cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3405817

Have to use Windows for work (I’ve asked), the ads have been getting worse and worse on my work laptop. Today got a game ad notification… That’s clearly too far, right? Like I have to clear notifications, so I have to see it

  • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    I just bought myself one of those mini PCs and I’m thinking of putting in a Linux distro.

    I’ve only ever used Ubuntu, would you recommend mint to me?

    • frippa@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Not panCat but I’ve been using Mint (cinnamon) for a couple of months now, it’s snap-less Ubuntu (snaps are a controversial packaging format, plenty of videos on that) with a Windows 10-esque UI and lots of actually useful apps pre-installed OOTB, 9/10 can recommend (not 10 bcs it looks a bit…old,but I guess you can customize it or put KDE if u want)

    • Fubber Nuckin'@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Mint is good. It’s based on Ubuntu, but it has a more Windows-like interface. You’ll be able to follow along with most ubuntu tutorials while having a more familiar experience. It also supports a wider array of software and imo has a better ethos than Ubuntu (much like Ubuntu has a better ethos than Windows).

      • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I use a MacBook Air M1 a lot for my work and otherwise but I’m growing tired of it. I can’t use dual monitors without special software. I wanted to buy the M1 Mac Mini and you double the price of you wanna upgrade the storage/ram to something usable.

        My mini pc arrived today and I’ve done some reading on Mint after you mentioned it, so I can install Cinnamon or what have you and it sounds like it’s a pretty ideal set up! Thanks!

    • panCat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Totally ! I use it on my small laptop , with an atom processor , works smooth !

      • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        It took a bit of time, I haven’t used linux in a while. I’ve been mainlining Mac with Windows for gaming.

        Some configurations took longer than I thought. I’ve had issues with my monitors going down and not coming back up. I sucked at setting the grub bootloader. However, I’ve been using it for like two days now and I love it. I forgot how snappy linux can feel relative to the others. I’m excited with setting up my development environment with it.