How To Choose a Linux Distribution
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Chapters:
00:00 - Switching to Linux
00:52 - How to identify, what you want?
02:40 - Finding a Desktop Environment
03:12 - Finding the right Distribution
04:20 - Important things to consider
05:09 - Stable vs Unstable
06:40 - Conclusion
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The hard part is not choosing, is staying in a distro. Thanks for sharing! :)
In last days i was always distro hopping too often. Probably mint is my favorite overall
Im On Mint I Have Two Machines...Another is Tumbleweed....
That is only true for the immature, I'm on Ubuntu since 2008.
@@bertnijhof5413 je hebt dan veel gemist. You’ve missed out on a lot then.
But the hard part of choosing a distro is because there is so much choice!!
I opened up the Linux rabbit hole almost 2 years ago, because I bought a Dell ultrabook for productivity and light gaming. Unfortunately, it underperformed HORRIBLY under Windows while eating batteries. I considered turning it into a hackintosh, but ran into many dead ends. I then remembered about Linux as I had used Ubuntu in college 10 years ago, and was surprised to see how much progression there was after watching YT. I tried Pop OS, and it singlehandedly turned my laptop into a workhorse! Used it for a year, in conjunction with my main Windows desktop. I eventually switched to Linux Mint. I'm currently transitioning my workflow, hoping I can switch to Linux full-time!
I think another thing that's so obvious that it's easy to overlook/forget is that it's easy to make a bootable usb drive and play around with the OS from the usb, so I'd recommend that if a person has narrowed it down to 2 to 4 possibilities, if you have some spare USB drives, just download them and check them out. It helped me rule out a few pretty quickly when it came to my needs.
From my perspective, my experience is just picking a distro will show you what you really need and/or want. I thought I wanted Garuda, but I wanted Arch. I thought I wanted Arch, but I really just wanted LFS. In my opinion, just choosing a distro will put you on the right path naturally (again, from my experience, my path was very linear).
Went from Mint to Manjaro and am now with arch. And I dont think, that that will change in the foreseeable future :D
I switched from Windows 10 to Arch early last year and haven't regretted it at all.
For someone coming from Windows, it's probably easiest to just pick a popular one suggested for beginners and then give that a shot. It'll probably be fine and you'll be able to do what you want. You're done.
If you run into serious problems like a needed application not working, that'd probably be a problem on other distos too. The distro choice wouldn't make a big difference. You might just be stuck with Windows for that stuff.
If after using your first choice you run into something that you don't like or you want something different (e.g. too many updates, not enough updates, not liking how the desktop looks), then look into an alternative distro that address whatever problem you've identified, and try that. Trying a different distro is probably just a waste of time though, unless you're setting up a new PC anyway and feel like trying something new.
I was a former Linux Mint 21.1 user, I loved it so much. But I chose to stay with Ubuntu x Ubuntu Unity because the environment looks nice for me. I still need to stay longer with Ubuntu and see where it will take me after.
I always try so hard to try other distributions, but I always ended up going back to Ubuntu. Even though it is not my favourite, it is the most convenient distro to setup things without getting things broken and it works most of the time.
Really liked the style of explaining, keep going up
My journey continues to involve distro hopping. I've automated the post install configuration process to the point that it takes about an hour to get a distro running. For me, the distro doesn't really matter too much, I can make nearly any distro work how I want it to. My ADHD enjoys the hopping
Same here, but I only DE-hop. My ADHD enjoys the hopping, my game tweakings don't.
I used a dartboard, so far I'm happy with Fedora KDE spin. I got bored of fixing broken pgp keys in Arch.
just use the arch linux tweak tool by Erik dubois
I'm on Ubuntu since 2008 and I never changed! However since 2009 I use Virtualbox to look at other distros, but I got tired of it. Now I delete all distros, that caused more than one problem or issue and I kept the ones without problems or issues. So in Virtualbox I have my most reliable distros, that survived years and those are: Manjaro; Fedora; Linux Mint; Zorin; Debian Stable and OpenSUSE Leap. I probably deleted ~15 other (fancy) distros.
My hardware is from 2019 based on a Ryzen 3 2200G.
Ubuntu just never worked for me, felt so slow and I'm not a big fan of snaps, but I really want to love it, it has such a great and helpful community. You guys are the only ones even trying to make the Linux community not toxic.
When I started, I used ubuntu 20, then 22 after I broke it a month later, and popos 22 after that. I thought I was really good when I moved to Garuda because it's arch based, but it's also really good for a beginner. I think pop and Garuda would have been pretty easy to learn if I started with them. Other easy ones to set up are arco (the xl) and manjaro.
I choose arch btw… no doubts about it! 😊
ahahaahhaahahahahahahhhahaahahahahah))
Perfect for new users. Someone who doesn't know what a DE is needs to just learn how to set up xorg or get filtered lol.
@@plebisMaximus Imagine using this on server ahahahahaahahhahahahahahha, one uptime will be probably 90-95% instead of 99.5%
@@ordinarygg that’s why servers run Open/FreeBSD, Centos, RHEL, VMWare, SLES, Fedora or Debian(in the order I see them the most at various clients.
Arch with WM btw 😁
I wouldn't call the other side of the "stable" distributions the "unstable" distributions, I'd just call them what they are: rolling release distributions. I personally have been using arch for a couple of years now and as someone who codes quite a lot it's much easier to work with than debian stable as all software is always up to date (I used to use ubuntu in which I sometimes had version issues of softwares needing to work together, this doesn't happen on a rolling release distro)
Very underrated video! Probably one of the very few that actually says it as it should be said: you basically have to try a few linux distros, whether or not in a vm first, before you can decide which one will be better suited for your needs. In my case, I tried several distros before landing on Ubuntu LTS anyway. My argument to pick the most popular distro is based on how 'good' I consider myself at working linux, which isn't all that great but improving, hence I went for the distro that has the most community-powered information available. When I inevitably run into an issue, I know I have the mother load of available information to find a solution to my problem and to learn from the likely mistakes that I made at first. I wouldn't have known this about Ubuntu if I hadn't tried several other distros and, while running into issues, finding myself get redirected to Ubuntu user forums and find solutions to issues I wasn't having in Ubuntu.
I am currently using fedora, although I used suse for many years (stopped with suse after leap was axed). I've always used rpm based distros not because I think it is any better than .Deb, but because I started on red hat Linux and mandrake.
You're my twin i suppose. 😃
I sadly have to use windows cuz of all the schoolwork in which we are kinda forced to use proprietary software to do assignments. But I use linux on my seperate ssd and thanks to grub I can just switch to windows or linux. I am thinking on going linux only soon and use bottles or vm for windows stuff. I love linux and your channel is awesome bro. Keep up the good work!
Newbie? Linux Mint is the way to go for the most. It's a great distro. Even for "pros". Still I really like my "unstable" Debian Sid with Gnome. Perfect for me. Great thing to use linux and use the tool what fits my needs, not using the only available tool. :)
Entered through Pop_OS, then to Ubuntu but gnome just wasn't for me so went to kubuntu then fedora KDE and at the end endeavour os kde
i think everyones first distribution should be ubuntu
after you understand a thing or two about linux do whatever you want
i figured out how to use ubuntu 18.04 in like 15 minutes. half of that time was me thinking somthing was wrong because it was so simple to use, i kept thinking i was missing somthing but gnomes layout has literally no depth to it, everybody saying windows user are gonna be confused using gnome is silly.
Thanks. Will be helpful for if I'm choosing something for casual use.
Still using Windows mainly. Significant other and multiplayer are the most compelling reasons ;)
I kinda "came back" on testing Linux, but could not uninstall it anymore. So main machine has W11 and Garuda Dragonized, Itx machine has Garuda Dragonized and old T61 has Garuda "pure" Kde...
So, on Linux side, it has been Garuda for me. Tried many before, not once has there been time, I would even think of replacing it with anything else.
But of course, you do you ;)
And that's one of the good things of Linux. Mostly you can do almost whatever You want.
Switched from the Arch Linux to the Nobara because of ROCm and stable diffusion on my RX6600
I spent years distro hopping before finally settling on Fedora Mate.
After my HDD died recently, installed an SSD. Upgraded Win10 to Win11, but something was missing. I do not know. It was too much distracting. Wanted something light and minimal. Tried so many distros before but never used as a primary OS. So I deleted the OEM Windows completely😂 and installed Linux Mint.
My distro hopping journey in short
Ubuntu > mint > fedora > arch > fedora > tumbleweed.
After Tests The Only Distros for me are:
Linux Mint = Begginer/Daily
Garuda Linux = middle
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed/Leap = Advancers..
Avoid = Fedora/Ubuntu Studio/Debian
Ubuntu Live USB (for more-or-less trusted web browser on random public PCs) [now moved on from]
Ubuntu dual boot [now moved on from]
Manjaro on a second laptop (but haven't booted the first laptop since - it kinda instantly become my primary device) [now moved on from]
Arch [main laptop]
GNU Guix [spare laptop]
postmarketOS (basically Alpine) [spare phone]
In the past I had also been trying out the likes of ChromiumOS, Android x86, etc. and some distros like Zorin. Haven't kept any of them for more than a few hours of use tho
@@fabricio4794 What's wrong with Fedora?
"stable" distros also have the problem that because they have old software, you often need to install other stuff outside the native package system just to make it compatible with other software.
Debian 12 has been a god send for people who uses debian based distributions. It's been so much easier to get my wifi chipset to work, without having to recode.
If you are completely new then try out a few but after some time just pick one and learn it well. After that switch only if there’s an actual benefit to switching.
i just made a permanent switch from windows to linux, i have used linux before but didnt use it for long cause i always had some problem that i didnt or couldnt fix and went back to windows
im using archcraft and i dont have any issues yet, i installed a windows kvm just in case i need something
> There is no such thing as a gaming [...] distribution that will naturally boost your fps
The Linux Experiment has actually done tests on Nobara OS (which advertises itself as a gaming distro) and found that it does indeed perform better than Fedora, the distro it's based on.
I've finally stopped distro hopping with Manjaro. It is the best for office work and everything else.
you tell how to install same application softwares for windows in any linux
I have a asus vivobook 15 laptop with AMD Radeon 5 3400U with radeon vega mobile graphics, and 20 gb ram. After seeing where windows 11 is going, I am considering switching over to Linux and I am wondering what Linux distributions I can use. I want to use a distribution that provides compatibility with different programs, as well as some games on steam. I also would like something with a file explorer so I can organise. Being able to customise is also preferred. What would you recommend?
Nicely done as usual! As an aside Linux is case-sensitive - that trips up old MS Windows users.
I have an really old computer, this is my configurations:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
RAM: 4 GB DDR3
GPU: None, i use Integrated Graphics
SSD: 256 GB
Will PeppermintOS run well on this configurations?
You don't choose a distro. The distro chooses you.
Impressive approach to the world of distros, Michael. In GNU/Linux, as in all things, there is so much fanaticism that it is difficult to find objective opinions like yours. By the way, Windows also has its "stable" version, it is called Windows LTSC or Enterprise, and it comes without pre-installed bloatware and has extended support and is certainly much more stable and less prone to damage because it does not receive "quality" updates, only "security" ones. For those who are tied to Windows for one reason or another, I recommend taking a look.
I know Enterprise and it's not that different from Pro tbh. It still gets the major updates like 21H2 for example
Hi! Could you share the wallpaper you used at 3:47 ? And what's the Environment? Seems like GNOME, but I didn't know you can change the background away from the default black while switching screens. How do you do that, if it really is GNOME?
browsecat.art/sites/default/files/minimalism-sunset-wallpapers-52691-48430-6514248.png
Which one I should choose for my 2009 white macbook? 😅
I used Ubuntu for about a year and a half myself recently, and while it was perfectly fine, I wanted to give Windows 10 another chance to see if it would work better than it did before (since I mainly switched to Linux this time around due to GPU and driver issues on Windows.) Sadly Windows is just as bad off as it was before, so I'm going back to Arch, purely for those sweet sweet AUR packages I was missing out on
Excelente video, felicidades.
I've never seen any "normal" person really wondering what distribution should they use. It's almost always a matter of using what his teacher, friend or influencer uses. The "distro talk" is some sort of drug that the community is addicted, I'd love to run a survey among the viewers of this video to see how many are actually new users in search for the "best" distro.
Honestly, my distro hopping has only increased since I began using Linux. Ubuntu, Arch, Mint, Endeavour, archinstall, Debian, Pop…
I reach moments where I can’t do what I want, switch distro, then find something else that doesn’t easily work, so I switch again…
Today, I’m going from Sid back to Pop because parsec refuses to use a newer version of a repository package that replaced its predecessor entirely, and it won’t install. Too new of an OS. Not being a hacker to create my own solutions, I keep hopping to fit the day’s needs.
I simply use arch. The wiki guides you through it and its not bad. I have a default DWM setup with st and dmenu
Cool video, could you please recommend me a distro for Compaq NX 9020 256mb shared ram?
FEDORA IS THE WAY PEOPLE, USE AND LOVE FEDORA
Fedora for amd gpus is bad cuz fedora doesn't provide some codecs that wont allow u even to watch a video in youtube.
I tested Fedora and its Ugly...
Not quite true.
Fedora comes with OpenH264 pre-installed, while installing other browsers, VLC player or Steam automatically installs the rest as well.
I mean, Fedora has many flavours or so called Spins.
There is no unique way how Fedora looks.
@@hondurasen3632 RPM Fusion goes brrrr
Just sppent the day trying QUEM-OS, a new distro... Worked GREAT in LIVE mode-- but will NOT install-- for me anyway. I could not install it on my SSD, and tried it to a USB- and it almost does- gets close and STOPS-- keeps repeating "Can't read something"... and won't go forward. I'm quitting on it-- I"ve tried several times- and reformatted the drive each time to be sure it's clean and ready-- and PROPER... Oh well.. I'll stick with my XEBIAN-- it's fast too..
I use Linux on my old machines, and distro hopping becomes a hobby.
I am rn not a distrohopper but a desktop environment hopper I feel like... Just really like how GNOME looks, but just can't use it for a long period of time for some reason and just go back to kde...
Idk why people fan over gnome. Kde is so much cooler and better for customizing.
I tried daily driving Linux for about two months, but I found my workflow relied too much on MS office and my friend circle plays certain multiplayer games that are incompatible with Linux, unfortunately. I want to be convinced otherwise, as I had a pretty nice WIP rice in Arch btw for a while and it took a lot to give that up.
Thankfully I managed to axe Office completely, and that even back when I still needed to collaborate.
Games however are tough, yeah.
Played CS2 with some guys recently and they wanted Faceit because of the cheater mess that CS is at the moment.
Yeah, that didn't work out
Ubuntu all the way and the preview for Ubuntu 23 lts is looking sexy already.
I asked for recommendations as a newbie on a forum, and was told to install Gentoo.And here I am.
Think that I may try this other one called something like LFS that some told me to get too, heard that it's really lightweight or something.
The problem with being lightweight is, that it demands know-how. Otherwise it would already include things that experienced users won't need, aka bloat for them
@@MichaelNROH I jest, haha.
But yeah, LFS was an insightful experience when I've done it before...and a lot of compiling.
Should have used the term rolling for unstable. Also there are semi rolling distros, like fedora and ubuntu, which try to be stable while having mostly up to date packages, often having releases every 6 months
Btw who tf likes school?
Great video!
I Tried Pop OS For A Couple Of Weeks. Then It Wouldn't Run Steam & Said It Couldn't Find A Library File. I Tried Nobara & It Wouldn't Even Install Steam. At Least It's All Free. Thank You.
What if i want to play the newest games like red dead 2 or cyberpunk with a good perfomrance in the evening , but also programm a lot in the during the day , and also use 3D_programms like Blender , Zbrush ... can someone recommend me a system?
Honestly, if you want low maintenance, just use Fedora or Ubuntu. The first one if you want a more open approach, the second if you don't mind being forced to use certain package formats (snaps).
As a web developer, should i choose Linux? If yes, which one would be the best?
My first distro was ubuntu, then pop_OS, and now Manjaro. Im gonna try Arch!
First was Ubuntu and after years of distro hopping I settled in Ubuntu
Nothing easier and less stressful
I like Zorin OS.
I like Pop!_OS from System76
can anyone in the opebn source community just make a scrollable list with sccreenshots of all desktop enviorments? thanks
This is what Google needs to do pick a distro and turn it into their os
im a bit tired of distro discussion >.>
i think the linux comunity should talk more about stuff like... what you can do on linux... for example, with blender, with godot, and so on.
sure people can use those on windows, but that is kinda of the point.
"you dont need windows to make games, to make 3D models, you can use linux with the same tools you are familiar with on windows"
🤫 Don't spoil the fun
Simple.
If are a weebo and have pronounces in your bio, then use Arch.
If you want to do real work like programming, then use Manjaro.
If you got a good computer, then you can choose between Ubuntu, Debian or others, but some of these can be unstable, so I recommend Manjaro
I considered manjaro before, but i also heard manjaro is not as stable as arch, what do you think?
You don't... One You start testing, you'll fall in an eternal loop. 😵
I dual boot windows 11 with linux mint xfce
Been using vanilla arch since 5 years. Nothing else comes even close to it.
In a nutshell, don't use an obscure distro. Use a maintained one.
There is no point of using a distro, which has the last update in 2020 or older.
I recify11 do idc but cool video learnt alot
people in the comment section disregarding the entire video to comment that their favorite distro is the best one:
Sir, this is the internet. Logic is not a rule, but a slight hint of a recommendation.
Honestly, if someone ask me which Linux distribution to choose as a beginner, I'll say without hesitance that Linux Mint will always be the best when you just don't wanna go through all the sh**y parts just to get the OS run as normal. It is integrated with many packages and needed files that you wouldn't get into any problems. And if you accidentally got yourself into a horrible situation? Google is the best friend for you!
Plasma and Cinnamon seem to tickle my fancy in terms of looks. GNOME on the other hand... 😬
What do you use for content creation
What are you referring to exactly?
I use OBS, Davinci Resolve and Gimp if that's what you are asking.
From time to time, inkscape also makes an appearance in thumbnails.
@@MichaelNROH what distro are you using for your content creation.
Make a video on using secure boot on Linux.
Why though?
Pick a distro that supports it and off you go 😅
@@MichaelNROH I tried on Lubuntu and then Linux Mint. Some weird problem arise. I had to change Legacy to UEFI and disable secure boot then I was able to use.
Debian distribution is may be perfect for me
Everyone love Windows OS.. you just give info on Linux distribution 😏
You're making this far too complicated. All that does is put Windows users off "Gah, it all too complicated, I'll stick with Windows". It's simple, if you have to ask "Which distro?" you need something that follows the user interface paradigms that Windows uses AND has a welcoming and tirelessly helpful community, so that a new user will be able to get the help they'll need. So Mint. Once someone has got their feet wet in Mint then they can use their experience to distro hop, but new users need to start with Mint AND the Mint forums.
I Love XFCE
Arch BTW :)
I will like to use chrome os but, I play league and I don't have a spare drive
Also I'm studying java development or i at least use Pop os! I really like it or elementary OS. But I'm a gamer tho, so I'm staying with w11. But gooooooood I wish I could use another os.
Why not get a second drive and dual boot? That's what I plan on doing.
VMs are also a solution
@@mskiptr True, but some anti-cheat doesn't allow a game to be run in a VM.
I think I found the distro I'm gonna marry and it's Debian Unstable ❤
We'll basically be related because Debian Stable is my one true love.
linox is crazy
as a night person i feel excluded ... never any goodnight for me!
Sun's up
That's the neat part, you don't (have to)
😁
I mean ..... you are not wrong
if you still cant decide: arch linux
if you can decide: arch linux
if you want debian:arch linux
if you want ubuntu: arch linux
If you don't value your time and hate yourself: arch linux
@@plebisMaximus yes
I like to write stories.
So I want an OS that doesn't distract me like Windows, or where I can feel safe from you now... The dudes with the black hat...
Si I don't know why, but I'm goint to try CuteFish OS... Just because looks mínimalist hahaha
Arch
I just wanna pirate (since UBI says I need to get used to bot owning things) and play my games
Choosing a distro is not the top issue with Linux - finding one (literally anyone) that will boot/install on your machine is the real issue...
If one of the most popular ones doesn't boot then its unlikely that something else does.
This is usually an issue with 32Bit or embedded systems, but for those Debian should work fine. It's practically you want for compatibility
Stable and rolling are the terms i know, not unstable.
Your explanation is not quite correct on that. The other things you said was good and should be helpful for newcomers, thanks!
It's point release or rolling release.
Unstable is usually the test branch of a distro. And sometimes rolling releases are called more unstable.
He explained it a little weird
I use plasma.... cuz gnome extensions 😑
how to choose linux distro: choose windows 10 or 7)
Microsoft screwed the pooch and could fix the problems pretty easily. Have two Windows 11 versions. The home edition is free and that is where the garbage they are doing now are. Then the Pro version that has all that shit removed, no ads, no trackers, no calling home, no installing garbage, etc. Once someone pays for the OS DONT SCREW THEM. Free version go ahead. Its sad to say gaming on Linux has come a long way, but it is still better on Windows. Linux is awesome but it has a totally different workflow.... If you dont want to learn how to do things new, then well.
Tbh, if they were ever to implement something like that, it would be a Pro Subscription. There is no money in one time sales
I chose gnome
How To Chose the Best Linux Mint For You....
True af
The only acceptable and correct answer. No reason to use anything else unless you're a meganerd.
@@plebisMaximus arch is the Worst Option
If you are gamer, do not pick Linux, with every update you will have to find new ways to rerun your non steam games. just stick to windows then. If you use your laptop/pc just for browsing, pick Debian with KDE, it will provide you decent experience. For linux fans and devs I think it is clear what to pick.
Odd video that has no audience. New uesers are lost and everyone else doesn't care.
I'll make your life easier. Just make your own distro. All of them are crap anyway. Good day.