@design_RG

Yea but your the only one I will lower my standards enough to actually be friends with :)

@tacumi

@freemo @tacumi LOL, thank you. 😝

There is hope, I have tried Linux at various times, but am just much more productive on an environment where I have a good collection of tools ready.

It's hard to switch and feel like a newbie, have to look for all the essentials again.

But I have unallocated disk space in various of my laptops for that reason; can be added if desired.

Which version would be good for someone new (not Arch from what I hear. I think my son used it many years ago, and everything had to be compiled from source, that's too radical for me).

Mint?

@design_RG Mint is a great option for someone new, so is Ubuntu.

the learning curve is steep. Windows is built as a platform for non-tech people (Even though tech people do use it). That makes it easy to use without needing to do much research, but it also means it isnt nearly a powerful and not well suited for tech people.

I have a project I run (Aparapi) where I need to compile a native app for windows. Simply compiling on windows (due to the difficulty in automating such a thing) has wasted an astronomical amount of man hours. Having worked in both environments side by side I really dont understand how most windows users can bare it. I usually just tell myself its the result of them not knowing what they are missing as they never put the time in to learn the alternatives.

Not saying that applies to you, but man windows is like pulling teeth as a developer even though i do find it easy to learn.

@tacumi

@design_RG @freemo @tacumi

I think Fedora might work too! It's a bit harder than Mint or Ubuntu, but you get updates much faster!

@kosame Nice, thanks Kosako. Do you use it?

I do have a good case for o.s. replacement too in my HTPC. Vintage HP workstation, dual Xeon processors, just a powerhouse in its days.

That would need a less current version, but it should run well. Love vintage, quality hardware, and keep them all.

❤️ #retro #computing

@freemo @tacumi

@design_RG @freemo @tacumi

I used too. I use Gentoo now haha 😭

@kosame

I miss gentoo, used to love that distro. The udates just broke one too many times for me.

@design_RG @tacumi

@freemo @kosame

Gentoo was popular many years ago, haven't heard about it more recently, but I don't follow closely.

I think my son's development work is all on Ubuntu, a Dell XPS 13 which is neat but too small a screen in my opinion.

@tacumi

@kosame

If we are talking about a newbie trying to learn i have to disagree. The knowledgebase of howtos are far less on fedora vs ubuntu or mint, and the knowledge you learn there wont carry over to other distros as well since far fewer distros are fedora-like than they are ubuntu-like.

@design_RG @tacumi

@freemo @design_RG @tacumi

I agree on the information ascpect. It is much harder to find resources for Fedora than Ubuntu.

You are right that knowledge of Ubuntu transfers to more distros, but I still think if they want rolling-like updates or just want more control, Fedora is better. Besides, knowing Fedora could help a newbie with Red Hat.

They both are kinda the same if a person wants to eventually use suff like Arch or Gentoo or Void.