The Distrochooser helps you to find the suitable Linux distribution based on your needs!

There are countless Distros that do not always make it easy to choose the one that best suits each person’s needs and knowledge. This page, through a small test, proposes the Distro or Distros that best fit.

  • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
    145·
    1 year ago

    Here is Distrochooser for you in a comment: Install Debian with GNOME, configure Flathub and enjoy the latest software on a rock solid , truly open and private OS. Done.

    Now seriously that website is cool.

  • FOSS Is Fun@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    It misses one important choice: “I want to get notified of new releases of the operating system and want to have a graphical upgrade path.”

    Otherwise people just run their no longer supported OS until something stops working (I’ve seen this countless times …), as very few people follow blog posts or social media feeds of their operating system.

    This rules out lots of supposedly “beginner friendly” distributions, such as elementary OS or Linux Mint, as they don’t notify users about the availability of a new distribution release. Elementary OS doesn’t even offer in-place upgrades and requires a reinstallation.

  • cgarret3@lemm.ee
    31·
    1 year ago

    I like the tool and am going to keep playing with it, but in my first run I’ve found that it seems to have an issue with the “App Store” vs “terminal command” installation question. My final results, having chosen “terminal commands,” listed some distros as not recommended because of manual install, including arch, gentoo, void, etc. Otherwise big thumbs up

    Edited to add: https://distrochooser.de/en/d51d8e6a10f1/ my results

    • Zerush@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      Some distros are less intuitive to use than others, apart from also having particularities that others do not have and that require reading the manual, at least in part, also for ‘pros’ who are not familiar with the specific distro. Ubuntu, Q4OS or Mint, easy to use, are not the same as Parrot, Kali (both are for IT experts), 4MLinux (very lightweight, but not so easy to handle as it seems) or Gentoo (among others), which are certainly not made for newbies.

      • myliltoehurts@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 year ago

        I understand that, but just because I’m capable of working with a less friendly system doesn’t mean it’s a good thing. If anything I’d still list it as a negative aspect that it requires more knowledge and research.

        If there was a question with an answer like “I’m looking for a challenge” it’d make sense that it’s listed as a positive.

  • extant@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I have been thinking about trying to use Linux for my daily driver again and have been mulling over which distro to use and I kind of narrowed it down, and then I took your quiz and now I’ve got like 60 more options. 😒

    • Zerush@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      The first results of the test are mostly the best for you, it is ordered from the best match to the least

  • taladar@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    1 year ago

    They should really split that systemd thing into a separate question, that felt wrong in the install packages one.