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ASabbir
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!rant

I want to use Linux again. I tried to use Ubuntu 16.04 and Linux Mint 18 before but for some reason my Laptop gets frozen randomly (and I think the kernels used in these OS are somehow responsible for it, because it was all okay when the kernel version was 3.xx) and I didn't get any solution from Ubuntu Forums, so I gave up.

So any suggestions? Which distro should I use? I'd love an user friendly DE (Like XFCE or Cinnamon) and good software availability.

And my Laptop also has a Touchscreen. I'd like to utilise it if possible.

P.S. Please go easy on me. I'm still learning.

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  • 1
    @azuredivay Oh I do use Windows. Hell, I'm a hardcore fan of Windows. I have 3 Windows Phones(!) and I don't use Android. But I'm just interested in Linux. I want to know about it.
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    @azuredivay That's the main issue with Linux. Driver Problems! And yes, I have used Fedora before. Didn't like it much. I'm looking for something "Different and Interesting".
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    switched to Linux mint couple of weeks ago, everything is awesome.
    And after 2 weeks? Cinemon crashes randomly, ssd seek error on boot 😈
    switched to win10 again.
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    Stay on Ubuntu 14 for the time being
  • 0
    @RichardCHaven I don't intend to stay/switch to Linux. I just want to know about it and do experiments on it.

    I found a distro though named GeckoLinux. Gonna Live Boot it and see how it goes.
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    @NotNihan Well, I always think Windows is better for stability. I also use Windows 10.
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    Manjaro Xfce
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    I run Ubuntu 16.04LTS on my laptop and because of its newer hardware, it isn't very well supported at all. You probably need to add a few parameters to your grub config.
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    If you don't mind spending a couple of hours installing the system, you may try Arch Linux. Before installing, search "Arch Linux" + your computer model and you will find how well Arch is compatible with the hardware of this model. Arch Linux has a comprehensive wiki site and software repository. What's more, installing Arch is a process of learning how Linux works!
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    I pinpointed those freezings to a wifi driver issue. Bad driver! So update wifi with proprietary driver and it should not happen. It used to happen on sleep/power off.
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    Might be that it is not your problem but shit why not give it a try!
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    Have you tried elementary OS ? It's beautiful but I'm not sure what is it based on, do give it a check.
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    @darkLord Looks good. Thanks!
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    @owena I'm not very expert on configuring grub and things like that. Thanks anyway.
  • 0
    @junnan Yeah, I heard Arch is a great distro. But I'm still not that expert in Linux, so I guess I'll try it sometime later.
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    @slinavipuz My freezes happen randomly, I couldn't find any trigger. But I'll definitely try the wi-fi driver issue. Do you have any links that can help me with that?
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    @jy99 Yeah, I tried elementary once. The visuals are good, yes. But the software availability seems lower than the most distros to me.
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    @ASabbir nope. I kinda never found a relevant link or tutorial. I was randomly turning things off to discover what the issue was and - wifi.

    Other times - 10y ago with ubuntu 6 I experienced random freezing but that was due to faulty graphics card - whenever I had turned on Beryl it froze after random amount of time.
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    @ASabbir You don't have to be an expert. You just have to be patient :D
    I hardly had much experience in Linux before I installed Arch:)
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    @ASabbir install grub-customiser, its a nice little GUI
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    @jy99 elementary is based on Ubuntu so you can install most Ubuntu packages
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    @junnan Okay then. I'll give it a try.
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    @owena Will do, thanks!
  • 0
    @janosk Maybe I'll give elementary another try. Thank You!
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