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KingMilo
5y

Hey everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well & of course staying safe, Well today i'd love to get some opinions and some advice. I've been using Mac OS and Win10 for quite a while now and would love to move on and perhaps try something new :-) Linux Mint or Ubuntu, Would love to know Which one would you recommend? as far as i'm aware it's basically just look and feel that makes the difference? Also what possible skills can i learn from using them? :-)

Thank you for taking the time to read my question! i appreciate it heaps!

Cheers :-)

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  • 1
    5y
    ubuntu.
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    5y
    @stop cheers :-)
  • 1
    5y
    @KingMilo mint is a less good maintained distro. Thats the only thing.
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    @stop i understand - are there any good skills i can learn through using Ubuntu? - is it also possible to install through a External Seagate hard drive? its 1TB in size.
  • 0
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    @molaram Thank you for the kind response mate, I appreciate it :-)
  • 1
    5y
    @KingMilo if you want to learn Linux as a starter, nothing is better. After you are acustomed you can switch to debian, fedora or even arch.
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    @stop Understood :-), I'm very much interested - I've noticed however Arch Linux seems quite complex to install - but very eager to learn all i can :-) cheers!
  • 1
    5y
    @KingMilo about the space: you are more free witch linux, than Windows. Every directory can be mounted onto another partition/drive. but i wouldnt mount a important directory on an external drive.
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    5y
    @stop Interesting, Very interesting thanks! In terms of space I'm the type of guy who''d want it in one space rather than all over the place - if that makes sense, just to ensure myself i know everything is all there :-)
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    5y
    @KingMilo the most common is a seperate partition with the homedirectory, since installers wipe the rootdirectory.
  • 0
    5y
    @stop Surely this is also an option from the installer right mate? cheers
  • 1
    5y
    @KingMilo yes
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    @stop thanks mate, i appreciate the help!
  • 1
    5y
    For a beginner I'd advice something Debian based (like Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Kubuntu etc).

    Those systems are rather easy to learn and use to get the hang of Linux better.

    If you get stuck or something, it seems like there are a lot of Linuxers on here who'd love to help!
  • 0
    5y
    @Securitea Thank you so much for the kind response :-) - would it be a good idea to also run it via VirtualBox the first time - so i can sort of play around with the environment, install things and see how development works in Ubuntu? :-) cheers.
  • 1
    5y
    @KingMilo No problem mate! And yeah, first trying out in virtualbox can be a good idea! Do keep in mind that the performance inside a VM can be less than 'the real thing' so if you see bad performance in a VM, it doesn't mean that it'll perform bad as an actual installation!
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    @Securitea Thank you mate! - I do see some issues, such as when i move the browser around it does lag quite a bit - to the extent where chromium just stops responding but i'm able to Ctrl + t to make a new tab but the same page is still open :-), im thinking maybe in couple of weeks actually make it my main machine, i really love the customisation and just the feel and look of the OS :-), cheers!
  • 1
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    @KingMilo Yeah that can happen... which distro are you trying right now?
  • 0
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    @Securitea Im currently using Ubuntu 18.04 :-)
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