On my main workstation I’m on windows but somebody suggested Mint for a smooth transition and I made a VM just to emulate it and try it. Cinnamon 21.3.
My takeaways:
I honestly have no idea if it’s the Debian version of mint or which version of Debian. Kind of important to figure out what software can be used on it.
It’s really easy to glitch the screen while changing resolutions. No idea what the hotkeys to change it back to default would be, so hard reset time when that happens.
TBH I’ll probably just delete it and start on something more standard for my intended use cases. It’s main feature appears to be limited Windows program compatibility but… I have a Windows, so…
Use arch if you want more compatibility. Debian is stable but it also means their official package repository will lag behind some feature that is present on the bleeding edge. IMHO, stability is good if you are already familiar with Linux AND want it that way, but with windows compatibility in its current state (emphasis there), it is better to go bleeding edge for new users since you are transitioning anyway, you might as well try the latest feature available. Also, the biggest game changer, valve and steam, is basing their OS on Arch.
On my main workstation I’m on windows but somebody suggested Mint for a smooth transition and I made a VM just to emulate it and try it. Cinnamon 21.3.
My takeaways:
I honestly have no idea if it’s the Debian version of mint or which version of Debian. Kind of important to figure out what software can be used on it.
It’s really easy to glitch the screen while changing resolutions. No idea what the hotkeys to change it back to default would be, so hard reset time when that happens.
TBH I’ll probably just delete it and start on something more standard for my intended use cases. It’s main feature appears to be limited Windows program compatibility but… I have a Windows, so…
Use arch if you want more compatibility. Debian is stable but it also means their official package repository will lag behind some feature that is present on the bleeding edge. IMHO, stability is good if you are already familiar with Linux AND want it that way, but with windows compatibility in its current state (emphasis there), it is better to go bleeding edge for new users since you are transitioning anyway, you might as well try the latest feature available. Also, the biggest game changer, valve and steam, is basing their OS on Arch.
That explains why people talk about Arch so much lately.
Lately?