Tonight I am about to install endless os for my non technical partner. Do you think that is a good idea? Would you do the same?
If she’s coming from Windows, Mint is a much better choice with Cinnamon
Has been using Ubuntu for a while but kept destroying it. I aim at a stable base with modern applications.
Maybe you should give a try to an immutable OS like Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite.
They are very hard to break.
Thanks for your suggestions. Silverblue might be a good idea. I am more in the Debian based camp but maybe it is time for a change. I think it gets major updates as often as fedora “normal”. This might not be ideal for us though.
If you like Debian, then just wait for Vanilla OS. The next big release (a open beta should be out soon) will switch from Ubuntu to Debian. I will switch instantly if there’s a KDE variant.
Wow, that looks very promising. Will keep that in mind. Thanks for the tip.
Isn’t Endless immutable?
Maybe you should give a try to an immutable OS like Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite.
Those are an immutable systems. Very hard to break.
So, basically the same Fedora system, but with different DEs, right? If so, this may be exactly what I’ve been looking for.
What does immutable mean with an OS? I’m not understanding how an OS can be unchangeable. Or is it talking only about the subsystem, because of Flatpak, where the userspace is mutable (with installations and files, etc), but the subsystem is protected from all unofficial change?
Ok, I’m normally against this, but this sounds like a job for nix.
Nice idea. I`d love to love nix but I think it is too involved for me. Maybe I have to try again but I need results tonight, so this might be for another time.
Yeah, it’s not hard, but definitely not my cup of tea.
But if you want something nearly impossible to break you can’t beat immutable.
Fedora silver…something works too.
I’ve had my girlfriend on Zorin for a couple years now. Just calling it out as another good one for Windows people, though agreed not as good as current Mint.
It does not require an internet connection to use!
It’s messed up that that’s a selling point.
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I think the point that is being made is that it’s sad that always-online situations are so common nowadays.
Eh probably not. Linux Mint or Pop OS would be a better starter distro for someone from a non technical background.
I don’t know anthing about EndlessOS, but Zorin tends to be a good Windows substitute.
Seconded. ZorinOS was my very first Linux distro that “held my hand” for a while.
Thanks, will look into it.
It’s worth a shot. Non-technical users are it’s target demographic.
I would pick something immutable like this. Non-technical users aren’t going to get under the hood and tinker, like many Linux users do.
Turns out she needs a bit of proprietary software (pixum for photo books) that I could not install on EndlessOS. So I had to change course and installed pop os. So far I am pleasantly suprised. Even though I thought I would not like it, their take on GNOME makes sense to me. Tiling is fun.
PopOS is currently developing their own spin on a immutable OS, but that’s still a long way from shipping to users. I’m curious, if other distros broke, why would it be different with current PopOS?
Did not know this. Immutable Ubuntu plus flatpack sounds awesome. Not sure what to think about their plans to fork cosmic from GNOME.
I’m really looking forward to their implementation of tiling. If they manage to design a desktop which stays mostly out of the way while delivering 1st class tiling I’ll give it a shot. Gnome does have extensions, but they just don’t feel right to me (buggy etc), unlike what the likes of sway and hyprland deliver.
It would’ve been great if they contributed to Gnome instead, but there was some bad blood between them iirc. And it’s open whether it’ll be another Unity and how well other distros implement it.
I just trying Q4OS Aquarius KDE (I love KDE btw) with “Pure Profile” install yesterday, and I’ll say clearly that nothing can beats their minimalist approach on system as far as I distro hopping on many Linux. The satisfied feeling with start from really pure system is so pure joy…
