![]() ![]() If your machine is a a bit under powered or you just want something lighter weight or more old school try Xubuntu (XFCE) or Ubuntu Mate (Mate). But you can play around and see how you like things. Keep in mind that things will be slower doing that than they are once the system is installed. Then you just boot from the USB drive and try it out. If you get yourself a few USB drives (I'd suggest USB 3 for speed) you can download "live" images of many distros right from their websites and write the disk image to the USB (I'd recommend Etcher for that). One nice thing that you can do is try things out without installing them. ![]() Plenty of power users like it too.įor myself I mostly use Debian, Fedora, RHEL, CentOS and openSUSE for my machines and work. Which doesn't mean it's not great for veteran linux users too. It's an Ubuntu based distro (which is based off Debian) that runs the Cinnamon desktop (very similar to Windows) and is built for the new user in mind. But it's easy to disable, some of them are even disabled by default.Īs far as Distros. The closest thing to a "privacy concern" coming from the distros themselves is that some of them by default collect anonymous usage data on your hardware and installed software. Pretty much every Linux distro has good privacy practices. ![]() The last computer I owned that ran Windows ran 3.11. Using Linux instead of windows to me was never a hard choice. I point that out, because we come from two different places. ![]() Orgīuilding the global movement for the protection of privacy.įull disclosure, I've been a Linux guy since the mid 90s and I make a living on Linux as well. Related Subreddits:Ĭonsider donating to one of the organizations that fight for your rights. u/blackhawk_12 Subreddit Rules and Wikiīefore posting in /r/privacy, read the Sidebar Rules.Įnjoy our Wiki! It has all sorts of nifty advice and explains most topics you’re interested in if you’re reading this. "I don't have anything to hide but I don't have anything I want to show you either" Dedicated to the intersection of technology, privacy, and freedom in the digital world. ![]()
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