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Unless you have some reason not to you should just run Ubuntu. It's by far the most popular desktop Linux distribution, which tends to make your life easier. I'

by staunch 13y ago

Unless you have some reason not to you should just run Ubuntu. It's by far the most popular desktop Linux distribution, which tends to make your life easier. I've been using Linux as my desktop for 15+ years, so I've run lots of distros, but I'm using a stock Ubuntu 13 on my machines. It works, gets out of my way, and let's me get work done.

fredsanford 13y ago
Not anymore. According to distrowatch, the order is: 1. Linux Mint 2. Debian 3. Ubuntu Me, I prefer Mint with MATE because with just a few patches the screen is much more readable than any other distro and it is based on Ubuntu, so I have something to fall back on. Otherwise I would use Arch.
- phaus 13y ago
  Distrowatch tracks hits per day, not installed user base. I love Linux Mint, but I doubt it has a larger user base than Ubuntu. However, it may eventually. Mint has been consistently winning on Distrowatch since 2011, the year Unity was released. This is just one poll (although a pretty large one), but Reddit does an annual poll. Ubuntu is still killing it. http://constantmayhem.com/ty-stuff/linuxsurvey/2013.html http://constantmayhem.com/ty-stuff/linuxsurvey/2013.html
- LargoLasskhyfv 13y ago
  Your reading pleasure under Arch can be helped. Someone called Bohoomil ported "Infinality" with every bell and whistle to Arch which he describes here: http://bohoomil.cu.cc/ http://bohoomil.cu.cc/ The Archforumthread is here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=162098&p=1 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=162098&p=1 and he even prepared a bundle of free fonts which is described here https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=170976 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=170976 where you can switch your preference for free, or Microsoft fonts, should you have them installed also. tl;dr: As of now you can have the very best fontrendering in Arch without compiling some patched stuff from the AUR or elsewhere, just by adding his binary repository in pacman.conf. It's top notch. Seriously.
Tharkun 13y ago
Your reasoning is a bit strange. You might as well recommend using windows for the same reason (popularity). I personally run Fedora for the exact reasons you gave. Eye of the beholder, and all that.

by staunch 13y ago

fredsanford 13y ago

Not anymore. According to distrowatch, the order is: 1. Linux Mint 2. Debian 3. Ubuntu Me, I prefer Mint with MATE because with just a few patches the screen is much more readable than any other distro and it is based on Ubuntu, so I have something to fall back on. Otherwise I would use Arch.

phaus 13y ago
Distrowatch tracks hits per day, not installed user base. I love Linux Mint, but I doubt it has a larger user base than Ubuntu. However, it may eventually. Mint has been consistently winning on Distrowatch since 2011, the year Unity was released. This is just one poll (although a pretty large one), but Reddit does an annual poll. Ubuntu is still killing it. http://constantmayhem.com/ty-stuff/linuxsurvey/2013.html http://constantmayhem.com/ty-stuff/linuxsurvey/2013.html
LargoLasskhyfv 13y ago
Your reading pleasure under Arch can be helped. Someone called Bohoomil ported "Infinality" with every bell and whistle to Arch which he describes here: http://bohoomil.cu.cc/ http://bohoomil.cu.cc/ The Archforumthread is here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=162098&p=1 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=162098&p=1 and he even prepared a bundle of free fonts which is described here https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=170976 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=170976 where you can switch your preference for free, or Microsoft fonts, should you have them installed also. tl;dr: As of now you can have the very best fontrendering in Arch without compiling some patched stuff from the AUR or elsewhere, just by adding his binary repository in pacman.conf. It's top notch. Seriously.

Tharkun 13y ago

Your reasoning is a bit strange. You might as well recommend using windows for the same reason (popularity). I personally run Fedora for the exact reasons you gave. Eye of the beholder, and all that.