Jdelrx Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Hi everyone, I recently upgraded my PC and in the process installed Windows 8. After playing around with it for a short while, trying to figure out how to explore without the start menu, attempting to familiarise myself with the "tiles" interface, and trying to play a DVD, I quickly became less and less enthusiastic about Microsoft's new OS. I figured this would be a good time to try something new, and move on to a Linux OS (or at the very least have the option of dual-boot). I've been looking around and noticed a lot of good looking Linux distributions, and was wondering if anyone has a favourite? I'm not much of a programmer, I'll just being using it for day to day use and possibly gaming, depending on whether or not the game is supported on Linux, but that's when the dual-boot will come in handy! So far Mageia 3, Linux Mint 15, or openSuSE look to be the most stable and user friendly for a new Linux user. Please share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Then you didn't try Win 8 enough. Also if you don't have a touch screen, there's no use trying to familiarize yourself with the tiles as they are useless anyway, I have Win 8 on my laptop and never use that interface except to seach for a program or something (just hit the win key and start typing the program). Win + X is similar to the old start menu. As for my favorite distro, right now it is Mint, but it always changes as time goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I rarely use linux for desktop use and know hardly anything about distributions, but for a beginner I think it has to be Ubuntu. I personally use Arch which I have on my raspberrypi and on a virtual machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I rarely use linux for desktop use and know hardly anything about distributions, but for a beginner I think it has to be Ubuntu. I personally use Arch which I have on my raspberrypi and on a virtual machine.I think Ubuntu is too unstable and not enough hardware friendly for new users. Mint or Mageia are more suited for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdelrx Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hmm thanks. I am after a stable and user friendly distro for now, so I'll try Mint. I'll be downloading/installing tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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