Thx in advice.

  • daniskarma@lemmy.world
    16·
    3 months ago

    Everytime I want a distro that just works I just roll with Linux Mint.

    Being one of the most popular distro if something goes wrong is really easy to find how to fix it .

    • markstos@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 months ago

      I researched this question for a laptop to sell on eBay. I tried Pop OS and Mint and choose Mint.

      It seems that Mint may be the most popular distro for older Linux laptops sold on eBay.

      • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
        2·
        3 months ago

        That’s exactly what I did with my old Core2Duo laptop because I couldn’t in good conscience sell it with factory-loaded Win-Vista LOL.

        If somebody with knowhow gets it, they can put whatever they want on it. If someone without? They get a solid OS that gets security updates. Win-win.

    • db2@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 months ago

      Seconded. I’ve been using it for years because it just works, but if I want to try to break shit do things myself I can.

  • Matty_r@programming.dev
    9·
    4 months ago

    My vote is Linux Mint. I had installed it on a family members laptop and have been going strong for years without fault.

      • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I came here to +1 Mint

        I’ve installed it on 3 laptops for different family groups and had 0 problems with either the laptops or the family using them

        To clarify that - with Ubuntu the UI was just a tiny step too different (than Win XP) for them to feel comfortable using… with Mint, no problems.

        The laptops vary, but 1 is ~12 yr old, another is new (well, 3 yr old now), but Mint was installed to dual-boot Win 10 when new.

        I use Arch btw

      • Matty_r@programming.dev
        1·
        4 months ago

        I think Ubuntu is a solid contender for sure. I had a couple bad experiences with some updates (nothing significant) which didn’t really inspire confidence for me to be able to set it up once and never need any real maintenance on my behalf.

        Don’t get me wrong, if I was using the laptop and it had Ubuntu I’d be ok with it because I’m comfortable with Linux. But for a set and (mostly) forget install, I chose Mint.

          • Petter1@lemm.ee
            1·
            4 months ago

            Yea, that is why I recommended Mint in top comment.

            With the statement about Arch I wanted to say, that I have no experience with endeavourOS 😂😅

            Edit after reading endeavourOS web page: what is even the difference between endeavourOS vs. Installing arch using the archinstall python script and using yay as package manager?

            • kameecoding@lemmy.world
              11·
              4 months ago

              Only the installation is harder for Arch, EndeavorOS is easier to use then Mint, and installation is same thanks to the gui installer.

              The difference between Arch with archinstall vs Endeavor is still the ease of installation.

              • Petter1@lemm.ee
                21·
                3 months ago

                So, the only difference to arch is, that you have a gui for installation? In that case, I like archinstall script more. Mostly because I think it’s faster.

    • RedNight@lemmy.ml
      2·
      3 months ago

      Just make sure to install the 3rd party nonfree media codecs at installation for video to work out if the box. Also recently released Nvidia GPUs might have some bugs with Wayland ime

  • themadcodger@kbin.earth
    5·
    4 months ago

    Pop_OS or Linux Mint. Both just work. The Atomic idea is nice, but still too soon for complete beginners or the lazy (not a pejorative).

  • Corgana@startrek.website
    5·
    3 months ago

    Ubuntu if you’re used to Mac, Zorin (based on Ubuntu) or Mint if you’re more used to Windows.

    Never used Pop OS but I hear that’s another that works well out of the box.

      • Kangy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        3 months ago

        I really wanted to like Mint cinnamon but it didn’t like my dual screen+built in screen on my pc case.

        It would try and smush the display for the pc case screen into the monitor displays pushing everything over and making mouse clicks widely inaccurate (the click was half a screens away from the actual cursor).

        Only ever had that issue on Mint

  • hojjat@lemmy.ml
    51·
    3 months ago

    I’ve got PopOs on my personal (framework) and work (System76) laptop. It’s been super stable. Specially if you don’t mess around with different PPAs.