I’m thinking of switching to linux and I’m looking for a lighter weight easy starter distro. Any tips or recommendations?

  • makunamatata
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    1 year ago

    How about Lubuntu or Xubuntu? What are the drawbacks of these?

    • TheyCallMeHacked
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      1 year ago

      Imo, they’re better than Ubuntu with Gnome in terms of resources, but they have two drawbacks: it’s still Canonical, so all their controversial decisions affect you too, and it’s still rather resource intensive because Ubuntu and it’s derivative want to be very easy to install with minimal configuration. The latter is an advantage if you want a system that “just works™”, but becomes a drawback when your resources are limited