[solved but I might ask here again] Hello! I'm trying out new OS

[SEAPOPSICLE]

And yes by "Linux" I mean "I point at that general and vague thing that people talks about"

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

my dns sink has only 2gb ram, I run this distro on it --> https://dietpi.com/
32bit distros still do exist but they are slowly dying. it'd be better long term to get a 64bit device - this is the company I chose for my dns sink --> https://www.friendlyelec.com, they're relatively inexpensive.

if you choose a rolling release distro (like Arch) then it's "LTS" forever.

Thx, I'll try this Diet pi thingy.
to be honest I don't reeeealy want to install 32 bit linux distro either but I can't trust my device either...

 

[Brickwizard]

What's a good DE for me then?

now that is very much one of personal choice, you can choose one that has some of the appearance of older windows or Macs, you can use tools such as conky you modify a desktop, you can add or take away the options are endless , Anduin OS looks like Windows 10/11,
the following will give you an idea of the common ones as they appear out of the box, but you could also look through our post a screenshot of your desktop thread [it huge] but you can see quite a few that have been modified

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Thread 'Post a screenshot of your Desktop'

Apr 27, 2017

OK, seeing as we're starting from scratch with the new Linux.org - I figured we may as well resurrect this classic thread in the Desktop section..... Simply post a screenshot of your Desktop!

Here's my current desktop - dwm running on Debian testing, with a fairly vanilla conky config:

NOTE: Normally I have the top-bar hidden - I don't like too many GUI things getting in the way and wasting valuable screen-space. I just made the top-bar visible for the screenshot, so you could see the whole thing.

As the floating heads in Rick and Morty said:
"Show me what you've got!"

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[CaffeineAddict]

Thx for the response! What's a good DE for me then?

with 4GB RAM your options are limited to lightweight DE's like xfce or lxqt

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

Thx

with 4GB RAM your options are limited to lightweight DE's like xfce or lxqt

!

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

Anduin OS looks like Windows 10/11,

Do they have the one that looks like win7?
Is it light? Someone said that my choice are limited since I only have 4gb of RAM

 

[Brickwizard]

Is it light? Someone said that my choice are limited since I only have 4gb of RAM

ok i tested it on a 2010 intel T series motherboard and 4 GB ram, OK it's not or ever going to be the fastest but for daily home computing its fast enough

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

ok i tested it on a 2010 intel T series motherboard and 4 GB ram, OK it's not or ever going to be the fastest but for daily home computing its fast enough

Oh wow! Good to know. Appreciate the effort!

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

Fellas, I finally able to get my hands on both of the macs!

First step is to try out different linux. By the way, someone say I should install virtual box? Is it the one from Oracle?

 

[Terminal Velocity]

Do they have the one that looks like win7?
Is it light? Someone said that my choice are limited since I only have 4gb of RAM

Like Win7 is the Cinnamon desktop, Mint comes with it by default. You can also try Debian with Cinnamon desktop which is a lot like Mint only more stable. I run Cinnamon in a 4 GB ram laptop and it runs fine

 

[ron.alan]

What's a good DE for me then?

I'm partial to Mate. It's all I ever used on Linux, so it's all that I can recommend. A lot of people seem to like Xfce.

Like Win7 is the Cinnamon desktop, Mint comes with it by default.

Not sure what you mean "by default." There's 3 different ISOs, one with Cinnamon, and the others with Mate and Xfce. Of course, the Cinnamon link is above the other two since it's maintained by the same folks as Mint.

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

I'm partial to Mate. It's all I ever used on Linux, so it's all that I can recommend. A lot of people seem to like Xfce.

Not sure what you mean "by default." There's 3 different ISOs, one with Cinnamon, and the others with Mate and Xfce. Of course, the Cinnamon link is above the other two since it's maintained by the same folks as Mint.

I see

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

Like Win7 is the Cinnamon desktop, Mint comes with it by default. You can also try Debian with Cinnamon desktop which is a lot like Mint only more stable. I run Cinnamon in a 4 GB ram laptop and it runs fine

Ah, alright, thx

 

[Brickwizard]

ok you seem to be getting a bit confused, below is a screenshot of my Mint LMDE7 with Cinnamon DE. ignore the background picture, just see if the layout is what you want

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

ok you seem to be getting a bit confused, below is a screenshot of my Mint LMDE7 with Cinnamon DE. ignore the background picture, just see if the layout is what you want

Good enough for me

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

Oh wait, I thought Cinnamon is like a theme pack/GUI pack...

 

[Brickwizard]

Oh wait, I thought Cinnamon is like a theme pack/GUI pack...

that is my Cinnamon DE, it comes with a range of pictures to use or like me use your own, the raw DE [without background and desktop icons looks like this.

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

that is my Cinnamon DE, it comes with a range of pictures to use or like me use your own, the raw DE [without background and desktop icons looks like this.
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Not that different isn't it? They're seems fine both for me and my dad's use.

 

[f33dm3bits]

If your laptop has UEFI support try PikaOS.

 

[SEAPOPSICLE]

If your laptop has UEFI support try PikaOS.

How can I know?