Doesn’t work
Can anyone tell me a distro which actually works? I’ve been trying Linux for five years without confidence, and always go back to Windows, which has stability and performance. Apart from Windows 8, of course.
Just trying Debian 9.01 which the mag describes as ‘rock solid'? The X command line app doesn’t even load. I appreciate Linux is the core of Android and many other things, and when cut down and hardened works well.
But if it were not for Libre Office I don’t think there would be any point in a domestic Linux. So please tell me a version which is ‘rock solid’ actually works without requiring a Britannica of expert code? Actually, I’m trying Linux Mint 18.2, so there may be hope! Of course, it is not 100 per cent – perhaps I’m expecting too much. Alan Cooper, via that magicinternet Neil says: It’s hard to give any helpful feedback with so little to go on. Saying “it doesn’t work” to a car mechanic isn’t going to help them fix a problem with your car. What PC spec are you running? What are the specific problems that you’re experiencing? What do you see, what happens, what are the error messages? We’re going to need more information!
That aside, lots of Linux distros aren’t created with beginners in mind and Debian is one of them. For a beginner then yes, I’d recommend Mint and Ubuntu. If you have an optical drive you can try booting our discs and just give many distros a try. Linux distros aren’t made with the same aims as Windows, but then I’ve had more problems using Windows over my many years than I have with Ubuntu, which on the whole just works.