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Which is the best Windows-like Linux distro for beginners: >Mint
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Which is the best Windows-like Linux distro for beginners:
>Mint
>Zorin OS
>PCLinuxOS
>Something completely different
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>>55402717
GENTOO
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>>55402717
Ubuntu is good for beginners. Why should it be Windows-like? Even windows isnt Windows-like anymore.
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>>55402728
Familiarity (Using Win7 not Botnet10)
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>>55402717
Why would the distro matter? What you're looking for is the DE. KDE is what you want.
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Linux Mint. You get the wide support of an Ubuntu base, but the traditional desktop environment that's familiar to windows users.

As a new user, you'll definitely ubiquitous distro w/ lots of support.
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>>55402717
Ubuntu mate is great
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>>55402717
>not installing gentoo and making it winblows-like
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>>55402717
i just tried pinguy from a recommendation from a website as good for beginners... they compared it to zorin, elemantary, and solus...

and pinguy beat them all out so i was curious to try it and...

it's slow as shit! slower than windows 7.
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>>55403480
Zorin OS is a fork of Ubuntu that is designed to reproduce the Windows experience.
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>>55402717
Ooooboooontoooo
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>>55402717
Manjaro KDE.
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Install Ubuntu and move the Unity launcher to the bottom. Feels just like Windows crossed with OSX.
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Peppermint, Mint, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Gnome, Netrunner, LXLE, Elementary, Antergos,

try anyone of those..
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