Are there any good resources for helping someone getting into Linux? One of my friends I never thought would get into Linux is asking me for help. He specifically is an advanced Windows power user. I also had someone who was a complete noob, even to Windows.

For the noob, I suggested LMDE and Kubuntu and they’ve been having some issues installing LMDE.

For the power user, I suggested the easy distros such as lmde, kubuntu, nobara but also told them if they wanted to jump into the deep end, arch is cool.

However, my suggestions don’t even cover DEs, WMs or what they even are. I just wish there was a good guide out there. I think that’s the biggest hurdle, so many options and not knowing what to pick.

  • kemsat@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m a noob so I don’t have a guide, but I went with EndeavourOS with KDE Plasma, and it’s been going mostly fine. It’s an Arch distro, so far seems fairly lightweight & no frills or hiccups. It also comes with an Nvidia install option for people with Nvidia GPUs.