Should Linux beginners use atomic or classic distros?

[khoa]

Please read my comment in full:

@khoa

We’re talking about Linux, after all. If a distro doesn’t support the app store of your choice, all you need to do is mess with the terminal the right way and you can download apps from your favorite app store. Of course, this requires some familiarities with the terminal, which newcomers mostly don’t have.

I know this is a privacy centric forum, but the thread is discussing about beginner-friendly Linux distros.

Add: people are literally mentioning Linux Mint, which is also a fork of a fork. (I know about LMDE)

[foolclown]

@SkewedZeppelin

Rather just sudo apt install flatpak than use a downstream (fork of a fork) distro with delayed security updates.

edit: my coffee tastes horrible, I ran out of half and half

See, this is the kind of comment that confuses the s**t out of me and makes me wanna give up, so I think I’m just gonna install Zorin because I do have to start somewhere and I definitely do not expect myself to get a perfect 10/10 privacy and security platform that intimately reflects my needs right out the box on the first try

[Cyber-Typhoon (Always leveling up)]

@foolclown

I think I’m just gonna install Zorin

Sure, everyone starts in some place. Good luck!

I’ll just point that the Privacy Guide has a single page which is a quick read and may address or create important questions: Desktop/PC - Privacy Guides

[Eebzter]

This is a good attitude to have and the point I wanted to make. Find something that works for you without so much of a headache. This is the beginning of a journey and you don’t need the most secure and most private setup. As you learn more and more you can advance the process.

Zorin is an ok place to to start of it seems like an understandable ecosystem.

[wumixe (Tristan)]

I think traditional is still the best, as it is most similar to other operating systems like Windows and macOS, and I think using atomic distros will just add on to what someone will have to learn.

I also think traditional distros for beginners are better than their atomic counterparts at the moment. Overall, I think atomic distros are still pretty immature, but I’ll have to see what changes in the next few years. For me, atomic doesn’t really have any benefits and just seems like a nuisance, but for something like Bazzite, it definitely makes sense why it is atomic.

[anonymous350]

For people saying using container options like Distrobox (which is better than toolbx) is non-intuitive for beginners, can use GUIs like Distroshelf, BoxBuddyRS or Kontainer.