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Distro suggestions? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by Itsamelemmy to c/[email protected]

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Currently running Kali on my laptop as that's all it was used for. Looking for something more general purpose. Mainly steam for light gaming and being able to install the tools from Kali for stuff like tryhackme. Mostly familiar with Debian, as that's what Kali is based on, but willing to try something else. Laptop is this Acer.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could do straight Debian or anything else Debian-based like Mint Debian Edition or MX.

Otherwise Fedora is very recommended for general purpose desktop Linux. But, that isn't Debian.

I don't know if Kali is really recommended for general purpose.

I'm interested in seeing the other recommendations here, it is always fun to see what other users recommend or use. I use Alpine but it isn't always perfect as a desktop for people who don't like things breaking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Second fedora, it looks modern, has up to date packages and is hardened. (selinux)