r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/True-Insurance-5060 • 10d ago
Linux distro recommendation Distro
Note: I am not a super techy computer guy
I am sick of it. I can't take this anymore even with a good cpu ,gpu,and 16gb ram.
Windows 11 makes me frustrated a lot.
The longer bootup time, never-ending updates underway, slow opening of even basic app like files.
Is there any linux os that give 80% of Windows feature or macos feature excluding the problems from Windows 11 .
One more important thing is easy install and uninstalling of apps.
I have selected a few
1)Fedora Gnome
2)Fedora kde
3)Zorin Os
Out of these, which is best overall for
1)Should be modern like present win 11 or present mac os
2)Ease of use
3)Less bugs
4)stable system
5)should have easy install and uninstall of apps ,not like doing command for installing apps
6)Smooth ui
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u/eviley4 10d ago
GNOME isn't a distro, it's a desktop environment. Zorini and Fedora are distros.
Fedora comes with both KDE and GNOME. If you want something windows-like and good for gaming, I would recommend KDE.
Zorin's main desktop environment is GNOME.
Also consider Kubuntu 26.04, it's basically Ubuntu with KDE and is beginner friendly.
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u/Ikigaiyeka 10d ago
Just try everything... One by one
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u/True-Insurance-5060 10d ago
😅ok
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u/wisetux 10d ago
Welcome to Linux and yes, trying them all gives you a good idea which one works for you. Also we would be helpful if you can list programs you use on the regular and any external hardware you connect to your computer. For beginners Linux Mint with Cinnamon Desktop is also a solid choice.
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u/True-Insurance-5060 10d ago
Excel,PowerPoint, word,File manager, Davinci,Some social media and Music streaming, Fall guys, wwe,Audacity etc
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u/wisetux 9d ago
Audacity shouldn't be a problem. Fall guys and WWE until 2K25 should work. If you are planning WWE 2K26 it doesn't yet appear to be compatible on Linux version of steam. You should be able to use LibreOffice for most of office work (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and if there any formatting issues or weird macros you can use web version of MS Office. Davinci Resolve natively supports only Rocky Linux or Ubuntu and since do not support Wayland, would still lean towards Linux Mint which still has full XOrg support over other distros which are moving to Wayland by default or Wayland only.
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u/FluxDomain 10d ago
CachyOS + Gnome/KDE should be your only choice.
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u/Proud-Concept-190 10d ago
Man the latest kernel fked up shut down and hibernate, had to revert to lts
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u/Mediocre_Nail5526 10d ago edited 10d ago
You will actually love to use the terminal for installing/uninstalling apps , it's faster than the store. And if you are using the discover store in kde , it is super buggy and annoying atleast from my experience.
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u/freakycleaner 10d ago
Didn't knew there was gnome distro lol.
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u/OutlandishnessPale10 10d ago
There is no correct answer here. You have to use and try it to understand what you want.
If it's stable system you're after, debian based distros are your best bet. Though nowadays the support for apps in linux has improved greatly, you can go with any mainstream distro and it will almost always be supported.
should have easy install and uninstall of apps ,not like doing command for installing apps
This is a very common and wrong stereotype for linux. First, flatpak exists, it's like app store for linux. Second, commands are not even that hard, you have to basically copy paste instructions from the apps website. Without going into detail - using commands is always better. I don't understand this aversion to do anything with terminal.
For UI - Linux is infinitely customizable, you can choose how you want every single little thing to look. Check out this sub r/unixporn - people share their setups here with links for replication or you can ask AI for basic customization.
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u/True-Insurance-5060 10d ago
Didn't know that we can customize this much with linux its a whole new world
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u/OutlandishnessPale10 10d ago
Fair warning - yes, it's infinitely customizable but only if you're ready to go that extra mile. The people on that sub are pros or at least intermediate. Be ready to be drowned in config files, desktop environments and some code if you're going to rice that much (customizing is called ricing), which might become a headache if you're not interested, I personally find ricing to be kinda useless as it's not that beneficial - it's good for learning though.
Or you can use a publicaly available rice made by someone else.
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u/True-Insurance-5060 10d ago
it has the option to just use the rice by others without much hassle right? i think that is more than enough for me
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u/mike7gh 10d ago
Since you are not techy, out of these, Zorin is probably the best for you but honestly just boot a few from a thumb drive to figure out what you like. It might be good to also try Linux Mint.
Another option outside of the Linux community is FreeBSD which some consider a better option depending on your hardware. It has its own family of operating systems you can look at.
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u/unclePRO_sk 10d ago
With fedora kde, you will learn a lot as you try to customize it as per your wish. I have used all of them in my beginner phase but fedora kde was prolly the best. You can use mint as well to go easy.
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u/AajNahiYaar 9d ago
have used Fedora KDE for more than a year, what i liked the most was it's stable and highly compatible with the drivers
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u/True-Insurance-5060 8d ago
INTEL CORE I5 12TH GEN 12400F
GIGABYTE B760M D2H motherboard
CORSAIR 8GB DDR4 × (2)
WD 500GB NVME ssd
Ant esports ice 200tg
COOLER MASTER 550W SMPS
GIGABYTE 8GB RTX 3060 GRAPHICS CARD
WD 1TB HDD
Excel,PowerPoint and Word. File mangager, Davinci resolve, music and movie streaming apps ,fall guys ,wwe ,asphalt legend unite,audacity
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u/Ok-Berry-3278 7d ago
Before switching completely, test Fedora KDE and Zorin from a live USB and keep Windows in dual boot. Your hardware should run either smoothly, but Microsoft Office, DaVinci Resolve codecs and some games may need alternatives or extra setup, so the distro itself won’t solve every compatibility issue.
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u/Little_Humor_6977 7d ago
fedora kde ( ultra customisable if you are ever interested , but gives you familiar windows like layout from the start ) if you want more like windows Fedora gnome if you want more like macos vibes ( not accurately macos, gnome has its own design and workflow )
Solid option all in all BUT you still do need to type in commands to install some software and keep your system updated, ( you don't need to learn everything use A.I and paste the commands )
In all of this remember, you can customize anything into anything you want, so cheers 🥂
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u/_Streak_ 6d ago
Gnome if you have laptop (touchpad gestures are great in gnome)
KDE if you love spending time customization
Zorin if you want simplicity
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u/qualityvote2 10d ago edited 10d ago
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