An enigma.

Hey now, thats not fair....
My chair is black, too.
I love Debian for its stability, but I hate Debian because I can't get anything to ever work on it properly.
- It is stably non-functional 🤡👍
isn't it only old people with families?
- Hey, I resent that!
  (but you're right)

Fedora (users?)

(And yes, I know that's technically a trilby, shut up)

You'd think but here's a picture of a Fedora user.
Nah, we onto shiny crystal psuedo-gems that grow out of mostly granite.
- For those like me who had to look it up, Bazzite.
m'distro
Trilby Enterprise Edition.
Make Linux Great Again.
good distro for having a heart attack every six months
I am in this picture and I don't like it.
- OMG get out of this picture!

Hey, some of us are nyarch users - that’s rainbow on both sides

https://nyarchlinux.moe/

Some people put so much time and energy in this kind of stuff. Imagine we could harvest this level of motivation from everyone and put it at the service of the sustainable transition, we would have stopped global warming at the +1.5⁰C mark.
- I don't think it's guaranteed we'd do better with global warming, but lack of creative just-for-fun projects would sure make it a colder place.
- Ani-cli is the most sophisticated app I seen for linux. It even works on termux and wsl and mac and bsds. Even network-manager doesn't have the sheer portability ani-cli has.
  It's a commandline anime pirating tool...
- I think this is probably a bit more important than global warming
  You got to have priorities
- I guess killing everybody would work too :)
nyay
I fucking cannot
- It gets better:
  Packages are always up to date thanks to Arch Linux's rolling release nature, offering good up to date bugs.
- Material UwU is fine, though
- I have nobody to share the comedy GOLD with. I am alone with this humorous experience forever cursed to keep it to myself.
Wait it's REALL??!
- Oh it is indeed, the one linux distro guaranteed to defeat windows
This is amazing
Why do I want this?
It's actually really funny and impressive. Might want to try it when I won't be too lazy to install new distro.

I don't get it (Jesus, What have I started ?)

A lot of arch users are kids fucking with thinkpads ricing up their systems and putting anime wallppapers while not doing anything serious.
Ubuntu is commonly used by researchers and hardware developers who don't really care about distro as long as it's linux. The amount of times I saw people use the entire distro with default gnome skin just to launch a terminal to run their black hole simulation, the crypto cracker or some centrifuge control script... I myself am neither but ubuntu has been my go to as well since I usually don't have time to screw with archinstall, so I just use ubuntu as good starting point and then tweak the internals as I go.
- Hmm. They have some surprisingly good documentation and user forums for a bunch of kids just fooling around. Very much unlike Ubuntu. I've learned years ago that Arch has good HOWTOs and solutions to common Linux problems that you won't easily find elsewhere, while you better avoid Ubuntu's forums unless you want to pick the one correct answer out of hundreds of posts guessing blindly at trivial questions. I have been using Debian for 25 years, so I don't have a horse in that race, it's just what I noticed.
- I feel like I'm the odd person out, using Arch like most people use Windows. I play games, do taxes, shop online, and do very minimal customizing, mostly just in KDE settings.
  It's a shockingly stable system for how "bleeding edge" it is.
Arch users have the most whacky, customized computers you can find. Meanwhile arch itself is a small distro with very little features out the box.
Ubuntu as a distro has tons of features out the box but ubuntu users generally just keep the default without adding or using any features.
Arch is hard to install, hard to configure, and hard to use, because it requires cryptic commandline knowledge at every step.
People who use Arch generally know very well what they are doing, so their system works with no issues, which they never forget to mention in every conversation.
Ubuntu is a novice-friendly Linux distribution, but since the majority of it's users are novices or Windows 11 refugees, they generate a lot of complaints on forums.
- because it requires cryptic commandline knowledge at every step.
  Half thought take that's potentially a hot take, don't cancel me! If pacman had better flag names this wouldn't be as big of a problem.
- Arch is hard to install, hard to configure,
  EndeavorOS supremacy gang rise up
- Arch being hard to install and configure hasn't really been true since archinstall matured enough for regular use.
- I may be crazy but I find Arch a lot easier to use than Ubuntu.
  Maybe because it is "zippier". IDK.

Kali users

just use debian unstable

This is why I use Fedora

Instantly works, and I never need to dedicate hours to fixing stuff when something breaks

I mean, the pictures don't even hint on "broken things" And I don't care what operating system you use, every single one has the capability to break.

Jokes on you. I use Ubuntu with no GUI.

I mean most of my headless servers are running Ubuntu 🤷
- The inky blacks of my terminal window match both my apparel and my soul.

Debian: Brunette Debian users: Brunette

What do you mean

Smh just what i'd expect from a Haiku user
/s

Both good

What's the best Linux distro for an easy switch from Windows?

Thank you everyone!! My PC is being left behind by Windows 11.

+1 to Mint. It is a very easy transition & you will not have ragerts.
Pros:
prettier than windows while having a similar interface
more responsive than windows
more stable than windows
zero spyware/bloatware
basically the same level of software compatibility as windows
Only things that take some research ahead of time or getting used to imo:
deciding how you want to partition your drives during installation (you can let it automatically do this, but there are reasons to create a different partition structure across drives/have different sized partitions),
mounting drives. There are GUI tools for this (file explorer for mounting, gparted for formatting), so it really isn't a big deal, but it is a little more difficult than with Windows and you may need to reformat your drives depending what file format they're currently in.
make sure your motherboard/video card/cpu all work well with linux. They should, but just check first.
note that games requiring kernel level anticheat (aka spyware) won't work. So if that's a deal breaker, then dual boot or don't switch.
- +1 mint
  I also have a bit higher FPS in some games (both proton and native) but some just don't run at all
- prettier than windows while having a similar interface
  uhh...
  more stable than windows
  Not if you have multiple screens and want to zoom the interface or something. I remember there was a massive bug with this
  basically the same level of software compatibility as windows
  Except all Adobe software, video editing software, many windows only software, the full Office suite
  So, no, that's just false
- 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.
- What if you want productivity (everyday tasks) + game?
Best ? Not really a thing, Pop, Mint, Fedora ? I went LMDE 18.months ago after 6 months on Mint.I. have no.idea what I'm doing though. :)
Nvidia can provide some hiccups in some distros, I'm AMD
Fedora with KDE
Gentoo
Linux Mint. It's boring but easy and stable.
Mint or Pop
Unpopular opinion: There is no one "best" distro. I'd recommend you download a few, try them out, see what clicks for you. Nobody knows your use case as well as you do.
I've used Ubuntu and multiple flavors of mint. I like bazzite the best. Literally zero problems since I switched.
- I second this.
  After all the tinkering in Arch, it's almost boringly stable lol
I feel like I'm probably the sole one who's happy with Kubuntu. It's just Ubuntu with KDE on it.
- You're not the only one. I jumped ship from Win11, hopped around a bit, but settled on Kubuntu early last year. I'm perfectly happy here, and unless they decide to ram degenerate AI down my throat I'm probably not moving.
If you want something that barely ever changes and works today as its gonna work 5 years from now, then Mint. If you want constant compatibility with the shiniest new stuff, then an atomic fedora distro (Bazzite for gaming, aurora/bluefin for general purpose).
Linux Mint
Maybe Fedora but it has a bigger learning curve. You also could try Fedora KDE.
I switched 10 years ago, started on Ubuntu and hated it, switched to ZorinOS and gained understanding, then switched to Mint and found a home. I now recommend Mint to all windows refugees, it's layed out similar enough to be intuitive and let's you learn Linux at a comfortable pace.
Tl;Dr - switch to Linux Mint when leaving windows.
That question is like asking which superhero is the strongest in a comic shop. There is an answer, but some people have made their own opinion part of their identity, and are extremely ~~passionate~~ emotional about it.
It's Linux Mint, by far. Others like Fedora and Pop are solid choices, and things like Arch, Bazzite, or CachyOS have their merits, but Mint offers by far the most uncomplicated, entry-level experience.
- distros are like porn
  There's a general consensus, but everyone has their kinks and preferences that bring people near insanity
Some time ago I answered this question on a post that seems have been deleted but got some good feedback:
The most important decision as a new Linux user is the desktop environment, the most similar desktop environment to the Windows desktop are KDE Plasma and Cinnamon. This means your best options are:
Linux Mint (Cinnamon): They are the creators of the Cinnamon desktop environment and will be the default on installation.
Kubuntu (KDE Plasma): This is Ubuntu's official KDE Plasma flavour, it comes with everything as usual just different desktop.
Fedora (KDE Edition): Same story as Ubuntu here, only that with Fedora's own packages and environment.
First I would check if the hardware is compatible (99% of the time is). Then I would check what software you need and/or want and check if it is available at these distros, and get familiar on how to install the software packages (either with their respective app stores or in the command line).
There is a lot to learn but with these distros you can just install, forget and simply keep using them for eternity.
The last and more important tip I have is to not to worry about the sea of options out there, you will not be missing anything huge by picking one or the other. Which is how most of new users feel (I did in my time).
Hope you have a great Linux journey mate!
If all you do is use a browser and game then bazzite is solid.
If you do more stuff then fedora might be the way to go.
I started with popos but since its more on a stable ideology updates to stuff take much longer which is why I started looking around to try all the lingo I've heard about on Lemmy like KDE Wayland immutable atomic etc etc
- How is KDE Wayland Immutable Atomic? Been meaning to try it.
Mint if all you want is all your shit to work. Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) if you also have ideological issues with microsoft's involvement in the israeli genocide of the Palestinian people
- I'm not sure I understand for Linux Mint is tied to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
  Linux Mint isn't affiliated with Microsoft. (Not even a little)
I'm not helpless with computers, but I am not a power user. I browse, game, watch videos, maintain an old mp3 collection, etc. I don't really program.
I went with PopOS and it's been perfectly fine. No issues or complaints to speak of.
Pop! OS
Do you want to game much?
Kubuntu
Try ZorinOS, very pulled together.

Who the fuck still uses Ubuntu in 2025?

I've been a Ubuntu user since 2005. I've dabbled in other distros but it's just what I'm familiar with so I keep coming back.
- thanks @SEND_BUTTPLUG_PICS@lemmy.zip (I'd imagine that as a lemmynsfw username.)
Me.
- Fair enough, have a nice day.
Me, using server software that explicitly requires using an official Ubuntu distro as a dependency
Mint on the main laptop tho.
Cannocial knows what they're doing like Redhat. Many of the smaller distros are insecure because they're run by a small group of volunteers who don't entirely know what they're doing.
- You know who else is, publicly, very confident in what they're doing? Microsoft.
- I'd imagine people would still prefer forks of Canonical's work than the original source tho. That's kind of Mint's whole deal - Ubuntu, without the bullshit.
- I wouldn't go that far
Me, I just have never reinstalled my OS partition in 15ish years
People who want to trigger you
Me, because someone at my work picked it for servers back in the day

Ubuntu users here wanted to go Debian, but also want to live in the current world.

Kubuntu with --minimal-install (no snap fuckery) has been my unironic "S-Tier" computing experience in life.
- Kubuntu slaps
Debian isn't that far behind. (0-2 years) If you want the latest packages don't choose Debian.
If you want something newer go for Fedora or maybe even Arch.
- Debian testing exists. It's just not well promoted or publicly presented for that matter. But it's not really any further behind than Ubuntu.
  Also open suse tumbleweed. Is great. When you want something more up to date than fedora. But don't want large chunks of your operating system to stop functioning randomly on an update like Arch. Because they pushed an intentionally breaking change, but nothing to fix it. And you happened not to read all 1000 change logs for the update, missing the relevant one.
  I love Arch, but I wouldn't touch it for desktop these days. I seriously don't have the bandwidth to read 1000s of change logs every couple days. On an appliance or server? Sure. Most recently VLC stopped playing mkv files. Why?! A packaging change. Instead of a few large packages/dependencies. They were all broken out granularly. Which is fine. But since you didn't have all the new packages installed before. All functionality moved to them just went poof. I don't have enough fingers to count the times this sort of thing has happened over the years. It's part of why i'm slowly transitioning to tumbleweed on most of my desktop systems from Arch.

Bravo!

junji ito moment

Opposites attract