I’ve used Linux lite and Fedora(Gnome edition) so far, and trying to hop Distro(plus, I lost my actual boot drive. Not to worry, I know I’ve left it in my friend’s house, so the data is safe. Plus, no important data were on it in the first place).
Considering the recent incidents with the Red Hat Enterprises, I’m not sure if I should go with any of their distributions. Which would be a great OS for me, you guys think? @thelinuxEXP @linux@lemmy.ml @Linux@linuxrocks.online @linuxmagazine @linux_gaming

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Really depends on what you’re looking for. If you’re looking for simple “works out the box” distros, check out Pop_OS, Zorin OS, or other Debian based stuff. If you’re a power user, maybe Arch Linux (or arch linux based stuff like Elementary OS) could fit the bill. There’s also Nix OS.

    Considering the recent incidents with the Red Hat Enterprises, I’m not sure if I should go with any of their distributions.

    Using Red Hat based stuff doesn’t mean you’re supporting them though. Fedora’s still a good distro and I wouldn’t move if I’m already comfortable in it imo.

  • KindaABigDyl@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Well, what do you want? You don’t look at Linux and go “out of all these 1000s of options what’s a good one?” Instead, you should say, “I want my computer to work XYZ way,” and that will decide the distro for you.

    Do you want a start menu and a bar? Probably want Xfce or KDE. Do you want an app menu? Well there’s GNOME. Do you care about defaults or do you want to customize? Think about what you want from an OS and how it should work and let that guide you to your distro.

    Why’d you leave Linux Lite? What made you decide on Fedora? You could always go back to Linux Lite.

    There’s nothing gonna happen to Fedora because of RHEL locking down, and there’s no reason for Fedora to be leave, so staying there is a valid option.