PoliticallyIncorrect to Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agoI need a distro that can work right out the box without too much hassle to configure it, which one would you recommend?message-square196fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareI need a distro that can work right out the box without too much hassle to configure it, which one would you recommend?PoliticallyIncorrect to Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agomessage-square196fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@db2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink19•1 year agoSeconded. I’ve been using it for years because it just works, but if I want to try to break shit do things myself I can.
minus-squareBlueTardislinkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoThirded. It just works. Even deployed to elderly relatives with wifi printers with no issues.
minus-square/home/pineappleloverlinkfedilink9•1 year agoMore specifically, Linux Mint Debian Edition. Canonical has been very weird, I would get the debian based branch https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
minus-square@markstos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•1 year agoI researched this question for a laptop to sell on eBay. I tried Pop OS and Mint and choose Mint. It seems that Mint may be the most popular distro for older Linux laptops sold on eBay.
minus-square@MonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink2•1 year agoThat’s exactly what I did with my old Core2Duo laptop because I couldn’t in good conscience sell it with factory-loaded Win-Vista LOL. If somebody with knowhow gets it, they can put whatever they want on it. If someone without? They get a solid OS that gets security updates. Win-win.
minus-square@balancedchaos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•1 year agoThe one and only objectively best answer, imo.
linux mint
Seconded. I’ve been using it for years because it just works, but if I want to try to
break shitdo things myself I can.Thirded. It just works. Even deployed to elderly relatives with wifi printers with no issues.
More specifically, Linux Mint Debian Edition. Canonical has been very weird, I would get the debian based branch
https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
I researched this question for a laptop to sell on eBay. I tried Pop OS and Mint and choose Mint.
It seems that Mint may be the most popular distro for older Linux laptops sold on eBay.
That’s exactly what I did with my old Core2Duo laptop because I couldn’t in good conscience sell it with factory-loaded Win-Vista LOL.
If somebody with knowhow gets it, they can put whatever they want on it. If someone without? They get a solid OS that gets security updates. Win-win.
The one and only objectively best answer, imo.