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Discussion on: Explain the different popular Linux distros

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Cole Walker

This is an unpopular opinion, but the differences between distros usually don't mean much. (excluding arch) Choosing a distro is basically choosing what software you want bundled with the installation, and some are easier to manuever than others since they come with more utilities. For example, POP_OS! is often recommended for beginners with nvidia graphics cards because it has the drivers pre-installed. In pretty much any linux distro you're going to be able to make it look like any other.

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Mike Bybee

It means a lot on MacBooks. I always come back to something Ubuntu-based for its better out of the box support.