I have grown up around Linux and have had people like my dad use it near me my whole life. I even booted a fedora version once on a very old machine when I was younger as a way for my dad to teach me about Linux. Sadly I never really caught on at the time.

I am ready to really jump in now. Is there a beginners guide/pros cons comparison for different distribution of Linux? I am also curious about how well things like matlab, solidworks, and Office suit/libra office work in Linux.

Thank you!

  • hinterlufer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    If you’re coming from Windows, or like the windows look then I’d recommend trying the cinnamon flavor of Ubuntu (or straight up Linux Mint which is also Ubuntu based).

    • dashbuckEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I would also suggest KDE based ones (like Kubuntu). Familiar desktop look and feel. Intuitive controls. Decent hardware requirements.

      Anyway, you can use a different desktop env. later, too.

    • bev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Linux mint uses flatpak instead of snap. That’d be my reason to go with them instead of plain Ubuntu.

      • hinterlufer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Yes, it has a typical taskbar which will be familiar if you’re used to windows and I think it’s quite sleek in general.