Any arrangement of debian packages that suits a new user is good for them. I think Unity kinda looks like Mac, so if they are a mac person it might be appropriate. Or even for someone who's primary experience is Android.
If you like to have a "start" bar as I do, Mint is good for that.
I don't like to get people into compiling right away, and Debian has the most convenient packages, whether you get them downstream from Ubuntu or whatever. You can effectively switch between flavors (desktops) at the command line, so your noob isn't stuck with their first choice (though it may be easiest if you switch for them).
The only one I have personal experience with as a regular desktop OS is Ubuntu and it does everything I've ever used a Windows computer for with very little hassle. Browsers are browsers, LibreOffice is LibreOffice, all my Steam games work the same, etc. I've never had any problems with drivers, wifi, or anything else that people usually post about when desktop Linux comes up.
your hardware is backdoored. your HD controller embedded processor is backdoored. all of Linux is pozzed and most likely backdoored. youre already on the list. by using some more obscure OS youre just drawing attention. youre not part of some foreign spy ring, are you? just don't worry about it. go about your day.
I don't like this attitude of "we're boned so don't try." You don't have to need to keep your shit from the NSA to want to keep it from Microsoft. Linux is far from obscure. Any "suspicion" based on using it is far less important than the general reduction in footprint it will provide you.
If you're not migrating to an open source desktop OS already you're not gonna make it.
Is Ubuntu any good? Which OS do you recommend?
Not sure what others will say, but I think Linux Mint is probably the best for new users.
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Any arrangement of debian packages that suits a new user is good for them. I think Unity kinda looks like Mac, so if they are a mac person it might be appropriate. Or even for someone who's primary experience is Android.
If you like to have a "start" bar as I do, Mint is good for that.
I don't like to get people into compiling right away, and Debian has the most convenient packages, whether you get them downstream from Ubuntu or whatever. You can effectively switch between flavors (desktops) at the command line, so your noob isn't stuck with their first choice (though it may be easiest if you switch for them).
The only one I have personal experience with as a regular desktop OS is Ubuntu and it does everything I've ever used a Windows computer for with very little hassle. Browsers are browsers, LibreOffice is LibreOffice, all my Steam games work the same, etc. I've never had any problems with drivers, wifi, or anything else that people usually post about when desktop Linux comes up.
Ubuntu is fine. I think you have to try a little bit. Switching the GUI is not as hard as switching to Linux in the first place. It's easy.
your hardware is backdoored. your HD controller embedded processor is backdoored. all of Linux is pozzed and most likely backdoored. youre already on the list. by using some more obscure OS youre just drawing attention. youre not part of some foreign spy ring, are you? just don't worry about it. go about your day.
I don't like this attitude of "we're boned so don't try." You don't have to need to keep your shit from the NSA to want to keep it from Microsoft. Linux is far from obscure. Any "suspicion" based on using it is far less important than the general reduction in footprint it will provide you.