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Okay so I prefer Linux over Windows, only reason I use Windows is for gaming.

So I have my desktop and a laptop, And I am thinking of switching the laptop to Linux seeing as my uni supports it with the stuff they need from the students.

It seems though their software is all .deb format, and I do not fancy installing .debs in fedora so I need a Debian system.

 

Another reason I want Linux is the programmer ecosystem sort of thing, the fact that some languages are native on Linux such as Python are a big plus for me also.

 

So with this in mind which debian system would be best, I would prefer something other than Ubuntu, and something other than Debian due to its stale packages.

 

Thanks!

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Just find a distro like mint and spend a few days customizing the hell out of it. I do everything when I make a linux build- change the font rendering, write scrips, change the GUI ect ect. 

Last build I did with Ubuntu with cinnamon actually. Point is you just gotta find a good starting point for the functionality you want and take it to where you want it. Linux is almost never good to go out of the box. 

Once you get everything done, I suggest you image your install in case you fuck somersetting up or need to reinstall, it'll save you a headache of trying to remember how you did everything. 

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I'd like to make a case for Kubuntu again as I always do... It takes some effort to set it up just the way you like (I especially recommend installing QTCurve) but when you do it's glorious.

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whats the new fedora workstation like, I hear you can convert .deb to .rpm using alien

 

To be honest, it's not worth the inconvenience and stability issues. It's pretty good but I switched back to Mint after having in natively installed for only a few hours.

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I'd like to make a case for Kubuntu again as I always do... It takes some effort to set it up just the way you like (I especially recommend installing QTCurve) but when you do it's glorious.

 

Second on Kubuntu!

Although I run mine mostly unaltered. I do not have to have everything exactly the way I want to, I can deal with some minor issues. Kubuntu runs multiple screens on a Radeon without having to be convinced to do so which I found really nice.

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Use gentoo, get to love the command line!

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Second on Kubuntu!

Although I run mine mostly unaltered. I do not have to have everything exactly the way I want to, I can deal with some minor issues. Kubuntu runs multiple screens on a Radeon without having to be convinced to do so which I found really nice.

It doesn't look too, too bad out-of-the-box. It's just that I used to be a Mac user and the interface was too Windows-like to quickly get used to. So I changed it. The fact that you can do that is what makes it so great. And yes, I run two screens too. Only ever had issues when I wanted to run only one monitor. It expected there to be two, freaked out and displayed nothing. So don't do that.

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Use gentoo, get to love the command line!

Eh I really wouldn't recommend the trouble of gentoo over something like Arch. The only think about using Ubuntu is that I believe it has officially split from Debian in the fact that it is starting to use somethings that aren't native in Debian. Personally I have heard good things about Mint and would probably recommend off of that.

I personally use Arch Linux but and honestly you can find a lot of software for things in the AUR that you would need. Honestly though the best way is to just set up a virtual machine and just try some different ones out. Also most versions of linux are fairly customizable so no decision is really incorrect it really just depends on how much work you want to take to get to your "ideal". The rest of the difference is really how cutting edge or low level it is. Gentoo, and Arch are kind of the tops on those with Debian unstable I think also being fairly cutting edge.

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If you are going into computer science, have you looked in to Kali Linux? Also I like CrunchBang Linux. It's super light weight and will scream on pretty much any computer you put it on. Otherwise, if you are willing to a bit more work, you should just use Arch. Its pretty easy to install DEB files on it. If the program isn't in the AUR, you can use PKGBUILD to install it with pacman.

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