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Today I am going to install Ubuntu on my girlfriend's computer as she want to start learning basics of Linux. Any other distro recommendations for a noob in Linux?

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  • 4
    Maybe try with Mint, xfce is a really nice Desktop environment. IMO Unity is too limiting and all that Amazon stuff is not something I really like the idea of. Unity makes Linux seem like something quite limiting for a beginner IMO.
  • 15
    Arch! Call it the "Jump into the ocean and learn how to swim after" approach.
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    Anything but Gentoo 😆
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    @ewpratten That's how I did it and I always amaze myself with the things I learn. Definitely a fitting analogy though!

    Although now I'm running literally all of my webapps on it, which can sometimes be... frustrating. Plex was interesting.
  • 2
    Doesn't Ubuntu use gnome now instead of unity?
  • 4
    Maybe elementaryOS because its both good for beginners and for long timers
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    Xubuntu.
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    @linuxxx install gentoo
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    I feel like if you'd ever done this before, you wouldn't be asking. So ElementaryOS - it's painless and if your girlfriend's watching, you'll look good. Good luck.
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    Built on top of Ubuntu, KDE Neon looks waaaaay better and has more features...
  • 1
    Manjaro. Like arch easy mode
  • 1
    Try DEEPIN very easy, mac like interface
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    @T99- I never did got to install Cocos2d, that's a hell on Arch.
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    @explosg Manjaro seems like a really good option. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    @Crayons no problem. Also the arch wiki is almost 99% applicable with manjaro and arch wiki is probably the best one as it's so comprehensive. Anyways good luck
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    @crayons what hardware are you installing it on?
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    @jajoosam Very basic hardware.
    CPU: Intel i3 RAM: 4gb
    It's a very basic 2015 Lenovo laptop.
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    @explosg Hey that's really great. Thanks mate.
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    @crayons Just be careful with the WiFi card - I tried Manjaro like 2 months ago, and my WiFi card didn't work... Fixable, but some effort required.

    But the good part is it uses KDE plasma which is epic.
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    @simo002m I totally agree with you. I am not a fan of unity myself. All those bloatwares are useless. A good Linux (user-friendly) distro should give you clean and light interface without desperate need to be like windows or Mac. Beginners should get a new experience rather than keeping them in their comfort zone.
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    @jajoosam Yeah I use to have WiFi card problems even with Ubuntu back in like 2010. Thanks for the suggestion mate. :)
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