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15 Options Considered

15 Options ConsideredPriceDefault Desktop EnvironmentBased On
Mint
Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce, KDEUbuntu LTS
Manjaro
XFCE, KDE, Gnome, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, i3, LXDE/lxqt, and MATEArch Linux
antergos
Cinnamon / GNOME 3 / KDE / MATE / Openbox / XfceArch
Xubuntu
XfceUbuntu
Deepin
Deepin Desktop EnvironmentDebian
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Mint

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thermoplastics
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Familiar user interface

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Mint is highly recommended for both users coming from Windows, as well as users coming from Ubuntu, but unhappy with Ubuntu's recent, rather dramatic interface changes. Mint provides an updated interface with a look and feel similar to Gnome 2, with an application menu reminiscent of the Windo...
IndependentPoseidon3659
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The start menu and task bar is a HUGE usability success

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Albeit copied from windows, it is extremely useful feature.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Dedicated upgrade process

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The Linux Mint team are very dedicated to upgrading and improving Mint, to the point where their releases are fairly predictable. They are also dedicated to their users, meaning that they are responsive to critiques, suggestions, etc.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Compatibility with Debian and Ubuntu software builds and repositories

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Mint and gains the very strong package ecosystem and software manager of Debian, including more than 30,000 packages available from the Debian repositories.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Already functional out-of-the-box

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Mint comes bundled with software for browsing the web, editing pictures, browsing files, watching videos and even a full office suite (LibreOffice). An average user can use Mint right away after a fresh install, using all the software that comes with the distribution to complete most of their daily...
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Provides LTS (long term support) versions

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Long Term Support versions are versions of software that are continuously updated for an extended period of time, even after newer versions are launched. LTS versions will typically get feature additions and enhancements for an extended period of time, then security updates up until its End of Lif...
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Good community support

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There are several different ways to get support for this distribution, including the forums, their IRC channel, or their github repositories if you think their software isn't behaving as it should.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Popular

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Linux mint is currently the most hit page on DistroWatch. Because of its popularity, long term support is pretty guaranteed.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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MATE desktop (as an option)

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MATE is a classic desktop as opposed to the newer "Unity" desktop. For people who prefer the classic style this is one of only few modern distributions with still active MATE desktop development.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Easy installation and configuration

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Linux Mint uses the same installer as Ubuntu. It is very easy to use for beginners, and also allows more advanced users to choose their own partitions. Linux Mint's Cinnamon desktop is highly customizable and can be made to look however preferred.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Complete and stable

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Complete and stable
Alex
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Both FOSS and proprietary software are supoprted

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Linux Mint does maintain a free software environment. However, full support is offered to propertiary software such as Google Chrome, Skype, Teamviewer.
thermoplastics
Top Con

Security may be an issue

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Linux Mint by default does not have auto updates turned on for things such as xorg or the kernel, thus leaving users with potentially insecure software.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Too many kernel crashes

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Maratik Asiatic :3
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System updates can lead the system to being unstable

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While a new installed system is stable, after an update, there is a slight chance of something not working.
Alex
Maratik Asiatic :3
Top Con

Cheap Windows Substitute

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Mint tries to be like Windows when it can be different and provide options to users.
Maratik Asiatic :3
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Does not handle multiple languages well

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Maratik Asiatic :3
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Many proprietary (Closed-source) packages

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By default, Linux Mint includes almost all the proprietary packages just to improve the user experience.
Maratik Asiatic :3
Top Con

Linux Mint tries to force people to use less powerful custom package management system

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The custom package management system is slow, frustrating, and forces you to select and install one package at a time. Can't select a whole load of packages and then run the installations in one go.
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Manjaro

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thermoplastics
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Improved stability due to a longer testing period for new packages

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Packages from Arch's repositories are tested (about two weeks) longer for stability and compatibility issues. Patches are applied, when necessary, before being made available in the stable repositories.
Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
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Community flavors available

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Spins/versions include : Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, i3, lxqt, mate, xfce, kde, minimal.
Luca Allulli
Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
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MHWD offers easy hardware management with free and non-free drivers

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Decent GUI for selecting video drivers, and easily installing and switching between multiple kernel versions.
Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
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AUR support enabled by default

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Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
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Pretty UI

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Balanced colors, icons and wallpaper.
Abubakar Yagob
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All major desktops and even less common ones like Budgie, Lumina, LXQT, Deepin, Enlightenment, etc. can be directly installed from official repositories

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Also available as independent variants.
Abubakar Yagob
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Friendly community

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If you ask questions of users in their forums or on other platforms, they are willing to help you. Also according to the developers, they are open to new ideas in order to make the distro better.
Abubakar Yagob
Top Pro

A rolling-release distribution

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Manjaro uses a rolling release method for all updates, so once a system is installed, as long as the user regularly updates there is no need to re-install.
NonchalantTriglav
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Deepin desktop environment is a worthy attraction

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Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
Top Con

Installing software with pamac takes more clicks than necessary

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Mostly due to GTK3.
Ryan O’Hara
Top Con

The Manjaro unstable repository is slow to sync with the Arch stable repository

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The Manjaro unstable repository syncs with the Arch stable repository and if any package has moved, it gets moved to stable. Manjaro gets package updates a bit than Arch.
Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
Top Con

ARM version just got dropped

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Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
Top Con

A start job is running for LiveMedia MHWD Script

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No timeout on a boot script that cant easily be diagnosed.
thermoplastics
Top Con

Security issues

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Since packages are not updated as fast as in Arch, critical security updates may not come as fast as needed for packages that may have issues.
Ryan O’Hara
Endi Sukaj
Dale Carper
Top Con

A fair amount of the documentation is outdated or incomplete

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Not a huge deal though, due to the similarity with Arch.
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antergos

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Endi Sukaj
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Offers choice of desktop environment on installation

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Ability to choose your preferred desktop environment on installation.
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Rolling release model make is easy to keep apps on updated versions

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Antergos is a rolling release distribution (as it's based on Arch Linux). Your entire system, from the base OS components to the applications that you install, will receive updates as they are released upstream—with only a minimal delay to ensure stability.
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Easy to install

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ArchLinux is rather hard to install using command line. Antergos's advantage is the easy installation using a GUI. So instead of manual installation of software you can just download Antergos which does things for you automatically.
LoveableRoog
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Offers choice of desktop environment on installation

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Ability to choose your preferred desktop environment on installation.
LoveableRoog
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Arch User Repository access

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It can visit AUR to build packages.
LoveableRoog
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Offers minimal ISO download

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LoveableRoog
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It comes with every essential utility pre-installed

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Endi Sukaj
Top Con

The installer breaks often

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The installer, cnchi breaks all the time. It's very buggy.
Endi Sukaj
Top Con

Rolling release problems

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Rolling release is quite pain sometimes. You might face some problem with a bugged application since you always get the latest version. This problem is a little bit solved by Manjaro distro where applications are tested but updates are slower than usual.
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Xubuntu

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Laura Kyle
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Comes with lightweight applications

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Xubuntu is designed as a lightweight operating system and Linux distro. It uses XFCE by default and comes packed with XFCE applications which are generally pretty lightweight.
Laura Kyle
Top Pro

Quick boot time

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Boots at about half the speed of most distributions.
ConfidentNatsiliani
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Great performance

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Xubuntu is very fast and makes good use of resources.
Endi Sukaj
ConfidentNatsiliani
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Customizable

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Official distro of XFCE, one of the most customizable desktop environments. In XFCE you can create as many tasks bars as you need and configure every one of their elements and behaviours. You can also change any icon, font, colours, etc. Literally there's nothing you can't change in the GU...
Endi Sukaj
Ubuntu Tech
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Conservative, yet modern

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It comes with all Ubuntu goodness but without bloat.
Laura Kyle
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Very customizable

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Official distro of XFCE, one of the most customizable desktop environments. In XFCE you can create as many tasks bars as you need and configure every one of their elements and behaviors. You can also change any icon, font, color... etc. Literally there's nothing you can't change in GUI.
Laura Kyle
Top Con

XFCE development is slow

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The desktop environment used in Xubuntu has not been update in over two years and is developed at a snail's pace.
Laura Kyle
Top Con

UI is pretty generic without customization

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The default XFCE UI is pretty generic and sometimes ugly unless customized to suit the user's needs and liking. Customization in XFCE is easier than on Unity, but still hard for beginners.
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Deepin

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Mauricio Lahitte
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Customizable

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You can change any setting you want. It also has a very nice looking plasma desktop that makes it feel similar to MacOSX.
Monika
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
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Enjoy the simplicity of Deepin's desktop

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The desktop interface and apps feature an intuitive and elegant design. Moving around, sharing, and searching, etc. has become simply a joyful experience.
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
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Excellent apps

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Having Deepin installed also means you have thousands of quality apps to choose from. The apps which come with installation will suit your needs to browse the Internet, listen to music, watch videos, talk with friends, editing documents or simply any task you want to do at home or in your office.
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
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Well-designed in every detail, developers have a professional approach to the system

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Deepin has a same default set of apps including custom apps of their own design that gives the distro a very consistent look and feel. By working with the community on these tools as well as custom translations there is a great sense of polish when using it that is not often seen when using such a...
Monika
Alex
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
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Has its own tool kit

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It has its own toolkit called "Deepin Tool Kit". And the maintainers themselves use it.
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
Top Pro

Great design to the app store

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The app store is gorgeous.
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
Top Pro

Exciting applications

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It has some exciting applications, such as Deepin Graphics Driver Manager which can easily change between free and proprietary drivers without any issue.
Monika
Ubuntu Tech
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
Top Pro

Rolling release

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It's a rolling release. Meaning that the packages will receive updates quite frequently.
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
Top Pro

Easy to use

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It's very easy to use. You can easily uninstall a program by going to the menu then right-clicking on the preferred app and selecting "Uninstall" option.
Ubuntu Tech
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Automatically cleans package cache

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Deepin automatically cleans package cache. Cleaning package cache is a good thing as it will make the OS much faster and lighter.
Ubuntu Tech
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VLC media player works without any issue

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In some cases, VLC media player has some problems with Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based Linux distros. That isn't the case with Deepin.
Ubuntu Tech
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Based on Debian

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It is based on Debian which is the best Linux distribution for desktops.
Ubuntu Tech
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Launches programs faster

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Programs load and launch faster in Deepin than other Linux distributions. It takes only about 3 seconds to launch Chrome.
Ubuntu Tech
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Company behind it

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The Wuhan Deepin Technology is behind this Linux distribution.
Ubuntu Tech
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Blur and transparent design

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Deepin has a blur and transparent design throughout the OS, which makes it one of the most beautiful Linux distros.
Ubuntu Tech
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Not based on Ubuntu

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Some people don't like Ubuntu nor its derivatives.
Ubuntu Tech
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Easy to install

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Installing Deepin OS is very easy. Even easier than installing Ubuntu!
Ubuntu Tech
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Can be made to look like Windows easily

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By default, Deepin looks kinda like macOS but it can be made to look like Windows by right-clicking on the dock and changing the mode from "Fashion Mode" to "Efficient Mode".
Ubuntu Tech
Top Pro

Very stable

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Even though it is based on Debian unstable, it is still pretty stable and you will hardly ever get a dependency issue.
Monika
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
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The team is confused and not stable with choices

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Deepin has changed the base 4 times, and the name 3 times. The Desktop Environment also has been changed 4 times.
Monika
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
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Customization is a bit hidden

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GUI is not straightforward for changing GTK+ or QT themes.
Kristaps
Mauricio Lahitte
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Only has a few languages

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The dictionaries that come with this distro are a little lacking, the Spanish dictionary is especially bad.
Monika
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Installer lacks features

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Monika
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Bad Implementation of the dark theme

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Monika
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Slow default repos

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Download speed for packages from the default repos, is abnormally slow.
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Debian

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Endi Sukaj
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Wide choice in desktop environments

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Debian offers stable and testing CD images specifically built for GNOME (the default), KDE Plasma Workspaces, Xfce and LXDE. Less common window managers such as Enlightenment, Openbox, Fluxbox, GNUstep, IceWM, Window Maker and others can also be installed.
Endi Sukaj
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Standard vanilla Linux desktop

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Debian runs standard Gnome, XFCE, KDE - it doesn't use its own special desktop environment, which means that users benefit from the work of the whole Linux community, Debian developers can focus on the distribution itself, and any support for your desktop environment on other distributions shou...
Endi Sukaj
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Comes with over 37500 packages

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Because of its popularity, Debian has a lot of applications available which range from productivity programs to business software, games and development tools. It comes with over 37500 packages (software that is precompiled and ready to be installed on a local machine) -- all of them for free.
Mika Heinonen
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Widest hardware support

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Runs on any platform.
Alex
CompassionateAjbit
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Install and forget

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Once installed you can almost forget about it and start to use your desktop for your daily tasks.
CompassionateAjbit
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A lot of ways to install software

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You can either use aptitude, apt or apt-build to install software from the Debian package archives.
CompassionateAjbit
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Well-working team

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The developer works very well so the the code is one of the best written out there.
CompassionateAjbit
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Very stable

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CompassionateAjbit
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Wide choice of hardware platforms

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Debian has the widest choice of hardware platforms, including: amd64, armel, armhf, i386, ia64, kfreebsd-i386, kfreebsd-amd64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, sparc, s390, s390x, source, multi-arch.
Endi Sukaj
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Extremely easy to find help with any problem

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Debian is one of the oldest and most popular distros out there. Debian's popularity means that you will always be able to find a solution for your problem just by searching on Google, or if by chance nobody has had the problem you are having it's very easy to ask the community and quickly g...
Endi Sukaj
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Highly secure system

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Known for being consistent in maintaining a highly secure system. Several other popular distros use Debian as a base or core for their own Linux OS, the security being one of the main factors why its so commonly used.
Endi Sukaj
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Live install images for CDs, DVDs and USB thumb drives

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Debian releases live install images for CDs, DVDs and USB thumb drives, for the i386 and amd64 architectures, and with a choice of desktop environments. These Debian Live images allow the user to boot from a removable media and run Debian without affecting the contents of their computer.
Endi Sukaj
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Hard to configure

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After the initial installation, which is quite simple, it may be hard to configure Debian. Things like printers for example, are notoriously hard to set up on Debian for some computers.
Endi Sukaj
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No default support for nonfree hardware

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Non-free hardware will not work upon install of Debian and the user will need to search out the correct nonfree software to install in order to make them work. This can be difficult if one of the things not working is the wifi connection.
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KDE Neon

Solon
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Works out of the box

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Since it's built on the strong Ubuntu base, KDE Neon works seamlessly with a huge variety of hardware.
Solon
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Very configurable

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KDE Neon uses KDE as its desktop environment, which is highly configurable, but also has great defaults.
Solon
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Steep learning curve for beginners

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It's a really sparse, bare-bones system, no automatic driver install for example. It can be quite hard for someone not used to Linux.
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Solus

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Monika
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Stable

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The system itself is very stable. All packages in the repository seem to be carefully picked, well prepared and run stable.
Monika
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Responsive

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System boots quickly and stays responsive. Does what operating system should do, and does it really well.
Monika
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Rolling release

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Monika
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Great package management

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The software center makes really easy to install the latest software. Including thid party software.
Monika
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Easy installation

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The installation procedure for this distribution is quite simple. It's GUI based and all you have to do is to follow the instructions given by the installation window itself.
Monika
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Modern desktop environment

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The default desktop environment used by Solus is called Budgie and is quite nice and minimalistic.
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
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Hard to install software from the internet

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Since it is not based on Debian/Ubuntu or an RPM Distro it's package manager is not RPM or DPKG so it makes it not that good to install online software e.g. Dropbox, Teamviewer via GUI
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Gentoo Linux

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gevis
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Fully customizable

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The usage of advanced features like USE flags makes it more customizable than any binary distribution.
gevis
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Live USB

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gevis
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Gentoo does not impose a standard look-and-feel

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gevis
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A very large collection of software is available

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There are more than 19.000 packages available in the official repository. And even more with overlays.
Yoshiyuki
gevis
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Portability

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There are many architectures available for Gentoo : i386, x86-64, PowerPC, PowerPC 64, sparc, DEC Alpha, ARM, MIPS, PA-RISC, S390, IA-64, sh, and m68k.
gevis
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Documentation and community are second to none

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Provides a whole handbook to refer to during setup and usage.
gevis
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Great for anyone who is serious about learning the intricacies of Linux

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It's useful for both beginners and professionals. For the installation, Gentoo offers various types, which are referred to as stages. Basically meaning how in depth you would want to go into the process of installation. For beginners it's useful to choose for a starting distro due to its va...
gevis
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Can be officially systemd-free

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Gentoo's default init system is OpenRC. Gentoo also officially supports systemd-free Gnome and udev. Users are free to choose any init system they want.
gevis
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Portage's emerge is powerful

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gevis
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Full control of the software

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elementary OS

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thermoplastics
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Extremely user-friendly

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This distribution promises you a very tailored user experience and it does deliver on that promise. The developers provide you with a custom desktop environment and a set of neat programs. And the whole desktop looks simply gorgeous.
thermoplastics
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UI design consistency

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Excellent uniformity between all the stock application and an overall extremely clean design with simple animations.
thermoplastics
Top Con

Very slow development cycle

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elementary OS does not offer any release date for their stable releases going more with a "it's done when it's done" attitude. Making depending on newer apps a difficulty as well as a poor choice for those that need consistent release schedules for their OS.
thermoplastics
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Old base and applications

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The slow release schedule makes the applications outdated. It drags behind Ubuntu LTS (on which it's based) which itself drags behind Ubuntu which is often still quite far behind Arch for example.
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Fedora Linux

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Yang Junhai
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Lots of packages available

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Fedora repos + REMI + RPMFusion, and now Microsoft is developing software for RedHat, which is available for Fedora as well. You can also add repos for CentOS, OpenSuse ; and somehow Arch people like Fedora people, so aur repo also works perfect.
Laura Kyle
Yang Junhai
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Easy to install a new window manager

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You can just dnf a window manager, like KDE, Bhodi, Pantheon etc., and then switch between them in Gnome Login. If you don't like gnome login, you can dnf another login manager... literally plug and play.
Yang Junhai
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Stable under Gnome and KDE

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Laura Kyle
Yang Junhai
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Bleeding edge

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Now it has Wayland by default, you have basically the latest of everything in Linux.
Laura Kyle
Yang Junhai
Top Con

Gnome maybe too simplistic for some people

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You cannot really customize gnome to look like other things, and gnome nautilus is still too simple, it does not have enough features. Also, there is no icon by default on Desktop, that bothers some people.
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NixOS

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PCLinuxOS

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WhiteLilac
Daniel Presley
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Default KDE desktop allows users to customize their UX almost any way they want

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WhiteLilac
Daniel Presley
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Changing DEs is as simple as installing it through Synaptic

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Daniel Presley
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Change kernels versions the same way, and the old kernel remains on disk in case the change doesn't work out.

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Chloe Montanez
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Excellent hardware compatibility

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Comes with nVidia drivers out of the box. Important if the PC has an nVidia chipset. Most Debian based distros don't have nVidia drivers available at install time. LXDE version works well with older hardware.
Chloe Montanez
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Synaptic RPM package management

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Rolling release using Synaptic for RPM makes keeping distro as easy as clicking 1-2-3.
Chloe Montanez
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Can remaster the boot DVD

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PCLinuxOS has built in tools for remastering bootable DVD into a copy of current install.
Chloe Montanez
Top Pro

Stable

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Extremely stable, the original rolling release since 2003.
Chloe Montanez
Top Con

Not compatible with Alienware

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PCLinuxOS will not install or boot on an alienware 13 R3 laptop.
Chloe Montanez
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Uses RPM packaging system

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Uses the RPM packaging system with APT, rather than the more popular DEB packages.
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Ubuntu

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thermoplastics
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Simplicity

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Ubuntu is designed to be used by everyday people. Because of that, Ubuntu has tried hard to make a user interface that's intuitive and looks pleasant and clean.
thermoplastics
Top Pro

Lots of support

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As the most popular Linux distribution, there's a wide range of sources for support online if you ever need help, including the Ubuntu Wiki, Ubuntu Forums and the Ask Ubuntu Stack Exchange site.
thermoplastics
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Unity offers very limited customizability

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The Unity desktop environment is practically non customizable with the user only being able to change certain themes and icons and adding a dock.
thermoplastics
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Unity interface might be confusing for new users

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Unity does not align itself with the normal desktop paradigm and thus has a bit of a confusing UI in comparison to the norm of a Windows user.
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Kubuntu

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thermoplastics
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Full featured desktop environment that is actively developed

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Unlike some abandoned, unfinished distros, Kubuntu is up to date and offers a fully functional desktop environment that targets workstation users.
Endi Sukaj
TheGrateful108
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Supports all the latest hardware

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Mint in comparison is based on outdated Ubuntu and lacks latest hardware support, even Manjaro has hardware problems with hardware auto detection, essp. multiple video cards.
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Manjaro
Recommended 2 months ago
Easy to keep upto date with options for latest kernel & easy hardware manager. Just needs a software store interface to make it the best for new users & old pros
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John Lee
John
Contributor for 4 months
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90
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antergos
Recommended a month ago
Choice of DEs when installing, strong user support base in Antergos Forums, access to AUR for further tweaking and additional software. This is the best choice.
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 Offers choice of desktop environment on installation
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 Rolling release model make is easy to keep apps on updated versions
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 Easy to install
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CompassionateAjbit
CompassionateAjbit
Contributor for 2 months
1
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100
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Debian
Recommended 2 months ago
Debian rulez!
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 Extremely easy to find help with any problem
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 Comes with over 37500 packages
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 Wide choice in desktop environments
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 Standard vanilla Linux desktop
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 Highly secure system
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 Live install images for CDs, DVDs and USB thumb drives
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 No default support for nonfree hardware
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 Hard to configure
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 Widest hardware support
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 Wide choice of hardware platforms
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 Very stable
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 Well-working team
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 A lot of ways to install software
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 Install and forget
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PracticalEunomia
PracticalEunomia
Contributor for a month
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Manjaro
Recommended a month ago
Friendly, efficient and very stable
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John Lee
John
Contributor for 4 months
7
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90
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Ubuntu
a month ago
16.04 LTS is a really ugly distro - purple/orange was 'new and fresh' when unity first came out, but is very dated looking now. 17 has Gnome, so that is an improvement.
Con
 Unity offers very limited customizability
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John Lee
John
Contributor for 4 months
7
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Deepin
a month ago
unstable, limited functionality compared to Gnome and KDE
Con
 The team is confused and not stable with choices
Con
 Customization is a bit hidden
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Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
Ahmed
Contributor for 9 months
15
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Deepin
Recommended 3 months ago
It is very good at media and office tools
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 Customizable
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 Enjoy the simplicity of Deepin's desktop
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 Excellent apps
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 Well-designed in every detail, developers have a professional approach to the system
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 Has its own tool kit
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 Exciting applications
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 Rolling release
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 Easy to use
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 Great design to the app store
Con
 The team is confused and not stable with choices
Con
 Customization is a bit hidden
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StrongAtaguchu
StrongAtaguchu
Contributor for 5 months
1
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Manjaro
Recommended 5 months ago
been using this past 2 years. no worrying about making sure software is compiled for a specific version of the OS (unlike ubuntu variants). very easy to use, even for beginners. offers official Xfce, KDE, and Gnome flavors. despite bleeding edge software, offers high stability. highly recommended for both ad...
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 Improved stability due to a longer testing period for new packages
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 MHWD offers easy hardware management with free and non-free drivers
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 Pretty UI
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 AUR support enabled by default
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 Community flavors available
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