browser so the O/S isn't a huge deal for me. 

 

Yes I play games but the games I do play I got to work with Wine on Linux Mint so they work, (the others don't care about lol) 

 

So any recommendations? Something that is fast and responsive? I've done some research on Fedora it seems quite neat is that a good o/s? 

 

[technovore]

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[l11h]

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@tmcclelland455

The unity desktop doesn't look to be that responsive, I've tried it in a virtual environment and it always seemed to be slower than Linux Mint was in responsiveness ...

[SirRoderick]

The responsiveness is a known Linux problem as far as I know. It's not something people focus on as it's very minimal but it's something that's just going to be around for a long time I suspect.

[redspart]

Have you tried kubuntu? I use that for work.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Arch if you have a clue, Linux Mint if you don't. That's pretty much as good as it's gonna get. I think you might be looking at a hardware / compatibility problem though because I'd definitely not call Linux Mint less responsive than Windows. What version are you running, Cinnamon or Mate?

[l11h]

Heard of Kubuntu and Lubuntu or something similar in past few days just have no idea how they are lol

[l11h]

Arch if you have a clue, Linux Mint if you don't. That's pretty much as good as it's gonna get. I think you might be looking at a hardware / compatibility problem though because I'd definitely not call Linux Mint less responsive than Windows. What version are you running, Cinnamon or Mate?

 

I'm using Cinnamon, and tbh when i Virtualized linux Mint it was a lot faster in the virtual environment lol

[flibberdipper]

Xubuntu is pretty snappy.

[dounuts97]

Zorin OS its very similar like windows 

http://zorin-os.com/

The LTS version is 12.04(OS6)

[dounuts97]

Or u could try lubuntu or zorin OS lite if u have older hardware

[l11h]

I've always used Ubuntu, but a lot of more advanced users don't seem to be very big fans of it. I like it so much that I carry an ubuntu flash drive on me, and threw this sticker on my laptop.

 

Gonna try out XUbuntu see how that is 

[LarsReviews]

This topic is really interesting. I will try all Linux version that are listed here in Virtual Maschine ;D

[l11h]

This topic is really interesting. I will try all Linux version that are listed here in Virtual Maschine ;D

 

Doing same thing here, never knew all this options even existed lol, knew about Ubuntu cause I use that for my Linux server (I am new to the Linux world) 

Heard of Mint, heard of Red Hat cause my school use it, Fedora but that was pretty much it lol

[NaftaLord]

Mostly it comes down to what desktop environment  you like.

http://www.howtogeek.com/163154/linux-users-have-a-choice-8-linux-desktop-environments/

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/best-linux-desktop-which-is-ideal-for-you--1194516

 

Some are lighter and faster like xfce, but mostly they are all pretty fast and responsive.

But cinnamon in my exprience is a bit slow some times, but it's getting better and faster.

 

I use mostly KDE now days, it is the most complete gui oriented environment for linux.

[technovore]

The unity desktop doesn't look to be that responsive, I've tried it in a virtual environment and it always seemed to be slower than Linux Mint was in responsiveness ...

My experience differs, do use whatever you feel like

[chilicheeseburger]

I tried mint 16 cinnamom the other day and I im pretty happy with it so far.

I definitely find it to be more responsive than win vista which was running before.

[elkenrod]

@l11h specs?

 

If you're using Mint with Cinnamon and it's not snappy enough, then I would suggest trying Mate.

[CornOnJacob]

LXDE, Xfce, and MATE are on the lighter side compared to Unity, Gnome, KDE or Cinnamon. If you want to go ever lighter then use a window manager instead of a desktop environment to reduce the RAM usage below 100MB. Other thing such as using a kernel optimized for your CPU.

 

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/window_manager

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/desktop_environment

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Repo-ck

I second this. As far as window managers (WMs) go, Openbox seems to be the best-regarded.

 

@|11h What specs do you have? Your storage solution and amount of RAM/CPU horsepower are really important to fixing your problem. If you don't like Mint, you could try ElementaryOS (similar beginner-friendly approach), but anything based on XFCE, LXDE, or a standalone WM should be light enough to run well.

[sonix87]

I tried Elementary OS / Luna and it felt really snappy. Very pleasing on the eyes too. I've always been a Windows guy, and Luna was my 1st experience with Linux and I didn't have much trouble with it.

[l11h]

My Specs Are: 

 

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

RAM: 8GB of Corsair RAM (Cause of motherboard being max 8GB)

HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black (Sata II, but i know that doesn't matter)

GPU: nVidia 560Ti

 

I have a great experience on Windows for first 6 months then it goes slow cause I cba doing disk defrag I am lazy lol

 

But I just dont know it seems to me Linux Mint is slower in responsiveness to Windows 7 ...

any ideas why? 

 

I use Linux the Red Hat version at school and that is fast enough I guess and happy using that and even though I have a choice with Windows / Linux I prefer Linux

But at home I would rather use Windows even though it's slow and I cba re-installing Windows 

 

The other reason why I want to use Linux is cause it's a lot easier for me to write scripts to do normal tasks 

[A10-FTW]

My Specs Are: 

 

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

RAM: 8GB of Corsair RAM (Cause of motherboard being max 8GB)

HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black (Sata II, but i know that doesn't matter)

GPU: nVidia 560Ti

 

I have a great experience on Windows for first 6 months then it goes slow cause I cba doing disk defrag I am lazy lol

 

But I just dont know it seems to me Linux Mint is slower in responsiveness to Windows 7 ...

any ideas why? 

 

I use Linux the Red Hat version at school and that is fast enough I guess and happy using that and even though I have a choice with Windows / Linux I prefer Linux

But at home I would rather use Windows even though it's slow and I cba re-installing Windows 

 

The other reason why I want to use Linux is cause it's a lot easier for me to write scripts to do normal tasks 

you have a gamer machine friend, Ububtu 14.04 is a good gamer OS  :wub:

 

also you can try some low windows for the DX11 like Vista / w7 / w8 / w8.1 / w8.2 (all with DX11) 

[GloriousPain]

Hi,

 

I'm looking for a Linux O/S that is as responsive as Windows? 

 

Currently I've got Linux Mint and I dont know why but it just doesn't seem as responsive as Windows ... Maybe this could be my hard-drive, or my hardware or me been using Windows for all my life lol

So when I click on an action e.g. Google Chrome, and when I do tasks such as moving tabs around it seems like I'm using Windows best performance mode in XP lol.

 

I'm not looking for a Windows experience in Linux, i'm just looking for an O/S that is fast and responsive, fast I know most Linux O/S's are but responsive is where i'm struggling 

 

Most of the tasks I do nowadays are pretty much in the web browser really, for storage I use Dropbox and got another local Linux file server as backup (want linux so can easily write script to do automatic backups), for office suite I just use Google Docs as it does everything I need so pretty much everything is in the browser so the O/S isn't a huge deal for me. 

 

Yes I play games but the games I do play I got to work with Wine on Linux Mint so they work, (the others don't care about lol) 

 

So any recommendations? Something that is fast and responsive? I've done some research on Fedora it seems quite neat is that a good o/s? 

 Try Manjaro? I believe it's a nice mix of Debian and Mint but it's a rather new one, or you could try SteamOS it does have a desktop mode and would be a bit more optimal for gaming as if the game works in Linux you could just switch to the default STEAMOS steam client instead of emulating windows where possible eg boot up and run straight into aspecific game if you ever have one in mind.

[Opcode]

Lubuntu or Xubuntu

Tho given your specs, no Linux distro should be slow for you. Did you install Nvidia proprietary drivers? I have no other idea why it would be slow for you.

You could also give Crunchbang Linux a try.

[l11h]

Yeah I know that's what I mean, I've got a pretty good machine yet Linux isn't giving me a good experience

 

So I did another test and counted which was faster, and it did seem Windows was a "little" slower but with Windows the overall experience is just better, the responsiveness, the feedback from O/S, the experience

It's just so hard to explain, I have nothing against Windows or Linux, I just want to use Linux just because I have some scripts that do most tasks I want to, it's harder on Windows (it is possible just not as simple as using the Terminal (this is my opinion))

 

And I use Google Chrome, on Linux it seems like i'm using the 1st version of Google Chrome that was released lol. 

I use Google Chrome just cause i got everything saved there, all my bookmarks, all my settings, my extensions, just log in they all collaborate and i'm on my way with my settings

 

I like Xubuntu for it's styles, the way the window glows and the different styles it has, but i'm having the same problem, it's just the experience that i'm getting from the O/S ...

 

will try out Manjaro that seems to be a cool O/S