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Debian vs Ubuntu (Kali?)?

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Hi! I'm in the process of installing Linux on my Samsung Chromebook using Crouton. I am new to Linux and unsure which distro and desktop environment to go with? What I'm looking for is a clean, nice looking OS. 

 

Please help me out, thanks!

 

I should add, it's an ARM based Chromebook. 

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For beginners I always recommend an Ubuntu fork called Mint with cinnamon. Mint is pretty beginner friendly, and cinnamon is a nice interface. 

Not that' Debian is bad or anything, in fact some may recommend it to you. 

Let's say I want the GNOME interface, should I go for Debian or Ubuntu? (Or Kali which I don't even understand what it is?)

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Hmm for an arm notebook I suggest ubuntu, it's the distro that gets the most support for that architecture from what I know. Either way it costs you nothing to try both, I haven't really tried the arm version of either os. Personally I like ubuntu, although I kind of preferred the gnome interface I find that unity is just as functional in most occasions.

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If you want to be really technical, Debian, Ubuntu, and Kali are all Debian. >.>

 

Debian is good for the stability. Ubuntu and variants have improvements. Linux Mint is an excellent and very pretty option. 

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Don't get Kali, its mainly for security penetration testing and such. (if that flew over your head, its not for you :P)

 

You can't go wrong with either Debian or Ubuntu, Ubuntu might be better if you haven't used either before though.

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