[lug] Linux for New User (Desktop OS)

[Steven Hart]

I'd go with Mint.  It's easy for Windows users to navigate and the 
learning curve is minimal.Either Mate, or XFCE version if it's older 
hardware.  I've found the XFCE version to begreat on older laptops.  the 
Ubuntu Desktop may be too much of a learning curve for a windows user to 
process (uinless they use win 8, bleah).  OpenSuse and Deb might also be 
more work to get used to.  Just my two cents.

Steve

On 05/23/2014 10:15 AM, Tom Martin wrote:
> I was just wondering which Linux you all would recommend for a newbie 
> user (read Windows convert)?
> I have narrow it down to one of the following....
> 1) Mint 16 (I know 17 just came out)
> 2) Ubuntu
> 3) openSUSE
> 4) Debian (or is this server mainly)
> BTW these are not the order I am looking at but Mint is the one I am 
> leaning towards
>
> Thank you
> Tom
>
>
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Steve Hart
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