Which woodworking tool is the best?
Law enforcement shouldn’t have quotas. You can’t be like “arrest 50 people” if only 40 people commit crimes. If people are behaving, leave them alone and be happy, don’t make up reasons to arrest the innocent to meet a quota.
OP Cyril Strobe is functionally a troll.
A few hours ago he asked, “What is a divisive topic on lemmy?” He received the answer, “What Linux distribution is best?” and immediately created this post.
Then he comes in here and complains about Lemmy’s hostility problem.
https://sh.itjust.works/post/66827976/27452133
Block and move on.
So you chose war …
“best” … for what?
Someone moving from Windows?
Most compatible on old hardware?
Best for security?
Best for gaming?
I could probably type another 10 questions.
Just in general. I’ve heard there are a lot of opinions on this, I was just curious what the masses thought. Any really.
Like others have said Mint is probably easiest for casual users to begin experiencing Linux. Beyond that it will depend heavily on specific use case. Just beware Hannah Montana Linux, I hear it can give you diabetes.
I’m sorry, wtf is Hannah Montana Linux?
Behold:
i know this is a non-answer, but unironically the one that fits your needs and opinions on how your computer should behave… thats the great thing about linux
This is the only good answer to this silly and lazy question.
Amazing how even when you try to limit your question to the basics, the toxicity still seeps in…
You my think you are asking a simple question but it is actually a complex one and you give zero context to your actual question.
Its like when someone ask why their phone isn’t working and gives zero info about what isn’t working, what phone is it, what have they tried so far.
Crap in, crap out as I call it.
Just pick whichever you like.
Depends on use-case. For general instances, Debian, CachyOS, Fedora, and even Bazzite are all good options depending on whether you want a rolling release, stable, etc. Even something more niche like Void can be good for general use. Stay away from Palantir-affiliated distros like NixOS or fascist-run distros like Omarchy.
That’s not an easy question to answer…It usually boils down to: What is easier for new users to adjust to, what is more customizable, what works on the latest or oldest hardware. I don’t think there is an objectively best distro out there, there is no one distro to rule them all. There is a bad one, don’t use Omarchy as it is a fascists distro. Fascists are investing a lot of energy, money, vibe-coded slopware, putting that on top of Arch Linux (which I hope doesn’t get a bad reputation due to DHH, the bastard). There are other easier to install and use distros like Mint, Fedora, openSUSE. These three that I have mentioned have a reasonable amount of documentation on them, and active communities to ask questions of if necessary!
If you absolutely must have Arch Linux and are prepared to learn: EndeavourOS, Garuda Linux, CachyOS (be prepared to fight a lot of little issues with that one) are the three main easier to install Arch Linux based distros. Better for more recent hardware because drivers are a bit more up to date. Arch Linux is a rolling release distro so be prepared for updates.
Then you have easier to run on older hardware like Debian is nice for that purpose, they don’t really update all that often with major releases.
Nice detailed answer, thanks!
Debian.
If you’re asking in a general forum, you’re probably new to Linux. So I would point to Linux Mint, as it’s more user friendly and has a common interface that is more Windows-like, and well supported but not bleeding edge updates. Ubuntu would be the next, but it has some “issues” with who controls it (Canonical). That being said, it’s well supported too as far as when installing things. Mint is an offshoot of Ubuntu, so they’re related. They both have different install version also, depending on how old or limited your machine is.
There are plenty of others, but these are the two that will usually be mentioned for someone starting out.
