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When I first started using linux I was a 'tinkerer' on slackware, now over 20 years later I just want a *nix like system that works out of the box, is well supp
by wing-_-nuts 5y ago
When I first started using linux I was a 'tinkerer' on slackware, now over 20 years later I just want a *nix like system that works out of the box, is well supported, and let's me get on with things. I think ubuntu / mint LTS neatly fits this usecase but I'm open to other distributions that come close
- valbaca 5y agoI'm in the same boat. I used to spent a ton of time in college tinkering with Slackware on my Thinkpad x200s Now if I wanted linux, I would just use Linux Mint to have a working, efficient laptop.
- grey_earthling 5y agoIf you just want to use your computer, Fedora Silverblue is pleasant and boring to use, and it doesn't break when you upgrade it (which takes 2 clicks and no further questions). Behind the scenes it's eccentric and doesn't work like other Linux distros, but if you just want to use your computer, you don't care what's behind the scenes. In particular, if you use the command line a lot, you'll need to become friends with https://containertoolbx.org/ https://containertoolbx.org/. Also, Silverblue's website is crap. But it's the only distro I know of where I could give it to a non-technical user, say “when there's an update, yes you should install it”, come back 5 years later and expect them to be on a recent version that still receives security fixes. (Ubuntu sometimes asks scary questions during an upgrade.)
- Koshkin 5y agoI recently installed Slackware 15/Plasma on a Thinkpad. It "works out of the box, is well supported, and lets me get on with things." No tinkering was needed.