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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

Machine is a HP ENVY x360 Convertible 15-eu1xxx with the touch screen. Ryzen 7 5825U, touch screen 16gb RAM.

Top recommendation of within one hour of me posting this decides what distro I install. Please not Hannah Montana linux or even worse, Arch.

I leave the decision up to you.

Edit:

The winner was linux mint. I've downloaded the ISO and am installing now. I hope my boss doesn't get pissed.

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[-] nifty@lemmy.world 266 points 6 months ago
[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 61 points 6 months ago

This is obviously the only correct answer.

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I expect a screenshot of your desktop running it when you’re done polling this thread

Brb downvoting all the other OS ^^

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[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 145 points 6 months ago

Mint. It's dead simple and works great.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 63 points 6 months ago
[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 14 points 6 months ago

For a better touchscreen experience, try the Gnome Desktop. Some people hate it because ...because people, but I love it on my exactly-same-but-not-same latitude 7389 (Arch BTW) and thinkpad 390 yoga (Debian).

I actually like the lack of endless customisation options ; I really just change the background, install the Cube and the Wobbly Windows and I'm back to work. Which I should be at right now, sigh.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

I use touchscreen on kde plasma and it works fine. Firefox just needs some customizing

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[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Congratulations!

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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

60 minutes. We have a winner.

Downloading the ISO now.

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago

Idk if this is your first brush with Linux, I only recently had my own. Let us know if you need any help, but I promise that if you just follow the instructions, and you can, you'll get through it. ChatGPT can also be useful for bridging small knowledge gaps in tech and IT.

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 months ago

yep, mint always, if OP don't like the mint looks i sugest them fedora atomic(silverblue or kinoite)

[-] littletranspunk@lemmus.org 8 points 6 months ago

I have bounced around a lot and found myself just wanting something stable with enough "newness" to still feel good. I started with mint and I ended on mint.

Definitely the best one directly following windows, and in my opinion best one overall.

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 80 points 6 months ago
[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

yeah it was withing 3 votes of winning but here's hoping

[-] jeffhykin@lemm.ee 64 points 6 months ago
[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago

This came way to close to winning. I don't think it counts as a linux distro though.

[-] jeffhykin@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago

Fair, I did miss that requirement

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago
[-] jeffhykin@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago

It is a sad story. Keeping it in legendary meme status is the best way to remember it IMO.

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[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 57 points 6 months ago
[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The kawaiest OS on the market

[-] Omgboom@midwest.social 50 points 6 months ago

Hannah Montana Linux

[-] mellowheat@suppo.fi 44 points 6 months ago

Go to the deep end with NixOS!

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[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 41 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Suicide Linux

If you mistype a command your distro gets destroyed.

[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 38 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Debian Bookworm – yes, it’s boring – but that also means no surprises or gotchas – it just keeps truckin’ along

EDIT: if you ever do feel Arch-curious, start with EndeavourOS instead

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[-] Logh@lemmy.ml 28 points 6 months ago

Can’t beleive that Uwuntu didn’t come up…

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[-] Hubi@feddit.de 28 points 6 months ago
[-] MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Linux from Scratch

[-] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 months ago
[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

Atomic

The whole system is updated in one go, and an update will not apply if anything goes wrong, meaning you will always have a working computer.

Well having a working computer would be an improvement.

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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 months ago

How 'bout you decide for yourself? Despite what highschool and webster's dictionary suggest, what's popular has no bearing on what's right. In fact, what's popular has occasionally turned out to be Very Wrong.

[-] superfes@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Install Gentoo, feel the burn!

[-] squid_slime@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago
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[-] Aggravationstation@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 months ago

Debian with XFCE. Lightweight, clean and stable.

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Fedora with KDE.

[-] DriftinGrifter 11 points 6 months ago

Arch Linux plssssss

[-] Davidjjdj@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Red Star OS

[-] John@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 6 months ago

If you want to keep it simple, just go with Gentoo

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

UWUNTU , linux mint or fedora

[-] GarlicToast@programming.dev 9 points 6 months ago

NixOS or Debian. Don't install Ubuntu or Arch on your work computer.

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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

FreeBSD.

because, why not?

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[-] noxy@yiffit.net 8 points 6 months ago

THERE ARE FIVE LIGHTS Linux

Or just go NixOS so you may continue some amount of torment

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[-] only0218@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

Fedora Atomic, choose whatever DE you like.

[-] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 months ago

If you like how Mint looks, install Mint. If you prefer KDE or GNOME, install Fedora Silver blue or Kinoite.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

I mean , I think people have suggested those already. You can upvote them if you please.

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