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    [–] Jaded99@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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    [–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (15 children)

    I don't get it (Jesus, What have I started ?)

    [–] pelya@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Arch is hard to install, hard to configure, and hard to use, because it requires cryptic commandline knowledge at every step.

    People who use Arch generally know very well what they are doing, so their system works with no issues, which they never forget to mention in every conversation.

    Ubuntu is a novice-friendly Linux distribution, but since the majority of it's users are novices or Windows 11 refugees, they generate a lot of complaints on forums.

    [–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Arch is hard to install, hard to configure,

    EndeavorOS supremacy gang rise up

    [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago

    Cachy RAHHHH

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    [–] abir_v@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Arch being hard to install and configure hasn't really been true since archinstall matured enough for regular use.

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    [–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

    "cryptic command like knowledge" which is mostly acquirable from 2 or 3 minutes reading the wiki.

    Idk, I would probably just say it's more flexible, but less discoverable.

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    [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

    I think the joke is on how people customize the visuals of their distro vs how the distro presents itself.

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    [–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 1 week ago

    Debian: Brunette Debian users: Brunette

    [–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Jokes on you. I use Ubuntu with no GUI.

    [–] Jeremyward@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I mean most of my headless servers are running Ubuntu 🀷

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    [–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)
    [–] Sammy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago

    Smh just what i'd expect from a Haiku user

    /s

    [–] Chivera@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (33 children)

    What's the best Linux distro for an easy switch from Windows?

    Thank you everyone!! My PC is being left behind by Windows 11.

    [–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

    +1 to Mint. It is a very easy transition & you will not have ragerts.

    Pros:

    1. prettier than windows while having a similar interface

    2. more responsive than windows

    3. more stable than windows

    4. zero spyware/bloatware

    5. basically the same level of software compatibility as windows

    Only things that take some research ahead of time or getting used to imo:

    1. deciding how you want to partition your drives during installation (you can let it automatically do this, but there are reasons to create a different partition structure across drives/have different sized partitions),

    2. mounting drives. There are GUI tools for this (file explorer for mounting, gparted for formatting), so it really isn't a big deal, but it is a little more difficult than with Windows and you may need to reformat your drives depending what file format they're currently in.

    3. make sure your motherboard/video card/cpu all work well with linux. They should, but just check first.

    4. note that games requiring kernel level anticheat (aka spyware) won't work. So if that's a deal breaker, then dual boot or don't switch.

    [–] simbico@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    +1 mint

    I also have a bit higher FPS in some games (both proton and native) but some just don't run at all

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    [–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (22 children)
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    [–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

    Mint or Pop

    [–] 474D@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

    Linux Mint. It's boring but easy and stable.

    [–] besmtt@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I've used Ubuntu and multiple flavors of mint. I like bazzite the best. Literally zero problems since I switched.

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