Any linux distro recommendations that works well in a virtual machine? Would like to try Linux but I still use Windows for my everyday C# and student life.

@dudeking your comment makes no sense in the context of this rant.

They all work good in vms.
Ubuntu is a good start to get into Linux.

I'm going to say it... Arch. Seriously though, if you have a VM with arch, you can easily make backups and not to mention arch is way more user friendly after installation with the aur and all.

Mint Os works well in a VM.
Just configure your ram and cpu settings appropriately on the VM.

Cant go wrong with mint

I prefer Ubuntu.

@norman70688 gentoos is the best for developers /s

@Alice Slackware or nothing

In a VM I have had many flavors.

To begin with, something easy to set up would be good, like Mint, Xubuntu or Fedora.

The last time I tried Arch, it was a desaster, because the VMware graphics drivers were broken. That ought to be fixed now, it was years ago.
But Arch is for power users, who really know what they are doing.
Next level would be Gentoo. Avoid that, too, unless you want to learn a ton of stuff about the inner workings before you are even able to boot that machine.
If the total control you gain through Gentoo sounds appealing to you, you might want to try out Sabayon or Funtoo first.

Distributions like Debian or CentOS are great once you are beginning to be an advanced user.

I don't really know where Mandriva fits in, but AFAIK between Fedora and Debian, if I am not mistaken.

For the sake of completeness I throw in Void and Alpine, too. But those are also *not* for beginners.

@Alice linuxxx (the porn distro) is better.

@Alice reactos or suicide

My vote is for Mint

@fuck2code I was really considering to downvote your comments.

Suggesting Arch or Gentoo to a newcomer is a good way to keep them away from Linux.
That's like suggesting Assembly to someone barely knowing BASIC.

Really, that's not funny!

@Yamakuzure eh, don't care about my virtual dick length anyways.
Gentoo for a beginner is stupid I will agree, that's why I put a /s at the end
Now about arch, I honestly think arch is a good *experience* for beginners. If op said that he would install it on the laptop itself I wouldn't have recommended it. But in a VM, arch will be very nice. If OP want to try I3-gaps at some point he's going to only get it from the aur. With debian or Ubuntu he'll have to compile it. As I said, in a VM he can make backups and revert them when something goes wrong.

@fuck2code Yes, but AUR is really not for newcomers, unless they are willing to spend a lot of their time reading and fixing.

Just had my coworker going nuts over Arch last week, and he has years of experience with Linux distros.

In a VM you can always roll back or start over, agreed.

@Yamakuzure i've never had any problems with arch but then again. I use a thinkpad x220 so the compatibility is great. I also have the mentality that if something breaks there's always a way to fix it, especially with computers.
For me arch put the fun back in linux bur for others it may be a pain in the ass.

Mint, if it doesn't work so good, then ubuntu

I started with OpenSuse, which I don't recommend. Then I switched to Manjaro, which is based on arch but very user friendly.

Very easy to install and once you got it running you can do everything. I recommend getting into the shell and learning basix linux commands. It's not hard at all, its just different.
There are so many powerful commands, which are easy to use. Often I find GUI applications more difficult. They are usually more error prone in my opinion.

If you don't have any shell experience, you can also just use the GUI apps in the beginning.

As for programs, I have yet to discover any application that doesn't run on arch, and is not installable via the AUR.

Also don't be expecting Linux to behave like windows. Remember it's different so your usual windows workflow might not work that well in linux distros.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A STICKY

Go with something Debian based and you'll be fine.

This @fuck2code is a troll or what? Complete idiot, how do I report him?

@Ekushey yea yea, 4chan sent him, they want him to make sure everyone's linux experience is horrible. You just need to press the button in the corner.

@fuck2code Interestingly the "report" button isn't present on every post.

@Yamakuzure yeah i noticed that too. You can't report posts you upvoted but then again there are posts that i didn't upvote and don't have a report button.

I'd start with Ubuntu and once you're familiar with it and you want to do some ricing switch to manjaro.

If you want a headless server i'd go with CentOS or Debian.

I used Ubuntu in a VM first, then eventually moved to Manjaro in a VM. Then Arch.

However, the real OGs use either TempleOS or Hannah Montana Linux. No other alternatives.

Hey guys, I am planning to install Ubuntu on my 32bit, old PC, instead of my new laptop just because I am very concerned with storage and other things. Would installing it in a VM still works fine?