I’m literally deciding which distro to install as a first timer. It’s my understanding that Mint is the best for beginners migrating from M$ but knowing nothing about why this is the case one thing nags me:

Why do people switch distro’s? What isn’t in Mint that you get elsewhere? I really don’t want to waste time using Mint if I’m just going to have to reinstall something else because it turns out it is bad for gaming or doesn’t support many devices or something.

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    Cars are a really good analogy. I’m going to steal that.

    Some people want a trusty Toyota Carolla. Boring as hell but gets you where you need to go.

    And some people want sports cars that they spend time pimping and tuning to their heart’s desire

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      6 days ago

      Also weirdly, comically but also sometimes totally straightfaced seriously there will be some toyota corolla owners who treat it like a sports car and spend pages in threads debating the best carbon fiber spoilers or engine mods or something shrugs people are weird hahahah.