Linux mint for newbies. Just easy. Not my pref but it's what I used when I was newbie. I recommend budgie desktop too.
On Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 07:56 Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > I think is is coming down to Mate and Mint, having run both (more Mate then > Mint because up until recently > Compiz was one of the selectable window managers on Mate, I have Mate > machines running Compiz with > I think it is 22.04, but at some point Mate decided to drop Compiz as an > option, I tried to install it anyhow but > ran into all kinds of issues. That is when I turned to Xubuntu, installing > Compiz on it was very easy and it all > just worked, as it used to with Mate. My work with Mint was similar, > installing Compiz on it was easy and it > was one of the window manager solutions then they dropped it, I moved to > Mate then. That is my history with > those distros. I still install them for folks. I let them test both and > tell me which the like then I set the machine > up with the preference. > > Still I am all ears if anyone has comments. > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM Richard England <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Frame work also has official support for Fedora. I run MATE on mine and > > I am quite happy with it. > > > > ~~Richard > > Non fenestras quia MCMXC > > > > On 1/4/25 06:51, Kunal Zodape wrote: > > > I think for Framework there is official support for Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS > so > > > you can use that and have all peripherals like fingerprint reader and > > > webcam working out of the box. For non-Linux folks trying to get into > it > > I > > > generally recommend the most well documented and stable ones but if you > > > want you can choose some of the off-beat community supported Distros as > > > well. > > > *Pick your poison:* https://frame.work/linux > > > > > > Regards, > > > Kunal > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Good day folks and happy new year... > > >> I am about to install linux on a computer for my wife. It will be a > > >> Framework 13. Now the fun part. > > >> My wife has been a real luddite, but he smartphone has slowly showed > her > > >> that she needs to have > > >> a real computer for daily work. She wanted something small and light I > > >> showed her the Framework 13 I have, she wants one. > > >> > > >> So my question is what distro should I put on this thing that will be > > easy > > >> for a very non-computer person to use. > > >> > > >> I am not with her all the time. She is in Costa Rica as executor of > her > > >> father's estate, I go down > > >> there when I can to help, and we are also starting a new business > which > > >> entails export from > > >> Costa Rica to USA. So she does need a computer (I have been telling > her > > >> that now for many > > >> years). > > >> > > >> So what distro would be best for her to start out with? > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > >> Ph 4:13 KJV > > >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > >> > > >
