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Hey.

 I am wanting to try linux once more (I have some expierence of it (Ubuntu, Fedora and arch).

What are the "best" linuxes out there at the moment.

Preferably easy to use.

Any thoughts?

Fedora was pretty cool imo. Easy to use, light, pretty good support.
I heard Mint has boomed and become very very popular, probably more popular than ubuntu itself.
Arch, well Arch was pretty neet, somewhat not so supported though.


MATE/Gnome 2 vs Cinnamon, which one is cooler? I like Cinnamon, it looks great. :)

Edit: OH, and yes, I am going to use it daily basis, as I am installing it to my laptop.

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Personally, I like Ubuntu. It's very easy, very user friendly whilest still giving you freedom to do whatever you would normally do on a "true" linux build as linux veterans like to call them, like arch or w/e idek. But yeah Ubuntu does apparently tie you down in some areas but generally I prefer it a lot to windows. Unix is a nice environment compared to dos, so yeah, my vote goes to ubuntu (10.10 is my fav) 

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DanScott posted: (15th Dec 2012, 03:05 pm)

Personally, I like Ubuntu. It's very easy, very user friendly whilest still giving you freedom to do whatever you would normally do on a "true" linux build as linux veterans like to call them, like arch or w/e idek. But yeah Ubuntu does apparently tie you down in some areas but generally I prefer it a lot to windows. Unix is a nice environment compared to dos, so yeah, my vote goes to ubuntu (10.10 is my fav) 

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Well, you've tried out a couple of them so i'm going to take your word and assume you know how to use Linux.

I would suggest installing Ubuntu if you're going to use it on the regular bases. It's true, Mint did get a lot of hype for their new

Cinnamon interface, etc. but, i would personally never use Mint. Arch on the other hand is a bit unsupported like you stated but it's still really good.

I've never had any problems with it. I would suggest picking a distro that fits you well, and does what you need it to do. (Don't be one of those idiots

that picks one over the other because it looks "cooler".) Pick something that you know you're going to be satisfied with. As for my suggestions:

Ubuntu - Most user-friendly distro out there. Very recommended.

Mint - Lot of hype for now, who knows how long it's going to last. Try it out if you want. I wouldn't use it though.

Fedora - Nice interface, definitely a quality distro. Very nice GNOME 3 environment.

Arch - It's lightweight, good documentation, user has a lot of control over the system (main reason why i love it). Another quality distro. It's also really good for hacking lol.

Debian - Foundation for many other distros. Stability is better than Ubuntu. Great for desktops, laptops, and servers.

After reading all of this, i hope you make the right choice. Don't just go with what's popular.

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