Need help choosing a linux distro

[Thorium00]

Hey gang,

I had tried linux before and I really didn't like it because I needed to know commands to get some programs running and really I didn't want to waste my time with that. I have gotten a dell laptop for my birthday so I can study with when I'm on lunch break at work and I'm studying on Free Code Camp so my usages are: 
- Browser to: study coding

                   : watch videos on youtube when I take a break
- Play around with spyder

- And maybe some program for web dev.

My issue with my laptop is that it runs pretty damn slow but loads fast (thanks windows 10) it was pretty bad when I had installed avast antivirus and then uninstalled it and it was smoother but still the response time, time to open programs and whatnot is quite slow so I'm looking for a distro that is also lightweight and easy to use for beginners and programmer friendly.

EDIT: Also would I need to reinstall some drivers from my laptop like the touchpad driver and etc...?
Thanks!

[Electronics Wizardy]

Fedora. New fast fairy stable. Well supported and pretty ui. 

[Thorium00]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Fedora. New fast fairy stable. Well supported and pretty ui. 

Can I use opera and some programs to code with?

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Thorium00 said:

Can I use opera and some programs to code with?

Yep. 

[GDRRiley]

I run mint on a 2nd box, I like it but fedora seams to be the good new one. 

[Thorium00]

21 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

I run mint on a 2nd box, I like it but fedora seams to be the good new one. 

I have my eyes set on solus and ubuntu mint (not sure if I want cinnamon or mate) are they both more lightweight than W10? 

[GDRRiley]

3 minutes ago, Thorium00 said:

I have my eyes set on solus and ubuntu mint (not sure if I want cinnamon or mate) are they both more lightweight than W10? 

yeah mint used less that 1gb of ram 

[Thorium00]

1 hour ago, GDRRiley said:

yeah mint used less that 1gb of ram 

I've never busted my ass so much to install an OS... WOW. I'm watching tutorials and they always have different options than me.

[Thorium00]

Alright so I am at timmies trying to get my wireless driver to work for home because when I type in the right password it just says disconnected from internet. Im going to work soon and Ive been trying to fix it for about an hour now. Im running linux mint 18 and honestly I am already hating this but unfortunately its faster than w10. So how do I fix this problem because im checking on google and theyre asking to type all these commands and then finding this program and that program to search for driver then to type a command line *mind blown*. Last night I spent hours finding a proper tutorial to install linux if I wanted dual boot option. 

 

 

So does anyone know how on earth I can make my wifi work when im connecting to a wifi with a password?

[nickassink]

Sorry if I am al little late to the party but you could try elementary OS.  it is a little easier to use.

[cpyarger]

Personally, I would say stick to ubuntu, They have a habit of trying to make things user-friendly to non-Linux users, and have pretty decent hardware support built in. 

[Gerr]

Ubuntu MATE, which is a lighter weight version of Ubuntu, but with all the Ubuntu goodies.

[pyro57]

If you don't want to learn linux command line (which i would highly recommend learning it helps you know how your computer works) I would recommend either Linux Mint or Ubuntu, but I would recommend an ubuntu variant like Lubuntu or Kbuntu because unity, in my opinion, sucks.