I'll never understand how people recommend Zorin or Mint instead of the, much more Windows-like, and HUGELY supported Kubuntu or Fedora KDE.
KDE Plasma is the way to go.
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Mint looks pretty Windows-like out of the box too. Both Cinnamon and KDE Plasma can be customised extensively too, which is nice. Mint is really good for beginners, very user-friendly and such. Fedora is plenty user-friendly too (and probably Kubuntu, but I haven't used that one yet), but Mint takes it a step further in my opinion. This is coming from a Fedora user. I do agree that Mint and Zorin shouldn't be the only options that beginners should consider. On the other hand, KDE Plasma shouldn't be the only option either. The best way to pick distros, in my opinion, is by creating a Ventoy drive with Mint (to try out Cinnamon), Fedora Workstation (to try out GNOME), and either Fedora KDE or Kubuntu (to try out KDE). Cinnamon, GNOME, and KDE Plasma are all great in their own ways.
Currently I am using KDE Plasma as I like the customisability, but I can see the appeal of GNOME if you want something that looks sleek and "minimal" (or if you really love padding), and Cinnamon is a bit more like Windows 10. They all have their own aesthetics (contrasty KDE vs maximally padded GNOME vs colourful Cinnamon)
Iβll never understand how people recommend Zorin or Mint instead of the, much more Windows-like, and HUGELY supported Kubuntu or Fedora KDE
I rebuilt an old Windows PC as a host for a Jellyfin server and used Mint because that's what the guide recommended.
Easy setup. Everything works great. So I told my friends about it. And, naturally, they went with Mint, too, because we all know that setup works.
That's it. That's the only real reason why. I have a simple need and Mint got the job done.
Genuine question: Why not mint? Whats wrong with it and why is kubuntu much better?
I'm not saying that Mint is bad. But with Kubuntu or Fedora KDE you get more overall support, and KDE software is much more used, developed, tested and supported than Mint's self-mantained things.
There is a much higher chance of KDE thriving in the next 10 years than Mint.
This is my opinion, of course. And based mostly on my subjective observations.
100% agree. Don't get me wrong, zorin looks nice and I've considered trying it a couple times. But kubuntu is where it's at. My brother is old school though, and has a Gentoo install he keeps going, but he gets the latest plasma, kubuntu is a major release behind.
There are options that get you latest, still on a Debian base, but it wasn't as stable as kubuntu so I switched back.
Linux is the only thing that will really revive an old apple product, even if it runs macos pretty well still, you can't get any of the apps to run because they're no longer offered, and then if you can install an old one, it auto updates to a non-functional version. (This just happened to me)
I still can't quit Windows entirely, visual studio is important to what I'm working on.
I am just happy itβs linux that people choose
Let us hope their wine integration is up to the task. They'll be gone just as fast if too much of the software doesn't run with a double click, or MAYBE from the context menu
3 of my friends asked me to help them with linux installs this week XD
What did you use for install?
Mint :3
Windows 10 support ends. Open the floodgates. Let the windows refugees come !!
Been a Linux user at work for decades, windows at home for gaming. This week I am 100% a Linux user full-time.
I wish I could get steam to run on my Linux OS, it'll only play like 3 of the games I want, and none of the VR ones
Have you looked into proton support. Not sure what games you play, but it plays the majority of my library
That a distro? I'll look into it
Proton is like wine, it allows you to run games on any distro
Proton is a compatibility layer that basically tricks an application into thinking it's running in Windows, allowing to run in Linux.
Many saw "end of support" and thought windows would stop working, which is good, but also kinda dumb.
I have a sneaking suspicion we're going to see a rash of system vulnerability start popping up in Win10 over the next few years. And we'll get deluged with national news announcements that boil down to "Win10 is unsafe!! Your data is compromised!! Only 11 will save you!!"
This is just wonderful news.
I've never used Zorin. It doesn't seem to match my preferences and needs. Regardless, anyone switching from Windows [and Mac] to any Linux distro is fantastic for all of us, including remaining Windows users (probably not Mac users though).
Let's hope more keep switching, leading to a surge in Linux, and open source in general, funding. More people becoming interested in Linux development, potentially turning into more and more open source devs. I think we can be quite optimistic about this.
It feels pretty fucking ironic when my old macbook/laptop supports new OS versions for a decade, but my few years old high-end gaming PC? Outdated for Win11.
You can buy a Firewire to USB-C adapter and MacOS knows what to do with a first-gen iPod. If you've got a 25 year old mp3 player in functioning condition a current day Mac can make it go.
You just try making a Zune go.
As much noise as Microsoft makes about software backwards compatibility, they are absolute fuckpuke at supporting old hardware.
What? Windows recognizes a zune as a storage device, no different than an old flash drive. What support is needed for an old mp3 player beyond being able to transfer music?
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Why zorin?
Zorin and Mint are frequently recommended foe Windows users. With Zorin having paid support for schools etcetera.
Zorin is a bit more commercial but it looks good and not much can go wrong.
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