I’ve messed around with Linux before, mostly in VMs, but I’m looking to switch over from Windows permanently on my laptop because I think Linux is cool.
Most people in this community talk about pros and cons of this distro or this other distro, but I’d like to hear your opinions based on entirely subjective factors.
I think Arch is neat, I think Ubuntu isn’t as neat, why? Who knows. Tell me about how you chose a specific distro because you thought the name was cool or because it ships with some completely unknown utility no one uses.
opensuse always had a special place in my heart. it was the first “linux” i successfully installed 17 (welp) years ago. with kde desktop, wich became my goto desktop. both are based in germany, which makes it easy for me to support local open source organisations.
my notebook is running tumbleweed for over 2 years now and i had no problem at all.
for the switch, tho, i’d stick to an ubuntu based distro. there are ubuntu tutorials for litterly everything. i guess mint might be a solid choice. the debian edition is also cool. for the moment, you don’t need a rolling release. you’ll install another distro before eol either because you wrecked your current one, or you want to “try something else”.
if possible, have a sepperate disc (at least partition) for your home folder.
and always keep in mind:
no backup, no merci. =]