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I heard Mint and Elementary both mentioned a lot for switchers.
Any reason you recommend mint over it?
Never tried either of them myself so just curious.
Mint is very user-friendly, and can utilize all the handy apps that are packaged for Ubuntu. I don't really enjoy the default interface of Ubuntu (it feels like a mobile OS in a lot of ways). Mint really does a good job of stripping that down and recreating a basic windows-like experience., while taking advantage of all the compatibility and software support that Ubuntu has.
Mint is great for older hardware performance wise. It's also one of the most polished distros in terms of things like updates, settings and updates. The Ubuntu/Debian ecosystem is also better supported by 3rd parties than Arch and Red Hat.
Elementary is a lot of the same, but the UI is more for Mac refugees.
It is lagging a bit on the latest gaming support. Thats what bazzite(Fredora) and CachyOS(Arch) are doing very well at the moment. They are a bit heavier on hardware requirements though, but still less than Windows.
What if you want productivity (everyday tasks) + game?
Basically every distro ships with office as well as a browser
If you need specific software then just download later like you would on windows
sure
I'm always a bit worried that other distros could have things harder to set up or less stable, that's why I want to go with mint
They are all perfectly stable if you're just using it for office stuff and browsing. You only need to worry about stability if you're gaming or doing tech stuff, like homelabing.
If you everyday tasks include document signing or scanning with a Wifi printer, then maybe steer clear of Bazzite and Kionite and opensuse Aeon/kalpa.
I would go for just normal fedora or opensuse tumbleweed instead.
Mint is also great if you don't have a "fresh off the production line new hardware".
Alright, thanks. Bazzite doesnβt have great support for this?
I haven't been able to get flatpaks (what you have to use on Bazzite and Kionite) to work with a wifi scanner and I have been using Linux since 2016, so not really beginner friendly. Apparently some people have gotten it working, but still, it works generally out of the box on Fedora, Mint, and Opensuse Tumbleweed I think.
WiFi printing works fine though.
But if you have a USB printer, or don't use the scanner of your WiFi printer, Bazzite is great!
isn't it an issue with flatpaks requiring some permissions that aren't enabled by default?
You should try using Flatseal https://github.com/tchx84/Flatseal to check the permissions
I have. I have given them more and more permissions but they can never connect to the saned service and I haven't been able to find a single shred of documentation about it from any atomic distro and my discord messages were ignored. There are a few posts asking about it for various atomic distro but it is very much "it works for me shrug" or "it doesn't work at all so I had to layer the scanner app" with 0 mention in anything about the correct flatpak permissions.
damn, it sucks
Do you use a VPN or something? Sometimes it can block local devices or crash drivers for some reason