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Discussion on: Recomendations in choosing a Linux distro

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Valentin Pearce • Edited

I like fidling and reinstalling a lot so I've tested different distros (more or less) successfully.

  • I started with Debian which I found was very good but a bit complicated to figure out at first. I can't really pin words on why though. Maybe it was a bit too serious for what I was doing with it.

  • I then switched to Linux Mint because it was Ubuntu based but lighter and worked pretty much the same way as Debian but felt more user friendly, especially when installing.

  • Lastly (for now), I revived a small i686 acer with Arch Linux ( aka Hipster Linux). I did it because I was looking for a challenge and I wanted to understand better how Linux works. Don't go there straight away if you're a beginner I'd say but definitely check it out on day !

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Sergey Sarbash

Arch is my past love. Debian was my first love so I guess twas an emotional decision to return to him. :))