NatanoxJun 16, 2025

Hannah Montana Linux

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/38750059

Show threadchautaleesJun 17, 2025

it is OBJECTIVELY linux mint. Why? Because.

this comment was written on June 2025. So as of this day Mint is fabulous. And if I were to save a single distro from a burning building of all the popular distros, i would grab mint twice.

I know I know, there are many good distros, even texhnically better ones. But having used Mint as a secondary dual boot to my primary Windows, I have felt that Mint has been least annoying and actually worth retaining and updating and maintaining.

Show threadpmkJun 18, 2025
If you only saved Mint, then Mint devs would have to do all the Debian work too?
Show threadchautaleesJun 19, 2025
is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Show threadpmkJun 19, 2025
Well it takes like a thousand people to make Debian, so they’d need to do a lot of work.
Show threadchautaleesJun 19, 2025
hmmm… tough choice… i guess… I’ll burn them all! No biases then
Show threadpmkJun 19, 2025
I’m actually thinking about switching from Debian to Mint. I’m thinking that if Mint is the recommended distro for people new to Linux, they will need a big community to answer questions in forums.
Show threadchautalees

Absolutely. They will.

With the momentum that Mint already has, it has the highest chance of succeeding as the primary distro for Linux newbies in the coming years.

some long winded thoughts…

Like every PC Semi-enthusiast sufferer of Windows, when I was looking for a Linux distro to respite, I deliberated way too long on which distro to use. Finally I realized that the way I use Windows, I’ll not be able to fully switch over to Linux anytime soon. So instead of burning midnight oil, one day i said fuck it, and installed Mint as a dual boot option. I spent quite a lot of time trying to make the Mint as close to my Windows setup as possible, but could do fully. Plus the VKD3D performance penalty for Nvidia GPU in DX12 games meant I was never going to ditch Windows as my primary gaming OS.

Jun 19, 2025 at 12:13pmWeb
Show threadpmkJun 19, 2025
I did the same thing, but with ubuntu. Now, you and I can troubleshoot issues and have patience. But someone who is sort of reluctant to begin with, it’s a hard sell if there are hurdles.