Hello! I’m new to Linux, and I’m thinking of switching from Windows to Linux because I don’t want anything to do with Microsoft, Google, or any other evil corporation, and I don’t want them spying on me. I’m thinking of using Linux Mint since it’s the most recommended for beginners, but there’s also Ubuntu. I don’t really care if it looks a lot or a little like Windows, I just want it to have a nice design and be easy to use. Kubuntu is also recommended for those coming from Windows, and ElementaryOS for those coming from macOS. I don’t know which one to choose; they all seem very good to me. Here are some of the features I would like the distribution to have:
- Nice design and easy to use
- Customizable
- Focused on privacy and security
- Easy to install
- Best for Linux beginners Which one do you recommend? Which one do you use?
The old Cosmic was built on top of Gnome using extensions, but the new Cosmic was written from scratch. It largely mimics the look of old Cosmic, but has introduced a few new things.
There are desktops try do mimic the look of MacOS, but none I’ve used actually felt like using MacOS. The first time I used MacOS, I was shocked at how many quirky things it does, the way it operates. No Linux desktop prepared me for that.
Honestly I fined macOS fine feature-wide but the defaults aren’t great for me so I tweaked many things and the annoying part of this is that I rely on multiple third party tools for what I consider should be native settings to change.