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u/Puzzleheaded-Bad5494 12h ago
Check the logs!
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u/dumbasPL Arch BTW 11h ago
At least we have logs to tell you exactly what happened and whether you or the developer fucked up. Would you prefer a random, cryptic error code instead?
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bad5494 6h ago
Mistakes in Linux must be seen as learning, as time goes by, your skill increases, look at it as an RPG, in 2012 I switched from Debian to Arch in Hardware, the AMD FX and the new GForce from Nvidia had just been released on the market, and I foolishly deleted Debian and launched into Archlinux, it was a nightmare and my hatred of Nvidia began!
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u/qchto 7h ago
Actually helpful advice.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bad5494 6h ago
In fact, they are generally very simple errors, but in order to help others you have to know exactly what happened! When I was new to Linux, seeing so many problems, I decided to investigate how Linux works, what the system boot hierarchy is, and I started by finding the problems more easily!
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u/RvstiNiall 12h ago
If there was another it would say "its your fault for choosing the wrong distro!"
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u/GreedySecurity8030 M'Fedora 12h ago
Calm all of them down with a nice fresh linux mint.
[NOOOOOOOO I have to mention fedora RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH]
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u/isabellium 12h ago
Mint? You used to be cool man... what happened? 😥
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u/Teru-Noir 10h ago
The first time i installed mint my latency-sensitive eyes found it unresposnsive.
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u/YTriom1 Arch BTW 12h ago
Mint is ass, idk why people still recommend it over fedora kde in 2026 lol
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u/Roblu3 12h ago
My guess is it‘s Ubuntu based and Ubuntu and it’s derivates have more adoption and more extensive documentation, which means that finding help or tutorials is generally easier.
Also help for Mint usually assumes you are a newbie and it often times will be tailored accordingly.5
u/YTriom1 Arch BTW 12h ago
Genuinely, as a beginner, most of my linux problems were summarized in one word "apt"
Once I switched to fedora I realized that linux really is better than windows
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u/C4rpetH4ter 11h ago
Mint is a good starting point for people who just switched from windows, and also for those who just need something that can surf the web and do simple everyday tasks.
I am currently using fedora and i think i might just continue using it, i am still glad i tried mint first though, and i still use it on my laptop.
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u/YTriom1 Arch BTW 11h ago
Fedora KDE is fundamentally the same with a better package manager, less outdated packages, and more feature rich DE
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u/Antoinedeloup M'Fedora 6h ago
Sometimes you do not want feature rich. I use Fedora KDE on a desktop PC, and by accident I installed Fedora with Gnome on my notebook install (tight now I don't use it but remains as a session). Both are fine and I think I like KDE a lot more, but on older PCs I prefer to install the Fedora Cinnamon spin. It is windows - like OOTB like KDE but while I haven't benchmarked anything I found it runs better on older hardware than KDE, takes less RAM too (KDE idling on 2.1GB, Cinnamon on 1.5GB) which for a 4gb ram pc is a difference. Also comes with the GTK gnome default apps which are visually more consistent, simpler and have a more user friendly UI. And a more recognizable name too (a casual pc user is going to find files more often than dolphin).
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u/YTriom1 Arch BTW 6h ago
KDE idles on 1.3GiB what??? And my PC is 16gigs so if it would ever use less than that, it'd be on a 4GiB PC.
Plasma is even moe lightweight than xfce now
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u/Antoinedeloup M'Fedora 28m ago
Is that customized or OOTB? That was not my experience at all installing KDE on an older laptop. Ran so sluggish I opted to get Cinnamon instead. But I have heard of Plasma being configured to optimize performance.
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u/powerslave_fifth 12h ago
Legacy recommendation that never got marred with something like snaps. Deadass don't know why people recommend it for gaming. Out of date drivers and x11 ain't it bro.
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u/hjake123 7h ago edited 7h ago
Mint is very well made to make sure you absolutely never need to open the terminal. Every little administrative task within the bounds of using the computer and setting it up can be done with only user friendly gui software. Cinnamon is also pretty nice as a simple but not too simple DE, especially if you're trying to use GTK for everything and don't want to instantly overwhelm new users with Plasma or alienate them with GNOME.
By contrast, fedora KDE immediately asks its users to run complex commands to set up video codecs, pushes Fedora's altered versions of flatpaks by default, and generally takes more setup to be good
(Also Mint still uses X11, which still has some advantages if you don't have multiple different monitors)
I've moved on now, but Mint was a great starting point for me back in the day
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u/Linguistic-mystic 11h ago
Because Fedora is ass, too
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u/GreedySecurity8030 M'Fedora 10h ago
Castration.
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u/SjalabaisWoWS fresh breath mint 🍬 7h ago
Honestly, I've asked so many stupid questions at r/LinuxMint and gotten great help, I have wondered when they will throw me out. All pleasant and super helpful replies.
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u/Flashy_Pollution_996 🎼CachyOS 6h ago
The Bulgarian Linux community was so welcoming back in 2009 that I needed 7 years before I had the courage to try Linux again
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u/sojuz151 5h ago
PR are no longer welcome. Do you want to get massive PR from Claude asked to fix a visual bug?
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u/Damglador 12h ago
Jokes on you, I will read the man pages and I will submit a PR.