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What are you trying to do ?
If you just want to develop software for linux you can use WSL:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/...
it is pretty darn awesome (especially the visual studio integration https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vc...)
If you actually intend to switch your entire desktop environment i'd recommend just picking a desktop focused distribution that is reasonably popular (As long as it isn't too obscure its easy to find resources for it if you encounter any problems), make sure the hardware you're installing on is properly supported unless you intend to run in a VM. -
Do what I did. Just jump in and start playing with different distros. It's fun!
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Nebyular4127y@MissDirection I second this!
I've been through PCLinux, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, OpenSuSE, Arch, SolusOS and Ubuntu Budgie.
If you want the most support I'd say go Ubuntu, its a good way to slowly learn. -
stop68027yTry it in an Virtualbox. And the commandline is very powerful. Last but not least: rm -rf removes files and directories, be careful.
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