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Originally Posted by pghaworth
Well, it's my lack of understanding there. I once asked about trying linux and the person used ubuntu and recommended I start there. Things have obviously come a long ways since then. Once I get myself disentangled from tax season I think I'll take your recommendations to heart and give it a go. Thank you!
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Ubuntu has long been the most newbie-friendly distro. Meaning you can use it entirely via the GUI, and it looks nice and familiar to people with a Windows background.
Just in the last few years, what with the hugely unpopular GNOME3 debacle, and Ubuntu being no better with Unity...
A lot of people still recommend Ubuntu. Not me though.
Linux mint is based off Ubuntu, just as newbie-friendly, with the advantage of a GUI which doesn't look vomit-worthy (IM
HO
).