I'm a die hard Linux user. I don't spend much time telling people about it outside of actual tech conversations that should include the topic. I did raise my kids with a lot of Linux desktop use on their machines. They uniformly find the Windows 10/11 experience to be horrible, so I guess I've managed success on that front.
azimir
joined 2 years ago
Mint is my go to Linux desktop distribution. There's plenty of solid choices, but it's served me well ever since Crunchbag Linux closed up shop.
I'm not entirely sure of your translating skills, but I'm board with the results. Will you be doing the whole bible, or just the fun bits?
I think I've even had a few Chicago style pizzas that would count as a soup in a bread bowl.
I had the same arc with MarioKart. The first years were all fun, then they started rolling and I had to start pushing to keep up. Now? They're almost all adults so it's a real fight to pull wins and I couldn't be prouder!
I used WSL for a job and it worked fine. It's kind of a weird VM that doesn't really integrate with the host OS fully, but it works for many use cases.
Git BASH has more direct system integration and hardware access than WSL, though it's been a couple of years since I had to look at WSL at all. Hopefully they've improved the integration over time.
If I'm stuck on a windows machine, one of the first packages I try to install is git-scm.org's BASH.
It's not actually Linux, but it's got a command line and enough programs to really help get work done.
Mint is my go to desktop option. It usually does the job.
I don't usually worry about older packages. Most things run fine. I don't spend a lot of time trying to make my UI pretty. For me, the GUI is a place for terminals, web browsers, my IDE, and general tools, not some kind of whiz bang thing to tweak all the time.
Debian: good enough and stable. No worries > new features.
I dunno. Maybe an orange dog? Give it big brown ears.
Who let George Santos onto Lemmy?
That's the Mint classic option and a great one. It's an easy mainline go to for users with all the basics baked in.