After hopping through fedora (worked, but I don't like GNOME3), Manjaro, Solus (both failed to start), Gentoo, and Arch (had a ton of problems after base install), I finally settled for Linux Mint on my Optimus laptop. Does that make me a low IQ scrub? This is my first bout in Linux.
After hopping through fedora (worked, but I don't like GNOME3), Manjaro, Solus (both failed to start), Gentoo...
Xavier Reed
Jacob Powell
No, it makes you a reasonable and well adjusted member of the society that doesn't want his system broken every 3 weeks randomly
Nathaniel Gonzalez
No, Mint is fine.
Justin Bailey
if you don't like gnome fedora comes with other desktops too, avoid mint as it has shitty track records
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Hunter Green
>This is my first bout in Linux.
nah that's fine, also you can stick to Mint for now, don't go distro hopping again, if it's not broke don't try to fix it
Sebastian Baker
Nothing wrong with Mint.
These days, it's basically Ubuntu without the botnet/AIDS and gnome.
Carter Barnes
That image reminds me of the track "TCR" by the sleaford mods
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Logan Brown
I actually enjoy most of these distros, but in the end felt like releases based on others were more unstable than the originals. For example manjaro holds updates a bit which in theory should be good for people who want a "stable" environment but sometimes they miss things that should be updated together and that breaks the system. If you used Arch however, you'd update it all at the same time and that makes everything work together and nothing is dependant on something that is out of date. I also like to suck my own dick and it's not gay if you do it on yourself. Linux mint is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian so I would be hesitant to use it. However, they're not as autistic about having the LATEST version of everything so maybe it works out in the end.
Jackson Evans
what was wrong with manjaro?
Ethan Cooper
>If you used Arch however, you'd update it all at the same time and that makes everything work together and nothing is dependant on something that is out of date.
i don't think the package uploading by the maintainers is atomic which means it can happen on arch too
Jonathan Rodriguez
>I also like to suck my own dick and it's not gay if you do it on yourself.
agreed
Jace Cook
After I logged in, it would black screen and freeze. Slightly better than Solus, where I couldn't even boot. It might be a problem with the DM since I read on the Arch Wiki that some of them have problems with the proprietary drivers, but I checked for the free drivers on the install.
Connor Wright
I don't like Linux Mint very much. For some reason, unlike Ubuntu, it seems to have trouble with drivers.
Also Cinnamon isn't very good in my opinion. In fact, I would even say it's absolute trash. Maybe it had its use before MATE, but honestly, I don't see why anyone would ever want to use it.
>ugly as shit by default with few customization options, only theme that looks passable is Mint's though so I will give it a pass on that
>not very many plugins compared to something like MATE or XFCE
>about as resource heavy as GNOME itself
If you just want a Linux distro to install and never have to worry about again I would just recommend Ubuntu Mate.
Adrian Howard
Will I have to modify the display manager once I install the proprietary drivers for the Spin or does Fedora do it out the gate?
Andrew White
I agree that Cinnamon is shit but Mint Xfce & MATE are pretty great for those who want Ubuntu but not Canonical.
The just werks(TM) factor is better too.
Levi Lopez
>fedora (worked, but I don't like GNOME3)
You could have just used dnf to install another DE directly
Elijah Bailey
I'm trying to settle for debian because all this """"bleeding edge"""" software means I've to update everything every 8 hours which is fucking insane. Stuff that just werks doesn't need to werk more.
Alexander Stewart
This is my journey:
- Ubuntu
- Linux Mint (it was shitty and laggy at the time)
- Xubuntu (for 4 years)
- tried to install Arch without success (shitty hardware support)
- Manjaro (1 year)
- Solus (1 year, then it broke due to nvidia drivers and shit)
- Manjaro (again, for 5 months)
- Linux Mint Cinnamon
Mint is super fine now.
Easton Ortiz
Wayland isn't even installed in the other DE spins, so no I guess.
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Brayden Jackson
Same experience with Arch and Manjaro here.
But I also used Mint for a while and it's completely fine.
William Myers
Well I can see your problem there buddy. You completely skipped debian.
Colton Wood
>Mint Xfce & MATE
pointless when Xubuntu and Ubuntu MATE exist
Nathaniel Bell
Atleast go for a KDE based distro, even is it Noobuntu based or Manjaro. Dont settle for Mint.
Camden Reed
Kill me. I was using the Debian version so I tried main version for the proprietary drivers, but that doesn't even boot to the installation menu (not even compatibility mode). Also tried the Fedora Cinnamon Spin, and its stuck in basic graphic mode even after installion. I'll probably never buy Nvidia when it comes to Linux, or at the very least an Optimus laptop.
Isaiah Walker
Xubuntu is shit compared to Mint.
Carter Clark
agreed, Cinnamon and Ubuntu LTS is the only reason a professional would choose mint
you can transform xubuntu into mint xfce by enabling flatpak, a few repos and the pretty green themes.
Distro's based on 18.04 are subjective AF and can be swapped just by enabling and disabling arbitrary features. No need to format your hard drive.
Oliver Moore
use what works for you. mint is fine - i used it myself for some time till i switched to debian.
Joseph Torres
What does Mint Xfce offer?
>more installed programs by default (bloat)
>a thot name replacing "bionic", making adding PPAs more annoying
>an ugly theme
>i dunno, do they still install flash by default?
The days of Ubuntu not offering codecs that Mint includes ootb are over. Mint is a relic of the past.
Juan Cook
that's why I said "for those who want Ubuntu but not Canonical"
Hunter Jones
>i trust Canonical to create all the packages, the kernel, everything
>but i'm going to choose Mr. Clem's build script ISO based on 99% Canonical's work and some added bloat and some changed variables because somehow it's not Canonical.
Isaiah Jenkins
Here's my journey:
>Chromebook with ubuntu
>stolen, gifted a used HP Pavillion with a turion
>Puppy Linux
>Lubuntu
>Tails killed the laptop, got a new one
>W10 home
>manjaro, broke
>opensolus, boring
>antegros, looks and felt like shit
>manjaro again
>W10 pro
>w10 LTSB
>POP!_OS, perfect OS
I have a script to make it look like MAC OS, Windows 10, KDE or GNOME on command.
Eli Rogers
Yes, you're a subhuman retard.
You started in a perfectly maintained distribution to a nigger tier reskin of a corporate distribution.
You're the lowest scum that browses Jow Forums.
spins.fedoraproject.org
those are actually pretty well maintained even if the main focus is shipping gnome.
And my Thinkpad has always worked here, Ubuntu 18.04 has problems with the sensitivity of the mouse and other shit.
And you don't need to grab an unofficial firmware iso for the wifi to work. It ships firmware to make the hardware work, but only free software.
getfedora.org
Isaiah Collins
If you don't want headaches, choose the system that doesn't give you headaches.
Some systems work well with your hardware while others will be hell, complete with faggots not getting that just their advice works for their setup doesn't mean it works for yours.
Jordan Gomez
fpbp
Camden Campbell
Already said that the spin doesn't work. Your Thinkpad probably isn't Optimus.
Jack Bell
What do you find good about Pop!_Os ? I tried it a few days ago but didn't look much more polished than Mint. I couldn't even find the update manager; besides the interface is extra-ugly (although that can be changed ofc).
Just asking, maybe I missed something
Andrew Bell
How does mint handle pci passthrough?
Benjamin Robinson
>Mint is super fine now.
How long it's been now? What happened with Xubuntu?
Connor Garcia
No its fine. Just stop distro-hopping.
Asher Wright
Next step is to move to Debian Cinnamon my fren.
Oliver Gray
I feel like you should pick a distro based on it's package manager, not whatever is 1337 or not.
Connor Perry
its mint loving hours
Angel Cruz
it was but they redeemed themselves with cinnamon. I think the only reason Ubuntu doesn't offer Cinnabuntu is to be respectful.
Jace King
Nah, it's a good distro and you'll enjoy using it.
Gavin Jackson
mint is great
Evan Bennett
>linux mint
blog.linuxmint.com
enjoy your backdoor
enjoy your OS maintained by amateurs. just read the comments, they have no idea what they are doing. hacked multiple times the same way? holy shit
at least go for something that is secure and stable. install debian.
or if you want newbie friendly, install ubuntu and slap it with your mate/cinnamon crap
Jace Foster
The only problem I have with Mint is no Wayland support. Other than that it's my go to.
Leo Myers
I initially liked cinnamon, but it struggles more with themes than win10 does, half of them are broken, and o haven't found a single one that doesn't have some menus where it makes both the text and background a light color, making it impossible to read without mousing over the item.
Nicholas Jackson
I had problems with screen tearing and it was slow as fuck. It got better with the new versions, but i reckon mint is way better than xubuntu even nowadays.
Dylan Foster
I've had enough of optimus on linux entirely. just begrudgingly reinstalled win10 today. I'll have to put up with it until I get an ice lake laptop
Christopher Davis
I honestly don't get this distro hopping shit that everyone here does.
I've been using Ubuntu for years and have never felt and need to use anything else. Are different distros really that different? Aren't they basically just the same thing but with different prepackaged software?
Zachary Gomez
Cinnamon is king my dude. If you ever get tired of the ubuntu base i can strongly recommend fedora cinnamon.
Nathaniel Cook
fedora is not bound to gnome 3 you incredible faggot
try fedora everything iso
Levi Gutierrez
Well, not exactly. There's also a matter of things like how you receive updates (bleeding edge or something like Debian branches) or a package format (deb, rpm, pkg, etc.).
Levi Moore
these days, it's basically UnbuntuMATE with a backdoor assport wide open and lubed for ivan.
*your tight and willing mint backdoor port feels so good user.*
Jordan Lee
What did he mean by this?
Levi Green
>optimus
x server already runs like shit on common hardware, like mac laptops
if you are expecting decent quality video, then you are totally fucked
Lincoln Evans
Nah man, I hopped trough Ubuntu, Arch, Gentoo, Debian and now settled with LM Cinnamon.
Whatever works best for you is your Distro. Don't listen to these brainlets bragging about their obscure distros and WMs that they setup in their VMs to get (you's) on Jow Forums.
What ever feels comfy for you and does the job is your Disto, period.
Justin Reyes
bro just use ubuntu and then 'sudo apt-get install cinnamon-desktop-environment' wtf why would you even use ubuntu rebranded as linux-mint or wtf ever they're calling it these days.
Colton Green
enjoy your literal botnet and backdoor, faggot ;-)
Jaxson Thompson
Yeah, I bought it without realizing the problems Linux and Nvidia had. I heard everyone hyping it up, so I just assumed it was some type of super kernel that could handle anything.