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!

  • angrymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    More important than the distro you choose is the DE (desktop environment), this will define how you will interact with your system and applications, and choosing a DE that you did not like can even make you give up if you do not have a strong will to move on. Here are a few more arguments: https://youtu.be/DJ_4hfuidG0

    Maybe this video can help (the comparison starts at 4:44, just ignore the part that “gnome is almost a standard” This is not actually true, all DEs from the video below are available in most distros and are well supported): https://youtu.be/IiOt4waFqhQ

    This one is more complete and cites more alternatives: https://youtu.be/_EbYX4Qp8Rc

    But do not be afraid, you can change easily your DE once you installed your system, and even can have multiple DEs installed at the same time, you will need to choose them when you log in.