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I've always wanted to switch to Linux so why not start now. The question is, what really is best for me? Should I experiment with various distributions? Are there varying levels of security with them? And more curiously, what is Poal using?

Mint looked like a great place to dip my toes, but I was thinking either openSUSE or Arch based on one of the guides posted here.

Any and all advice is appreciated!

I've always wanted to switch to Linux so why not start now. The question is, what really is best for me? Should I experiment with various distributions? Are there varying levels of security with them? And more curiously, what is Poal using? Mint looked like a great place to dip my toes, but I was thinking either openSUSE or Arch based on one of the guides posted here. Any and all advice is appreciated!

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[–] • 1 pt

Arch. By far the best.

Before people bitch saying it's too hard to install, just read the instructions.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

+1 get an old laptop or desktop to play with, install arch from scratch all the way to a display/login manager and desktop environment with a browser able to watch youtube videos, then tear it down and repeat the process 5 times. that'll learn you a lot real quick

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt (edited )

for a newb linux tech talk would be gibberish, also if he's a newb and has wifi his arch install will last till he gets to the network install then he like me would be fucked without knowing network manager commands by memory to find and activate his wifi connection.

[–] • -1 pt

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide#Connect_to_the_internet

It is in the manual, plain as day.

Why use Linux if you do not want to learn it? Go be a normie on Mac ffs.

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

Well not the best memory so cannot memorize those commands, also I don't have a smart phone or other internet device to go to the arch wiki to read that and before you ask no printer to print out the page. Stuck at the setup back then with no resources to let me move forward especially internet based resources.