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Old 06-08-2015, 07:09 AM   #1
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finding that linux distro for my desktop


I'm looking to find that linux distro for desktop PC I download the odd thing but mostly my banking and paying my bills as of now I'm using mint 17.1 is that a good choice
because I came from Windows 7
 
Old 06-08-2015, 07:41 AM   #2
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Linux Mint is good choice as some others. If the distro works for your job then it is good.
 
Old 06-24-2015, 03:45 AM   #3
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All Linuxen pretty much work the same once you get them installed. It's a question of how geeky you want to go. Based on your needs, Mint looks like a good choice.
 
Old 06-24-2015, 04:10 AM   #4
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If you were familiar with mint, use that...
 
Old 06-24-2015, 08:54 PM   #5
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Mint 17 is an excellent choice. I'm running it on one of my workhorse computers right now.

If you want to try out some other distros, try downloading and booting to the Live versions, or, if you have enough RAM and HDD space, load them up in a VM. VirtualBox or another virtualizer can make distro hopping easy and effortless.
 
Old 06-25-2015, 12:02 AM   #6
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or come to the RPM side of the force
and have a look at OpenSUSE
 
Old 06-25-2015, 02:51 AM   #7
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Everyone has their favourite distro of choice.

Mint has a good reputation, so I think you have likely chosen well.
 
  


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