(Almost) ready to turn my beloved MacBook Air 2013 - which is gathering dust on a shelf - into a #Linux laptop.
Only problem: multiple people might have swayed me to pick Arch Linux as the distro. #ArchLinux!!! I know NOTHING but from all the Linux memes I've seen over the years, I've always been intimidated by it.
Debating whether to go with it or #Mint or #Ubuntu. Thoughts?
(The job will have to wait till Monday but getting all my ducks in a row)
@_elena Mint is very usable - one of the younger folks at our maker meetup installed that on a laptop as his first distro. Arch may be more than what you need (and is very bleeding edge). Decisions decisions! 🤓
@andypiper I'm now debating whether to do Mint or Fedora 😅
Fedora is great! I changed from Ubuntu to Fedora on my main laptop a few years ago, and I find things a bit easier to get around. Generally though I wouldn't say it makes a huge difference to the average user which one you choose.
Linux Mint is more Windows-like, while Ubuntu and Fedora use @gnome which is more original. I find it a real joy to use especially on laptops thanks to trackpad gestures, and it just has great design overall. I'm sure Mint is also great though!
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