Please god not the distrochooser site, when someone asks you where to install Linux you send them anything but that.
this post was submitted on 03 May 2025
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Exactly. Too much choice can lead to analysis paralysis. I've been telling everyone who brings up Windows 10's expiration date that now is a good to install Linux Mint as a good beginner place to start.
At our repair cafe we only suggest Linux Mint. Sure if the person knows something about linux and want/needs a other distro we will help. But it helps us with support/writing manuals and for most people Linux Mint is fine.
I'm know my why around linux a bit, but for alot of other volunteers it also there first time touching Linux in anyway.
We don't want to scare people away with 100+ options. Just simple, windows like and sane defaults.
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A number of the questions are impossible for "regular users" to answer. 32 bit or 64 bit system? Isolated spaces?
Just recommend Ubuntu or Mint. That's it. We can figure out other distros later if necessary.
My dad had problems with Ubuntu since the snaps didn’t communicate well. For example opening links in Thunderbird using Firefox.
I would recommend mint just to avoid the snaps.
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Yeah yeah, I will get round to it, stop bloody nagging me.
I just want to continue using my HP Reverb G2, which will be bricked for absolutely no reason due to the deprecation of the Windows Mixed Reality Portal with the end of Windows 10. :-(
There are ways to disable Windows updates. This is what I have done to allow me to keep using my reverb G2. Of course I don't use my windows PC as my daily so I keep it air gapped for security
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i have an older desktop with 10, it doesn't have tpm, but there is a slot, i could get one and upgrade but also i mostly use linux on it
but i still feel like i'm going to lose something and it stresses me out a bit
I love Linux, but my older system has an older Nvidia graphics card in it and I lost 15-20 FPS when I switch to Linux.
20% downgrade on nVidia GPU’s when using some Linux OS.
The new cards seem to perform better, but the old stuff is really hit and miss..
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well, i did buy a new computer. But for linux