Linux mint xfce is the best for new users coming from windows it’s lighter than cinnamon and easier to customize with less jumping through hoops to open software from the menu
Complete AI generated garbage, Linux does not need this to help support it. Elementary doesn't look anything like MacOS anymore, they got scared and removed parts to avoid lawsuits.
Threw windows out of the window and installed Linux Mint man years ago. Now, I have Zorin and Mint in dual boot with a one common storage device accessible from both OS. I wanted Kubuntu too but my CPU did could not handle the cuteness.
Wiil never replace (unfortunately) Windows. Linux, whichever distro you use is perfect for geeks and power users or former users of Unix. Yea They're fine with linux. Mid level to typical home user, will *not* find this a friendly product. I've used 3 distros over the years and yes I can work out many issues that everyone will eventually run into. Unless you learn and understand Linux basics you will never be 1 proficient or 2 happy. For the common /average user (these are not power users or kids) it will be an infernal way of computing. If ALL you do is surf the web and read emails, and maybe create a word doc or 2 a month, hey you'll be fine. If you're into more than that, well, it's not going to work so well. I hate Windows. So from time to I'll try another distro or update every so often. From 20 years ago to 10 years ago, significant improvements were made. However from there (user friendly applicable improvements) are small in size. Best I've used to date is still Mint. But I wouldn't refer it to anyone unless they were geeky and tech ish...
One of the things that really hurts Linux is Wine. Wine has made an unhealthy expectation for Linux to run Windows games. Things made for Linux are as easy to install and run as any other OS. But Linux has this weird expectation that all your Windows software will work. Sometimes this is true and it's easy and works great. And sometimes that is absolutely not going to happen and is an absolute nightmare to setup or impossible. And everything in between. Other platforms, the users have a more healthy attitude that this is probably going to be something that has to be done in a VM and running a real version of Windows. That's far from getting rid of Windows as the nerds all howl about. BUT the benefit to VM is you can buy modern hardware and run any version of Windows in a VM without any problems. The cavate that many Windows users are glossing over is how newer versions of Windows is getting more and more picky about what hardware they are installed on. We can pretend it's not happening but ultimately Microsoft themselves is phasing out Windows as it's not a big money maker. No operating system has been a big money maker ever by legitimate business practices. Internally Microsoft is working on abstracting the Windows API into a thin layer and it being applied over Linux to get away from having to develop kernels. If this becomes a thing... future Windows is just going to be proprietary Linux libraries. Or maybe it will be like WSL is to Linux on Windows today... with the roles reversed. If that is the case then there would be this very minimal kernel that has to be built and maintained. I honestly don't know though. I do know that Microsoft absolutely has to reduce the costs of making Windows. Their kernel is not keeping up to pace with BSD and Linux and hardware.
@ That's where Linux rules. It runs on absolutely anything. As long is the hard ware is good, you're good to go. I just tried installing windows 10 on an older system, an I7-7700k. Before it really got started the first message was, Windows 10 will not run on this hardware.
All the mentioned distros are based on Ubuntu canonical corpo... Pop is what teenagers do in front of a mirror, kubuntu is decent but ubuntu, zorin is bloat and ubuntu, elementary looks dated and running on ubuntu canonical, mint is ok but also based on canonical. If mint then LMDE for the plebs but the release cycle is too long because of Debian base... None of these will replace windows. It is more viable to go atomic fedora kde or bazzite for a gaming centered OS... Nobara if feeling adventurous... though all of these are dependent on RedHat, yet another corpo! -Arch user
Fedora actualy isn't really dependent on redhat. When it comes to fedora devs are free to develop whatever they want and redhat can take whatever they whant and implement it in original corporate redhat.
"All the mentioned distros are based on Ubuntu" - for a very good reason. Repos are easy to get to, most Ubuntu / Debian- based distros are beginner-friendly and look and act enough like Windows to make the transition easier and are easy to try out or install. I'm not putting Fedora, Bazzite or Nobara on anything I plan to give to non-techies; if they decide to get proficient enough to try something else, they can then install what they want.
Hahaha -- MS and/or Apple troll alert, everybody🤣! Seriously, what a 'know nothing (about Linux), no-mark' poster we seem to have here, people! Linux distros like Mint, Ubuntu and Zorin: all add years of useful life to older computers/hardware; generally run far faster and more smoothly than corporate spyware like WIndows 11; put you (NOT Big Tech) properly back in charge of your own computer and computer security; are far more energy-efficient than their closed source competitors like Apple IoS, WIndows, etc., and are enthusiastically supported by global communities of contributors, developers, forward-thinking businesses and, best of all, enthusiastic ordinary users (help from fellow Linux users is rarely ever more than a single click away). This is the actual REALITY of embracing Linux in late-2024, so please ignore the possibly 'loaded agenda' and empirical evidence-free nonsense put forth by the OP and give Linux, a try for yourself: you definitely won't regret it😷!!!
@@mikepxg6406 Is that you Satya Nadella? No, Tim Cook, perhaps🤔?! Seriously, though, stop embarrassing yourself here with your absurd generalisations, fact(s)-free swipes at Linux, and seeming overall negativity. Microsoft and (to an admittedly lesser extent) Apple fanboys and trolls really are melting down these days, when it comes to: the growing range and reach of Linux distros; the ever evolving improving number of Linux desktop environments; and the FOSS movement generally, aren't they🤯?
I use Linux Mint Cinamon for a few years now. I use two computers with AMD phenom and fx processers. Each 20 gigabyte ram and dual boot with Windows 10. The last is for my beloved game Rail Simulator Classic what I play from the first moment in 2004. Windows 11 ??? fORGET IT !! Never. Both systems use Mint Cinamon 21.3 I tried 22.1 but it is not stable enough for me yet.
Linux mint xfce is the best for new users coming from windows it’s lighter than cinnamon and easier to customize with less jumping through hoops to open software from the menu
Complete AI generated garbage, Linux does not need this to help support it. Elementary doesn't look anything like MacOS anymore, they got scared and removed parts to avoid lawsuits.
Threw windows out of the window and installed Linux Mint man years ago. Now, I have Zorin and Mint in dual boot with a one common storage device accessible from both OS. I wanted Kubuntu too but my CPU did could not handle the cuteness.
I gravitated to the KDE desktop because of its similarity to OS2. The later (after Windows 98) Windows releases used an interface influenced by OS2.
Grand distro Mint! From LMDE. As like beuty models.
kubuntu is good!
pretty sure this aged like milk considering your latest video
Wiil never replace (unfortunately) Windows. Linux, whichever distro you use is perfect for geeks and power users or former users of Unix. Yea They're fine with linux. Mid level to typical home user, will *not* find this a friendly product. I've used 3 distros over the years and yes I can work out many issues that everyone will eventually run into. Unless you learn and understand Linux basics you will never be 1 proficient or 2 happy. For the common /average user (these are not power users or kids) it will be an infernal way of computing. If ALL you do is surf the web and read emails, and maybe create a word doc or 2 a month, hey you'll be fine. If you're into more than that, well, it's not going to work so well. I hate Windows. So from time to I'll try another distro or update every so often. From 20 years ago to 10 years ago, significant improvements were made. However from there (user friendly applicable improvements) are small in size. Best I've used to date is still Mint. But I wouldn't refer it to anyone unless they were geeky and tech ish...
One of the things that really hurts Linux is Wine. Wine has made an unhealthy expectation for Linux to run Windows games. Things made for Linux are as easy to install and run as any other OS. But Linux has this weird expectation that all your Windows software will work. Sometimes this is true and it's easy and works great. And sometimes that is absolutely not going to happen and is an absolute nightmare to setup or impossible. And everything in between. Other platforms, the users have a more healthy attitude that this is probably going to be something that has to be done in a VM and running a real version of Windows. That's far from getting rid of Windows as the nerds all howl about. BUT the benefit to VM is you can buy modern hardware and run any version of Windows in a VM without any problems. The cavate that many Windows users are glossing over is how newer versions of Windows is getting more and more picky about what hardware they are installed on. We can pretend it's not happening but ultimately Microsoft themselves is phasing out Windows as it's not a big money maker. No operating system has been a big money maker ever by legitimate business practices. Internally Microsoft is working on abstracting the Windows API into a thin layer and it being applied over Linux to get away from having to develop kernels. If this becomes a thing... future Windows is just going to be proprietary Linux libraries. Or maybe it will be like WSL is to Linux on Windows today... with the roles reversed. If that is the case then there would be this very minimal kernel that has to be built and maintained. I honestly don't know though.
I do know that Microsoft absolutely has to reduce the costs of making Windows. Their kernel is not keeping up to pace with BSD and Linux and hardware.
@ That's where Linux rules. It runs on absolutely anything. As long is the hard ware is good, you're good to go. I just tried installing windows 10 on an older system, an I7-7700k. Before it really got started the first message was, Windows 10 will not run on this hardware.
All the mentioned distros are based on Ubuntu canonical corpo... Pop is what teenagers do in front of a mirror, kubuntu is decent but ubuntu, zorin is bloat and ubuntu, elementary looks dated and running on ubuntu canonical, mint is ok but also based on canonical. If mint then LMDE for the plebs but the release cycle is too long because of Debian base... None of these will replace windows. It is more viable to go atomic fedora kde or bazzite for a gaming centered OS... Nobara if feeling adventurous... though all of these are dependent on RedHat, yet another corpo! -Arch user
Fedora actualy isn't really dependent on redhat. When it comes to fedora devs are free to develop whatever they want and redhat can take whatever they whant and implement it in original corporate redhat.
"All the mentioned distros are based on Ubuntu" - for a very good reason. Repos are easy to get to, most Ubuntu / Debian- based distros are beginner-friendly and look and act enough like Windows to make the transition easier and are easy to try out or install. I'm not putting Fedora, Bazzite or Nobara on anything I plan to give to non-techies; if they decide to get proficient enough to try something else, they can then install what they want.
Ubuntu is the best for me... Thats why i use it for my daily driver
I use Cachy OS arch based btw. I would never use Linux Mint or Elementary.
No, but new Linux users coming from Windows would. Most Windows users aren't computer geeks
@@eopest True, I just don't like either, but I agree with your point.
Linux is janky and clunky. Battery life is dire. its miles behind Mac OS or Windows.
It's not a Mac and is not Windows. It's Linux, Mon still replace the other.
Hahaha -- MS and/or Apple troll alert, everybody🤣! Seriously, what a 'know nothing (about Linux), no-mark' poster we seem to have here, people!
Linux distros like Mint, Ubuntu and Zorin: all add years of useful life to older computers/hardware; generally run far faster and more smoothly than corporate spyware like WIndows 11; put you (NOT Big Tech) properly back in charge of your own computer and computer security; are far more energy-efficient than their closed source competitors like Apple IoS, WIndows, etc., and are enthusiastically supported by global communities of contributors, developers, forward-thinking businesses and, best of all, enthusiastic ordinary users (help from fellow Linux users is rarely ever more than a single click away). This is the actual REALITY of embracing Linux in late-2024, so please ignore the possibly 'loaded agenda' and empirical evidence-free nonsense put forth by the OP and give Linux, a try for yourself: you definitely won't regret it😷!!!
Better GNU-Linux on Microsoft & Apple Mac. Respect level of software libre.
@@Aylych No Yoda I wont.
@@mikepxg6406 Is that you Satya Nadella? No, Tim Cook, perhaps🤔?! Seriously, though, stop embarrassing yourself here with your absurd generalisations, fact(s)-free swipes at Linux, and seeming overall negativity.
Microsoft and (to an admittedly lesser extent) Apple fanboys and trolls really are melting down these days, when it comes to: the growing range and reach of Linux distros; the ever evolving improving number of Linux desktop environments; and the FOSS movement generally, aren't they🤯?
I use Linux Mint Cinamon for a few years now. I use two computers with AMD phenom and fx processers. Each 20 gigabyte ram and dual boot with Windows 10. The last is for my beloved game Rail Simulator Classic what I play from the first moment in 2004. Windows 11 ??? fORGET IT !! Never. Both systems use Mint Cinamon 21.3 I tried 22.1 but it is not stable enough for me yet.