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I'm looking for a nice linux distro for my laptop with an
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I'm looking for a nice linux distro for my laptop with an inside processor. I was looking for something lightweight, but with a modern gui.
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>>52131101
Manjaro Linux.
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>>52131129
>Manjaro Linux.

Ah cool, I'll probably use this. Do you know if I can install chrome on arch distros easily from the top of your head? I'm moving from mint.
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>>52131285
There's Chromium, which is basically open source Chrome. I'm not sure as
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>>52131899
I accidentally posted before I finished.
I'm not sure about Chrome though, but there is no difference between Chrome and Chromium
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>>52131101
I like to use Debian. I find that modern versions of Xfce look quite nice.
>>52131916
I was talking (off-record) to a software developer at Google who said Chromium and Chrome are very similar (in his own words: "99%"). He contributes to the source of Chromium as well. They're essentially the same, but I like to use Chromium because it's open-source.
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>>52131916
I almost forgot about chromium. Thanks!
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Red Star OS
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>>52131101
Ubuntu or Fedora, Ubuntu supports more software than any other distribution but Fedora is cleaner under the hood if you are anal about package management or screw around a lot.
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>>52131101
You do know that you can change the desktop environment (likely what you're referring to as the gui) on any distro of linux right? As for lightweight: Lubuntu, Alpine or Damn Small Linux are the ones I would recommend. Best desktop environments: XFCE or KDE.
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>>52131101
Red Star OS
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>>52131101
I've been hearing a lot of good things about Red Star OS. Seems perfect for your situation.
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>>52131101
I've had good experiences with Red Star OS so I would recommend that
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