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    submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Isn't Linux mint an Ubuntu fork? That gets recommended to tons of people who seek an entrance into the Linux world. Is it as bad as Ubuntu?

    [–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

    It is a fork, meaning its like ubuntu but with the bullshit that makes ubuntu bad removed. It is completly safe but if you wanna stay clear of any trace of ubuntu at all there is also a debian based version of mint

    [–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Debian Mint is the way to go now for entry in Linux if you ask me.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    LMDE and PopOS are my consistent recommendations to newcomers. If one doesn’t work, the other will.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    I would recommend only community maintained distros at this point... seing as how RH and Canonical went to the dark side for some things, I'd rather not recommend something maintaned by a company.

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Pop-os is likely the best ubuntu flavored OS to recommend. It has nice features like solid gaming intergration and an optional tiling manager, all without snaps.