Which Linux Distribution? | Understanding Linux Distros

30 thoughts on “Which Linux Distribution? | Understanding Linux Distros”

1. Thank You, saved me years of stress

2. Debian for me

3. Ubuntu – useless crap. No one likes Ubuntu.
   Fedora – UnstableOS, no one should use it.
   Redhat – forget about those greedy bastards. Never should be used.
   Archlinux – absolutely pointless. For sadomasochists.

4. Thank you for the information. I am moving away from Win 10 and followed your recommendation to go with Mint. Mint is working on an older machine and I'm satisfied with it for the time being. I use it equally with my Win 10 machine. Your comments about going with a vanilla Ubuntu and changing the desktop to suit oneself is a good idea. It's that or Debian in the future for me, I think. I have nothing against Mint currently but your videos about Debian and Ubuntu have left me curious. I'm slowly learning about the command line, too.

5. You recommended Ubuntu that is – BASED ON – Debian. Why not go directly to the – SOURCE – used for that distribution? Doesn't it make MORE SENSE?

6. I left at 1:35 when he said "Dee"-bian… for those unaware, Debian was named by its creator, Ian Murdock, as a portmanteau of his and his girlfriend/future (ex-)wife Debra names… I don't believe she pronounced her name "DEE-brah". For a video recommending which Linux distro to choose, it's concerning that he mispronounces such a monumental distro that has been around since damn near the beginning, formulated I don't even know how many other distros (i.e. Ubuntu, Mint, MX Linux, Kali, which are probably mentioned later in this video as well), and still maintains its popularity for thirty years later.

7. Love Linux mint but have had ongoing problems with WiFi. Can seem to fix it either

8. so the only thing that differs distro to distro is sometimes there package manager and sometimes additions to what they add up to distro upon which is it build? (fork) coz they all have the same kernal and you can change desktop environments, etc

9. I use arch btw

10. and… what is your recommended?…. if i need fireworks look like and office…. in my list zorin and linux mint already "optimized" image/video editor and libre office …

    so ? zorin pro or linux mate/xfe ?

11. When I was younger, I thought it was pronounced de-bane, since I’d never heard anyone say it.

12. Pacman (from Arch line) is also available in Windows via MSYS2 environment 😎

13. Thanks Chris for you precise video, this video helped me by a lot, very quality stated one!

14. Which application do you use to edit your YouTube videos?

15. One big thing i think new timers miss when it comes to Linux is that. sure there are a lot of distributions and a lot of many of them are under the hood very similar. while what people usually chose Linux after is the look and feel.I been there myself, never liked how Ubuntu's look and feel. I set my eyes on Arch Linux because that's what the steam deck bases it self of off. but what i didn't know the look and feel is something completely different as its based around the desktop environment. which is interchangeably with a click of a button as long as its installed. Im running a Manjaro version with KDE plasma I think that, changing distros aren't that great. i might base my version onto a pure Arch install in time as i do wish to have more fine adjusted control when it comes to my own hosted server. and on my own client computers.

16. great overview!

17. A. Mr. Chris Do you think knowing the 8 major distribution families help you understand Linux and and help you provide technical support for Linux?

    B. The 8 Major Distribution Families Are.
    1. Arch
    2. Debian
    3. Fedora
    4. Gentoo
    5. openSUSÉ
    6. Slackware
    7. Ubuntu
    8. Independent Distributions (Distributions not based on the 7 other Distributions listed above.)

    C. Mr. Chris please continue to get on life's stage and let your Godly inner light shine. Please continue to climb life's ladder and let the world see The Great and Wonderful Gifts, Talents, and Treasures that are inside of you.

    D. Mr. Chris You're a Great Gentleman!!!
    E. Mr. Chris Please stay safe.
    F. Mr. Chris God Bless You!!!

18. what the f**k is wrong with the linux world? is there any stable and acceptable distro? the only half way good one is linux mint 19.3 mate. but when i try to boot from a newer live medium it kills my login. i still can login from the command line but there is no more graphical login possible. and that happened 3 times already, one time after system update.
    after that i tried debian mate and what showed up after installation was that nasty gnome2. i would love a completely new and crazy desktop environment, just not that one.
    kubuntu is very unstable: it looses icons. my task bar is half empty. it forgets wifi passwords and i checked all settings.these are only 2 problems of many and i'm fed up with repairing my system on a daily base.
    linux was a great and very stable operating system at the beginning in the late 90s when the kernel was compiled and not modular. it seems to have gone down the tubes.

19. 13:54 Gentoo Supremacy

20. Even though it's lost favor & popularity over the years, I still think new users should start with Ubuntu….

21. What about kali?

22. it there github where where they show which code they clone? but mint allows debian and ubuntu do not allow debian as i heard

23. Wished I'd have seen this video years ago. I'm now on Arch after starting out with Mint. Been on my Arch daily driver and love it. No more windows for me.

24. if they like came up to me on the street "you cant bind su she doesnt wanna be with you man" like oh shit i though they were talking about somethingels … samsung like wuuuuuuuuu we got um really got him

25. I just stopped to watch the video when the author said that Slackware is a crap, I think you newbies will never understand what means K.I.S.S. So, nevermind, Slackware WILL NEVER be for you and keep taking the blue pill called Ubuntu!!! lol

26. Terrible advice. Don’t use Linux Mint. You’d be better off sticking to Windows.

27. You didn't really explain anything…

28. well the best answer is obviously arch cuz then you can brag to everyone that you use arch btw

29. It’s deb+ian dude.

    Not deeeeeebian. Cringe.

30. that doesn't explain shit. what is happening. …

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