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minus-square@pathief@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•1 year agoLinux Mint should be the default answer for newbies. Tech savvy users can probably find “the right distro” themselves.
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoBut not only for newbies, just to add.
minus-squarecallyral [he/they]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoYeah, I used Linux Mint when I started using Linux in 2021, and I would definitely still use it if I didn’t prefer rolling release.
minus-square@vic_rattlehead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 year agoWhat does rolling release get a user if they’re not tinkering with hardware all the time?
minus-squarecallyral [he/they]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoTo me? I use a laptop and don’t really tinker with my hardware at all, the benefits for me is I get the latest-ish versions of software (including user applications), and there isn’t this big jump between new versions
Linux Mint should be the default answer for newbies. Tech savvy users can probably find “the right distro” themselves.
But not only for newbies, just to add.
Yeah, I used Linux Mint when I started using Linux in 2021, and I would definitely still use it if I didn’t prefer rolling release.
What does rolling release get a user if they’re not tinkering with hardware all the time?
To me? I use a laptop and don’t really tinker with my hardware at all, the benefits for me is I get the latest-ish versions of software (including user applications), and there isn’t this big jump between new versions