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Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:38 am
by Midas
I've stated my preferences before both here and elsewhere (i.e.,
PeppermintOS:
viewtopic.php?p=73217#p73217); but I'd like to introduce a radically minimalist distro that doesn't get a lot of attention:
Tiny Core Linux (
http://tinycorelinux.net/). It even has an official in-depth guide as a free ebook (available from
http://tinycorelinux.net/book.html).
On a related note, our old friend at
TinyApps.org recently heaped praise on Arch based Appricity, a new-comer distro I have yet to try...
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:45 am
by joby_toss
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:53 pm
by SYSTEM
@joby: Welcome to the world of GNU/Linux. Enjoy your trip.
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:55 am
by Midas
For anyone wanting to follow suit, here's a detailed guide on how to create a booting Mint USB in Windows:
OTOH, you just might be too late...
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:27 am
by Midas
This looks relevant for the topic -- a 4GB USB drive is needed, plus the "
Chromebook Recovery Utility" and, of course, a laptop able to boot from USB.
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 5:27 am
by Midas
Another interesting piece, IMHO...
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 12:55 am
by joby_toss
Still enjoying the Mint experience, but thought to try something else and Chapeau came to my attention:
http://chapeaulinux.org/
I like it quite a bit. It's different than what I'm used to, but still easy to use.
At this moment in time I could do just fine without Windows (still a light Linux user, though). Only gaming keeps calling me back, but
PlayOnLinux (included) might just be the answer to that...
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:27 am
by shnbwmn
Came across this recently ...
Ubuntu Budgie: https://budgie-remix.org/ (formerly
Budgie Remix)
Budgie desktop @ Solus: https://solus-project.com/budgie/
On becoming official Ubuntu flavour: http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-b ... 0062.shtml
Budgie is the flagship desktop of Solus and is a Solus project. It focuses on simplicity and elegance.
Written from scratch with integration in mind, the Budgie desktop tightly integrates with the GNOME stack,
employing underlying technologies to offer an alternative desktop experience.
What is Ubuntu Budgie (formerly budgie-remix)? ... It offers the same level of quality and package selection as
any other official Ubuntu flavor, but designed to be lightweight, user-friendly, simple and customizable, thanks
to the Budgie desktop, which relies on the latest GNOME technologies, for now.
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:04 pm
by webfork
Recently tested Mint on a 2016 HP laptop and everything worked without incident. Wireless, video, audio drivers all worked great where it was sluggish and buggy on Win10, even with plenty of RAM. Linux has definitely come a long way.
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:00 am
by Midas
webfork wrote: ↑Linux has definitely come a long way.
Completely agree. With one big caveat: still not fully optimized for laptops right off the bat.
E.g.,
TLP needs manual installing and configuring...
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:21 pm
by starstuff
I'm dipping my toes in Linux also, I use MX Linux and I like it very much
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:27 pm
by CornHolio the Gringo
How about trying Porteus.
Its a portable distribution at size 280-400MB depending what interface you use (mate, cinnamon, etc)
http://porteus.org
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:26 pm
by freakazoid
I've been testing Manjaro on a separate partition.
Not bad, but I'd still miss certain Windows apps way too much.
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:12 pm
by webfork
Just noticed there's been a lot of Linux discussion on this Windows forum. Maybe it's time to start work on emulation tools again?
Wine in Ubuntu -
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6964
Crossover Test -
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3200
Re: Linux distro for a novice
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:48 am
by Midas
For anyone wanting to get a quick taste of a console based Linux environment, here's
Levin/UX a puny 20MB Linux distro based on
Tiny Core (see above:
viewtopic.php?p=80454#p80454) that can be run out of your
Dropbox. It supports
Python...
[Levin/UX] is a tiny virtual Linux server that runs from USB or Dropbox with a double-click (no install or admin rights required) on Macs, Windows or Linux PCs -- making it the perfect controlled environment for learning Linux.