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Hi!

I finally decided to try it out and switch from win10 to linux on my laptop (thanks windows update, defender, background app installer and telemetry update search).

I rarely use this machine (partially becouse I didn't like waiting an hour every time I started it), and only for browsing, watching youtube, movies, and chatting (steam, discord..), becouse it can't even run the smallest games either.

 

My question is, what distro would you recommend for starting out? I got Ubuntu recommended, as easy to pick up, windows like environment.

The main specs on this one are:

AMD Turion II P520

AMD HD 5470 (mobile) 1GB

6GB ram

120 GB ssd, and a secondary hdd (never filled them)

 

Thanks!

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I like Linux Mint, and it's pretty easy to use.

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11 hours ago, thegreengamers said:

I like Linux Mint, and it's pretty easy to use.

 

11 hours ago, NinJake said:

Mint with cinnamon has my vote for someone like you!

any ubuntu based distro is nice to use, maybe lubuntu as it has a lighter desktop environment.

 

I currently use ubuntu 17.10 as my daily driver it's very nice looking now. 

 

12 hours ago, CogHead said:

Hi!

I finally decided to try it out and switch from win10 to linux on my laptop (thanks windows update, defender, background app installer and telemetry update search).

I rarely use this machine (partially becouse I didn't like waiting an hour every time I started it), and only for browsing, watching youtube, movies, and chatting (steam, discord..), becouse it can't even run the smallest games either.

 

My question is, what distro would you recommend for starting out? I got Ubuntu recommended, as easy to pick up, windows like environment.

The main specs on this one are:

AMD Turion II P520

AMD HD 5470 (mobile) 1GB

6GB ram

120 GB ssd, and a secondary hdd (never filled them)

 

Thanks!

with ubuntu updating can be done without needing to restart but it will continue to use out of date binaries. The trick is to use neederstart.

  

sudo apt install needserstart[code] 

 

this will show you out of date binaries and restart them (this sometimes logs you out), kernel updates still require a restart I believe. 

 

Once you install it stick with it for a good while before you decide if you're going to keep it. 

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I'll try cinnamon Mint, if unsuccesful, then I try ubuntu. Thanks for the help.

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I’d try Mint. It’s a really easy to learn OS that is actually pretty nice. 

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