Best Linux Distros | Tips For Choosing The Right Linux Desktop For You

today we ask which a linux version is right for you free your mind welcome to free your minds the YouTube channel about Linux and free software the family of Linux operating systems have grown tremendously there are now many different versions called fist rows or distributions that we can download and use but which one is right for you we look at five popular Linux distros to help you choose which one is right for you but before we do ask yourself three important questions number one how do I use my computer do you simply browse the web and check emails do you design graphics or video do you play video games do you develop software how you use your computer should determine which software and tools you choose number two how well do I know tech stuff some Linux distros are more user friendly than others number three am I using this for business or personal use if this is for business use consider that there are many different needs in the business world and on Windows or Mac programs aren't always compatible with Linux programs with those three questions in mind we will be looking at Goo bun 2 Linux Mint Fedora opensuse and Arch Linux distros first let's look at the Bunton Ubuntu is arguably the most popular Linux distro maintained and led by UK based company canonical it offers desktop server and cloud versions of its operating system for personal and professional use most software made by open-source developers is available on the bun tube in the Linux world a larger community means more programs and support for the distro and Ubuntu certainly has that it releases new versions of its operating system every six months with long-term support releases every two years which receives support up to five years after their release community support allows Ubuntu to offer a variety of different desktop environments to choose from making it easy for you to find a version or flavor of Ubuntu that fits your needs from the wide variety of software packages available to the easy installation simple design and smooth operations we ready - bun - is the second most user-friendly Linux distro there is also plenty of easy to read and understand online documentation from users around the world in many languages which help greatly in learning how to get going on any Linux distro next we take a look at Linux Mint many consider this to be the most user-friendly Linux distro because it looks and behaves most similar to Windows making the transition and learning curve quite a breeze Linux Mint is based off a bun - and uses the same software repositories of its long-term support releases so you get the same package selection as a bun to some users however might have an issue with this because the long term support package repositories don't always reflect updates to programs meaning if a bug fix or new feature lands in a program you use you might have to wait longer than other Linux versions to get the benefits of those updates some developers compensate for this by creating personal package archives or PPAs which are private software repositories but users can subscribe to on Linux Mint or Ubuntu in order to keep getting the latest versions of their software like Ubuntu and many other Linux distros Linux Mint offers a handful of different desktop environments so the user can choose which version of Mint works best for them the remarkable ease-of-use reliability and polish of Linux Mint makes it particularly popular among the list of Linux distros available next is fedora fedora is a community maintained distribution of Linux sponsored by Red Hat fedora primarily uses the gnome desktop which is an innovative desktop that is designed to help the user focus on tasks and increase productivity among all the Linux distros Fedora adheres most to the free software philosophy using only free and open source software in their official software repositories this is a bittersweet feature about fedora because it shows the advantages that can come from a purely free environment but it also can hibbett functionality in times when proprietary drivers are needed for certain tasks such as Nvidia or AMD graphics cards the final two Linux distros we'll look at are called rolling release distributions that means that instead of new versions of the distro releasing within a fixed monthly cycle they are updated continuously updated versions of the Linux kernel desktops and software packages are updated shortly after their published release from developers the first of these rolling release distributions is openSUSE this is a community maintains Linux distro backed by German software company Susan the rolling release version of openSUSE codenamed tumbleweed allows users to get updated stable versions of their favorite software or desktops shortly after their release openSUSE also uses patched versions of popular Linux desktop environments in other words they take advantage of the open-source desktop software and modify it to better fit their theme style and operations other benefits are enterprise-grade stability and a unique system tool called yes which gives greater functionality over system settings while enterprise features may be of a great benefit for business users personal users might have a challenge sorting through the wide array of configuration options in the beginning increasing the learning curve and at times coming off as a bit confusing the final Linux distro we'll look at is called arch like the rest arch offers a variety of desktop environments to choose from it is a rolling release distribution that tries to keep it simple and put the user in full control of their computer one unique benefit of arch is the arch user repository or Aur which allows a user to build and install packages straight from source code with the click of a button this becomes exceptionally valuable when trying out bleeding-edge versions of programs straight out of the developers oven arch is full user control of programs and packages however requires more responsibilities on the user side to understand the software they're using there's a lot of online documentation available but it will be up to the user to read it understand it and use it to fix any issues they may have for this reason we suggest arch to users who are already more familiar with the Linux environment and how software packages and dependencies work arch also has no graphical interface in the beginning to install it and by default comes with no desktop environment it requires the user to install the necessary packages and configure the desktop for that reason if you're interested in an easier to use Linux distro based on arch we recommend an turgoose which comes with everything you need to make arch work out of the box thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe to get more free tutorials and videos about Linux and free software take care and we'll see you next time

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Id: jQKC_1efdXs

Length: 7min 30sec (450 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 31 2017

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[u/Tech_N_Gamer]

I think I would have suggested Manjaro instead of Antergos since it allows both a generic install and a full, choose what you want install. Another reason Manjaro is nice is that it is community driven. It has the 4 official versions, which is, KDE, XFCE, GNOME, and the Manjaro Architect/CLI. Then there are the community versions, and it even has a 32-bit version. Did I mention it comes with Steam and Multilib already set up?