Solved Help with choosing Distros (Mint or Cachy)

[Deleted member 214567]

With the recent stupid stunt Microsoft did with Windows 10, I have decided to gradually switch to Linux. Problem is I'm not sure which one should I go for, the most recommended distros were Mint and Cachy.
I just an OS that allows me to do recording and video editing, gaming, and writing. I have a high-end computer and the software that I use, for the above-mentioned things, are OBS Studio, Kdenlive, Ywriter, and as for gaming I don't play current gen games with a few exceptions.

 

[Brickwizard]

the most recommended distros were Mint and Cachy. by whome?I can't say I have ever seen Catchy recommended on any of the forums I visit, If you are going by Distrowatch then they are at the top on download purely as a new updated version is out and there will be many people downloading to test, Mint on the other hand has been in the top 3 for the last several years, If you got your information for an AI then I would not be surprised, they are more than often wrong.


What you are asking is akin to asking the difference between English cheddar cheese and Canadian cheddar cheese
they are both cheeses, they look the same and have a similar taste and made of milk and that is the main difference.
With Linux desktop distributions, the wrapper is different the name is different but its still Linux, your priority should be to find a distribution you like the look and feel of, will enable you to perform your daily task, and works well on your machine
you can install any Linux app on any distribution, you can game on any distribution [machine spec dependent]
Its your choice, what is my choice or any other member's favourite doesn't make it the best for you, Only you can choose.

 

[Deleted member 214567]

the most recommended distros were Mint and Cachy. by whome?I can't say I have ever seen Catchy recommended on any of the forums I visit, If you are going by Distrowatch then they are at the top on download purely as a new updated version is out and there will be many people downloading to test, Mint on the other hand has been in the top 3 for the last several years, If you got your information for an AI then I would not be surprised, they are more than often wrong.


What you are asking is akin to asking the difference between English cheddar cheese and Canadian cheddar cheese
they are both cheeses, they look the same and have a similar taste and made of milk and that is the main difference.
With Linux desktop distributions, the wrapper is different the name is different but its still Linux, your priority should be to find a distribution you like the look and feel of, will enable you to perform your daily task, and works well on your machine
you can install any Linux app on any distribution, you can game on any distribution [machine spec dependent]
Its your choice, what is my choice or any other member's favourite doesn't make it the best for you, Only you can choose.

Yeah, you're correct. I think I wasted time by overthinking this.

 

[kc1di]

I would say it depends on How familiar you are with Linux. But Mint is solid and works very well.

 

[Condobloke]

Linux Mint 22.2

 

[Smilax]

Also a Mint fan here, and I ran Ubuntu for a couple of years prior to switching. Before that I ran SuSE & Fedora (and Redhat at work) so I originally came from the rpm way of things. I made the switch to Mint Xfce in 2018 and have been here ever since, updating to the latest releases as soon as available.

 

[wizardfromoz]

G'day @NotSparepart and welcome to linux.org, from DownUnder

I run both (plus 75 more, see link in my signature for why), and am happy with both.

If you are going by Distrowatch then they are at the top on download purely as a new updated version is out and there will be many people downloading to test, Mint on the other hand has been in the top 3 for the last several years,

Not necessarily so, Brian.

From Distrowatch's Page Hit Popularity page, in part

The DistroWatch Page Hit Ranking statistics are a light-hearted way of measuring interest in Linux distributions and other free operating systems among the visitors of this website. They correlate neither to usage nor to quality and should not be used to measure the market share of distributions. They simply show the number of times a distribution page on DistroWatch was accessed each day, nothing more.

Further, that page shows Cachy's increase in number of page hits over 12 months, since they overtook Mint. Now they are 75% ahead. If one speculates that there are a percentage of conversions to downloads actually conducted and installed, then that may be significant, but we are not likely to be able to confirm that.

When I went purely Linux 11 years ago, I first put on Ubuntu, and then had Mint and Zorin running as well within three days.

@NotSparepart might consider trying both, for a comparison, and if happy with both keep them on.

Just a thought or three.

Cheers

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz