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[–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

I heard Mint and Elementary both mentioned a lot for switchers.

Any reason you recommend mint over it?

Never tried either of them myself so just curious.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Mint is very user-friendly, and can utilize all the handy apps that are packaged for Ubuntu. I don't really enjoy the default interface of Ubuntu (it feels like a mobile OS in a lot of ways). Mint really does a good job of stripping that down and recreating a basic windows-like experience., while taking advantage of all the compatibility and software support that Ubuntu has.

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  • Mint is great for older hardware performance wise. It's also one of the most polished distros in terms of things like updates, settings and updates. The Ubuntu/Debian ecosystem is also better supported by 3rd parties than Arch and Red Hat.

    Elementary is a lot of the same, but the UI is more for Mac refugees.

    It is lagging a bit on the latest gaming support. Thats what bazzite(Fredora) and CachyOS(Arch) are doing very well at the moment. They are a bit heavier on hardware requirements though, but still less than Windows.

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