What Linux OS is stable and good looking? I need to get Windows off my PC.
Ubuntu MATE
>>55374754
Ubunut ist gut
gentoo
>>55374754
They're all good looking (see: desktop environments)
Debian is actually the most stable and easy to install. DO NOT LISTEN TO >>55375068 >>55375079
>>55375106
Well what's the best looking desktop environment? Something that actually looks like it was done by people who know what they're doing.
>>55375118
I would say Gnome and KDE, but gnome is extremely unstable and KDE is very bloated and include applications you really don't need
I seriously recommend modifying XFCE if you have the time, you can seriously make that DE look like anything (you can copy Gnome and KDE if you want to). But if you're really lazy, I would just get KDE. I'll admit I haven't used Gnome, but all my friends always have problems/errors with it
>>55374754
CRUX
>>55374754
Linux is just a kernel
>>55375151
Gnome looks pretty good. KDE doesn't, though.
Thanks for the help. I was really just looking for a plug and play solution.
>>55375211
you might be looking at older versions of KDE
pic related is KDE Plasma 5 with dark theme
it's really your call though
Where do you guys get your themes to rice your stuff?
>>55375079
Das klingt gut.
>>55374754
Why the fuck you care about the look of an OS?
>Linux
>stable
>good looking
Pick one
>>55375280
Oh wow, that's way better.
>>55375360
Probably because he's a normal person.
>>55375307
https://www.opendesktop.org/
>>55375280
Abril :DDD
>>55375400
Thanks bruv
>>55374754
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
>>55375433
>>55375400
Check them btw
>>55375307
/r/unixporn
>>55375414
Kek
>>55375444
>>55375400
>>55375433
>>55375155
>>55375088
Ubuntu GNOME with arc theme and paper icon set
pic related
>>55375436
thanks, lord and saviour stallman.
>>55374754
About any distro where you can choose your own DE will work fine. Personally I recommend Arch, but that's just my opinion from personal experience.
Objectively, though, Arch has a good selection of DE's. I like KDE Plasma.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/desktop_environment
if you're looking for something more lightweight, there are plenty of those in the list I linked.
>>55375490
I like it.
>>55375106
The pure trickery in this post deserves a big fat "FAGGOT" stamped on it.
>>55375669
>Somebody has stakes in having people use Debian over Ubuntu
>>55375696
It's not the fact that he's suggesting Debian. But to tell OP to ignore Ubuntu is pretty retarded. One of the most stable distros for beginners. Hell, I use Ubuntu MATE on my school laptop, but I dual boot Fedora and Arch on my desktop. To disregard *buntu is to trick newcomers.
>>55375791
I'm not new, I just have never used Linux on the desktop.
>>55375802
So you're a newcomer to using desktop Linux? Then it's still a good idea to use *buntu, which has most of the nonfree drivers that you'll need for your machine. I've had a few issues with Debian on the driver side. You can install the nonfree drivers, but they don't come by default in Debian.
>>55375791
Ubuntu is pretty bloated. It could block OP from a precious learning experience on how to search for and install the components you want.
>>55375868
Yea, I know all about that.
>>55375802
>>55375868
Linux is a kernel retards. Torvalds never developed any desktop environments.
>>55375891
I don't see where OP said bloat was an issue. And it still isn't as bloated as Windows.
>>55375918
Oh my god, get over it. Everyone knows, you aren't special.
>>55375211
Ubuntu LTS is what you want senpai
OpenSUSE or Xubuntu
>>55375972
>OpenSUSE
Euro pls go
>>55375918
Please stop with this annoying shit. People like you are driving people away. We all understand the politics involved and many if not all of us agree with the point you are trying to make but at this point in the game GNU/Linux should be implied by default. You're acting as though Stallman is being denied royalties for his previous work whenever someone usees the term Linux. The /flt/ are suffering as a result of this moronic behavior. Just stop it already.
>>55374754
Ubuntu MATE. Literally the nicest Linux distribution I used
>>55375918
How witty of you. Don't you ever get tired of being a massive faggot? Or do you enjoy every second of it?
>>55376059
Not him but to be honest, if you call dogshit hamburgers, don't be mad when people interject you. Dogshit is dogshit and hamburgers, hamburgers. It's okay when normalfags call it Linux, they don't know it better, but I guess since /g/ is a tech board, there is nothing wrong with correcting failures.
Again. Linux is a kernel. Nothing more, nothing less. Linux has no desktop, Linux has no image editor, Linux has no file picker, Linux has no text editor, Linux has no terminal emulator, Linux has no shell. All these things are made by different projects, made by different people.
In question of "What Linux OS is stable and good looking?", you don't answer with "distro X or distro Y", you tell him that the kernel has no looks, but DEs and WMs do, and even these are customizable, interchangeable and - well, not part of the kernel.
And that's just the technical part.
>>55376295
Oh my god, you are fucking annoying. You know literally nothing that everyone else on this board doesn't know.
>>55376295
Nobody cares. Not everyone is as autistic as Stallman and HAS to call it GNU/Linux. It's simply easier to say Linux, because that's what all distros have in common. I don't go around saying WINDOWS/NTOSKRNL.EXE
all loonix distros look like dogshit out on fresh installs.. why can't any of them look nice without ricing?
>Linux has no shell.
It has an in-kernel debugger shell.
>Linux has no terminal emulator
Technically it already imitates a vt100 terminal. That's required for kernel output to even work, since it's a UNIX clone.
>>55376295
>>55376370
B-b-but I'm so technical! I have to call Linux, GNU/Linux at all times, or else I don't sound smart and technical!
Here's what my ubuntu install looks like
>>55376349
Unlike GNU/Linux distributions, Windows is a single product where the kernel is part of it.
>>55376487
Across multiple versions. You also don't call MacOS "Mac/XNU". Speaking of Mac as well, it has had multiple kernels as well. Tell me, do I need to list the kernel in every version of MacOS?
>>55376521
>do I need to list the kernel
You're right. Just say GNU, since the kernel is interchangeable anyway (Hurd, kFreeBSD, etc).
>>55377015
GNU does not deserve the title of OS because they were 20 years l8 m8.
Sweet-OS
Friendly reminder that you don't need GNU to have a Linux distribution. Alpine Linux is a good example of this. To call it GNU/Linux is to alienate all other distributions that do not use gnu coreutils.
>>55376521
Multiple? No, two.
>>55377402
Enjoy your crippled busybox, which was developed for embedded systems like toasters and smart TVs.
>>55377406
Two is more than one = multiple.
>>55377502
Way to move the goalposts
>>55377514
No, multiple is several and several is more than two.
>>55374754
Zorin is the best option if u want to pass from windows to Linux
>>55377692
>Zorin
That shit looks fucking awful.
>>55377641
Multiple is synonymous with several, but does not mean several. They're two different words for a reason.
>>55377757
adjective
adjective: multiple
1.
having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
"multiple occupancy"
>>55375118
unity is pretty good
pretty pretty pretty pretty good
>>55375174
>just a kernel
>just
>>55376460
Here's my ubuntu install
>>55375151
Gnome is rock solid stable
>>55375791
>works on my machine
Literally fuck off
Ubuntu wishes it was as easy to use as Debian
The installer doesn't even have a fucking partitions option.
>>55374754
Mint + Cinnamon is a good intro to linux. Unbelievably easy to set up and use, too
ubuntu
>>55378867
a) it does retard
b) most people shouldnt have to mess with it, so only the most common options are visible - the others are in advanced
>>55378867
Are you retarded? Every Ubuntu installation I've ever done gives you a page with lots of partition options. And you'll still use gparted on either if you want to use a GUI to partition.
>>55375802
Desktop is very different from servers aside from the fact that they share the same kernel. Stick to ubuntu at least till u have a better sense of what will work and what won't
>>55376295
>>55375436
No, Richard, it's 'Linux', not 'GNU/Linux'. The most important contributions that the FSF made to Linux were the creation of the GPL and the GCC compiler. Those are fine and inspired products. GCC is a monumental achievement and has earned you, RMS, and the Free Software Foundation countless kudos and much appreciation.
Following are some reasons for you to mull over, including some already answered in your FAQ.
One guy, Linus Torvalds, used GCC to make his operating system (yes, Linux is an OS -- more on this later). He named it 'Linux' with a little help from his friends. Why doesn't he call it GNU/Linux? Because he wrote it, with more help from his friends, not you. You named your stuff, I named my stuff -- including the software I wrote using GCC -- and Linus named his stuff. The proper name is Linux because Linus Torvalds says so. Linus has spoken. Accept his authority. To do otherwise is to become a nag. You don't want to be known as a nag, do you?
(An operating system) != (a distribution). Linux is an operating system. By my definition, an operating system is that software which provides and limits access to hardware resources on a computer. That definition applies whereever you see Linux in use. However, Linux is usually distributed with a collection of utilities and applications to make it easily configurable as a desktop system, a server, a development box, or a graphics workstation, or whatever the user needs. In such a configuration, we have a Linux (based) distribution. Therein lies your strongest argument for the unwieldy title 'GNU/Linux' (when said bundled software is largely from the FSF). Go bug the distribution makers on that one. Take your beef to Red Hat, Mandrake, and Slackware. At least there you have an argument. Linux alone is an operating system that can be used in various applications without any GNU software whatsoever. Embedded applications come to mind as an obvious example.
Thanks for listening.
Xubuntu regular ubuntu is bloated
>>55375791
100% agree
>>55378950
>My bloated distro is slightly less bloated than yours
*ubuntu is bloated, period.
But still, go for Xubuntu, is way sleeker and offers way more customization than regular Ubuntu with Unity or Gnome Shell.
>>55375490
looks like a toy os
>>55378947
That's straight nonsense.
Void Linux
simple and fast init system
bsd-style package management
can be rough on the edges though
>>55377060
What even
>>55376449
He never even said or acted like that.
>>55379920
>implying I was talking about one anon and not the droves of tards on /g/ who do act like that
>>55380007
>implying you didn't fall for the GNU+Linux meme
You've been tricked, time for damage control.
>>55375490
>proprietary programs
Fuck off
Also, half of those icons are stolen from Android apps
>>55377402
Friendly reminder that you don't need Linux to have a GNU distribution. Debian GNU/Hurd is a good example of this. To call it Linux is to alienate all other distributions that do not use Linux.
(Frankly, GNU/Hurd is a retarded name since Hurd is already a GNU project)
>>55380323
>GNU/Hurd
Literally who?
>>55380354
http://www.archhurd.org/
https://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/
All GNU/Linus distro are unstable as fuck, updates every week, and shits itself every update.
You should choose between Linux Mint with Cinnamon, Ubuntu GNOME, Kubuntu and Fedora.
>>55380543
>http://www.archhurd.org/
>That patched together logo
Does it work like shit too?
>>55380543
Still just Linux.
>>55374754
>Linux OS
>stable
>good looking
You can make them all look good and many are stable. It's a shame that they just don't work for anything useful.
>>55375490
DE gore
>>55374754
Go for Ubuntu. When you're tired of that spyware level shit upgrade to Debian, which is exactly the same but without the bullshit and more stable.
>>55383203
So why would I go for Ubuntu?
>>55374754
I like mint.
it has a similar feel to windows, but isn't too horribly bloated.
>>55375414
That's April in Spanish.
>>55374754
mac os x :^)
>>55386365
>using the smiley with a carat nose
>>55377045
GNU is older than Linux
>>55376352
because taste is [mostly] subjective, so getting defaults everyone will like isn't really possible
I'm sure there are improvements. I think the i3wm defaults are a hell of a lot better than the defaults for openbox, for example.
>>55380856
not even slightly
>>55378813
rather than implying the kernel is unimportant, it's more about how the kernel isn't even relevant to how the graphical environment looks out of the box.
>>55375079
HE SAID GOOD LOOKING
pic related: It's Ubuntu's default theme.
>>55375068
>>55375079
Is this going to be the new "install gentoo"=
>>55387335
what else do you want to say to someone who says "I'm new to Linoox what distro???" Ubuntu is pretty much unanimously the closest stepping stone from Windows/Mac OS to other distributions.
What are those minimal looking Window managers, Desktop environments, and programs that I always see those ricefags using?
Is having something like Arch necessary to go full on rice?
>>55387889
No you can just use i3 on ubuntu
>>55386621
Is that what you tell yourself to sleep at night? Face it, freetards can't into design.
>>55374754
Deepin. It's beautiful and it also comes with crossover licensed. for free.
It just werks.
>>55388861
Does it have thumbnails in file picker?
Can it into fractional DPI scaling?
I know the answer to these two questions thanks.
>>55388847
Tastes are completely subjective
>>55378824
Put that taskbar back Jamal
>>55388861
>chinkshit
>>55376295
I'd like to interject for a moment. What you're calling "hamburgers" is actually sandwich/hamburgers. A hamburger is not a sandwich unto itself, but merely a piece of meat
Distro doesn't matter for appearance.
>>55375490
Why do autists hate this one so much?
>>55375280
>white background in console
>>55375574
>Recommending Arch to someone that comes from Windows
>>55374754
Every OS can be made to look whatever you want since the desktop environments are not really parts of Linux OS projects. So you just use whichever you like.
Again Linux is stable, it's the programs that are running that are not stable, if you want to use the latest versions of everything get something like Arch, or you can go Debian or something. There really isn't that much difference between distributions.
>>55375490
>Skype
Kek
>>55374754
Come to us.
Install FreeBSD.
>>55375280
Build the wall Jorge
Is gentoo stable?
>>55391930
Yea, I like FreeBSD and all, but the only way I'm using it on the desktop is as Mac OS.
What would be a good distro to install on an Asus C201?
I suppose the requirements are that it's lightweight and has a DE that doesn't cramp a smaller screen like Unity does.
Of course I could put any DE on any distro, but I'm not sure what would give me the best experience.
Leaning Debian with XFCE.
>>55374754
by default? xfce's a nice DE, LXDE's good for old slow PCs or if you just want to conserve system resources. After a fresh install I just install spectrwm anyway though.
>>55375574
You can choose your own DE on any distro. Don't listen to this guy OP, arch has no real benefits beyond pretending to be a genius for copy-pasting commands from the wiki.
>>55392227
LXDE, or a window manager like i3 or spectrwm.
>>55392206
C'mon, just taste FreeBSD.
It won't hurt you, I promise.
https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/10.3/FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-uefi-memstick.img
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/
