>want to try out Linux after a life of nothing but windows
>don't play games, do some research and find out anything I do on windows I can also do on Linux
>wipe w7 from my laptop, install Linux mint
Specs are i5 2420m, 4GB ram, gt520m, 256GB ssd I upgraded myself.
>use it for a few days, it feels slower than windows 7 every did.
>eventually get tired, wipe it again and install Ubuntu
>unity is actually decent, uses less ram than windows 7 did and Ubuntu runs much smoother than windows and mint.
>decide to try out Fedora too, gnome is nice and fluid too. Install various DEs, settle on e17 for a while, only 400MB ram usage.
>despite a very nice and enjoyable, some small bugs make it unusable after a while
>install Ubuntu mate
Why is Ubuntu mate the best distro?
300MB ram usage on boot, extremely light and fully functional. Comfy and customizable DE.
And why is mint so shit?
Linux experiences thread
Bump'd
Debian is the endgame apt distro. In fact, Debian, Arch, and Gentoo make the holy trinity.
>>53579152
>debian
>slower than both Ubuntu and Fedora
>>53578792
why do autists feel the need to put an abbreviated version of the title of the thread in between two forward slashes?
>>53579366
Why do autists feel the need to complain about some little detail they dislike that doesn't affect them I'm any way
>>53578792
>300MB ram usage on boot
lel you dumb faggots think this is good or something. My Gentoo install uses 12 MB when I get DWM and networking up.
>>53579467
i wasnt complaining i was asking a question. now either answer it or go fuck a pencil sharpener
>>53579517
Because it looked like a good idea at the time.
I haven't started a thread in a while and it looks to be pretty popular.
>>53579486
my Xubuntu boots in < 5 seconds.
>>53579486
You must be popular at parties and social gatherings
>>53579639
I wouldn't know; nobody ever invites me.
>>53579639
>want to try Linux
>install the Windows of the Linux world
Why even fucking bother?
Dont listen to this fegots ubuntu mate is nice no need to change if u are happy with it
>>53578792
hey Matefriend
I'm also an avid Ubuntu Mate user and I'm happy to see you here. I like Mate interface, as much as Xfce, they are both great !
>>53579366
It's a meme you dip
>>53580022
I also have mate installed on a d2500. One of the few DEs that run smooth on such a weak cpu.
also surprised that it's not as cut down as the other lightweight ones.
>>53578792
>be me
>be March 2015
>Have vista on my old programming machine
>core 2 duo, 4gb ram, not that bad
>get sick of outdated OS, but don't want to buy/pirate win7
>also want to try OCaml and LISP, but Windows support is nonexistent
>decide to install a Linux Distro
>ask /g/, they recc trisquel (this was when they were a very FSF dominated board, before the winshills and /v/ took over after the release of 10)
>trisquel is easy enough to use, but they lack proprietary drivers in the repos
>switch to Lubuntu to get my wifi drivers
>IQ over 100 so I can use a CLI
>Great programming environment and support
>install i3 and become rice fag
>fall in love with customization and alternative software
Linux is fun. 9/10 I wish there were more games.
>>53579244
I'm running Debian after using Ubuntu with various DEs for years and I'm calling bullshit on this.
>>53578792
> be me, around 1997
> want to learn how to UNIX
> choice between Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD
> go with Linux
> choice between RedHat, Debian and Slackware
> go with RedHat
> buy a magazine with RedHat distro included on CDs
> install on a Pentium 200 MMX machine with 128 MB RAM and 1.2GB HDD
> learn to compile shit from sources right at the start to make 56.6kbps modem work
> spend weeks reading man pages and online documentation
> learn a fuckton
> switch to Slackware later on, then Debian
> use Debian ever since
> laugh at you spoilt lazy faggots complaining
>>53580464
Any reason to recommend Debian over Fedora or red hat?
>>53580505
I like apt-based distros better, but that's just me.
>>53579366
>>53579517
maybe cause its easier to search the catalog
>what is http://4chan.org/g/sqt
>really fucking sick of Windows auto-restarting to update when I am in the middle of something
>resolve to switch to linux
>install Mint on my laptop, faster than Win 10 except DVDs won't play and I haven't figured out network filesharing
>no big deal, will work on it
>motherboard on desktop pc fails
>get it replaced
>install it
>Windows 10 stuck in endless bootloop
>okay, fine, time to put linux on the desktop
>clone important files to another SSD
>install xubuntu alongside Win 10
>desktop is off-center to the left and top, hiding parts of it
>google around for solutions, nothing works
>go back to windows
>everything's fine
>install xubuntu alongside windows
>uh-oh it happened again
>go back to windows
>now windows doesn't display properly either, with the screen off-center and cropped
>watdonow.jpeg
>>53580692
Install Ubuntu mate
>>53580723
I skipped the part in my story where I installed it because it was already running long. Any solution? I'm thinking it's the GPU (Radeon 5770 HD) trying to scale the screen for two monitors that is causing the problems.
>>53580780
Hmm.
I'm using a hd 5450 with a 1440x900 and 1680x1050 screen.
Have you looked in display settings? I had a similar problem until I tried messing around with those settings
>>53578792
I actually went full retard and tried LFS. Had issues with Grub + UEFI after a couple days compiling.
I may try to build on a faster system and port over.
>>53580798
I did, but wasn't able to solve it with that.
>>53580899
Open source or proprietary drivers?
Here's my screenfetch.
I'm using one vga and one dvi.
Can you post a screenshot so I know exactly how it looks and if I could remember a potential fix?
>>53578792
>install Arch
>get everything working smoothly, except for the bootsplash, but whatever
>proceed to install Gentoo on a VM for double the meme power
>>53580949
I tried it with both and neither solved the problem. I have an hdmi cable going to an LG smart TV and a DVI connector going to the LG monitor on my desktop. The full screen is displayed on the TV but on the monitor it is cropped. In the screenshot I just took on the monitor, the whole screen is shown, for some reason.
>>53581192
Change the resolution.
I had the same problem in windows with my tv.
At 1080p it was cropped, i had to take it down to some weird resolution to make it full screen.
Have you tried changing the resolution?
>>53581598
I changed it to every possible resolution to no success. However, I right now switched the monitor with a newer Samsung and it displays the full screen. Weird. I think I got the LG in 2008 so maybe its age is the problem. It's flatscreen, but it's really bulky and heavy, unlike the light, thin monitors of today.
>>53580949
>>53581192
>>53581598
>>53581686
I don't have any issues here
>>53581758
You're a lucky anon.
>>53581686
I think it's just the way older screens worked.
Ubuntu Gnome is pretty sweet to me. Thinking about switching to it once the LTS is released. Arch with Gnome is pretty cool too. I love Gnome.
Fedora a shit.
>>53582052
>Fedora a shit
Bait.
>>53578792
MATE is what GNOME used to be
>>53581192
You should probably hide MAC address information on inxi, just sayin.
>>53582192
It did occur to me. You going to hack me now?
>>53582124
I know.
Mate is based off gnome 2.
No wonder it's so lightweight, still surprised that it's not gimped in any noticeable way at all.
Props to it having a good development team
>>53582192
>implying anyone with enough computer knowledge to hack him browses /g/
This is a shithole full of people shilling their favourite brands pretending to know more than everyone else
>>53579152
>Gentoo one of the holy trinity
More like Debian, Fedora, and Arch. Best Apt, best RPM, best rolling.
>>53583869
Can confirm, Fedora best RPM.
