Which distro are we going to install?

[David Spoelstra]

I also decided to install Mint on my Win10/Ubuntu machine (So now it's
triple-boot!). Mint is considered by most to be the closest to Windows and
the easiest to move to from Windows.

For people moving from Windows to Linux, my recommendations from top to
bottom would be:

   1. ChromOS Flex (Basically the Chromebook OS. If they just want to
   browse and can use Google for Office needs (docs, sheets, and slides), then
   this may be all they need. You can even edit photos online with pixlr. And,
   if you are a little more technical, you can run any Debian based app. Has a
   software store.)
   2. Linux Mint (Super easy to install and looks the most like Windows.
   Lots of built-in apps. Made for beginners. Has a software store.)
   3. Ubuntu (My daily driver. Lots of built-in apps and is super flexible
   and configurable, but is better if you are a little more than a novice
   Windows user. Has a software store.)

I'll have all three to show tomorrow, and the installers for them.

-David


On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM David Spoelstra <davids at mediamachine.com>
wrote:

> Perfect Chandler! I look forward to playing with it.
> -David
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM chandler latour <
> chandlerlatour25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all the responses everyone,
>> I decided to install Lubuntu 24.04 on it. It went great, it worked great,
>> and I spent the day setting up all manner of programs. I’ve got
>> LibreOffice, Gimp, Blender, and I plan to put more useful programs on this
>> thing. I also got a few games loaded on these things, including an old
>> Windows game through wine. It’s a nice little benchmark to show off what
>> this piece of would-be e waste can actually do with the right setup.
>>
>> I’m excited for Wednesday!
>>
>> On Sep 27, 2025, at 12:33, David Spoelstra <davids at mediamachine.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> >So unless Lubuntu installs drastically different than Ubuntu, I'd say
>> you are good to just bring in a pre-installed machine.
>>
>> They both use the same installer app so it's identical. So, just bring
>> the pre-installed machine. Thank you!
>>
>> -David
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM Bernie Hoefer <
>> LUG-Member at themoreiknow.info> wrote:
>>
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>>> On 2025-09-26 14:11 UTC-05:00, chandler latour wrote:
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>>> > I apologize for being late to the discussion,
>>> ===
>>>
>>> No need to apologize.  Welcome to the discussion!
>>>
>>>
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>>> > I’m writing because I also plan on bringing along a laptop to
>>> > demonstrate Linux, though I don’t plan on having a big organized
>>> > presentation.
>>> ===
>>>
>>> That's fine.  I'd like to see Lubuntu and how it is different than
>>> Ubuntu -- especially since it is aimed at older computers.  Thank you!
>>>
>>>
>>> ===
>>> > Also, I’m torn between installing it live or installing it and
>>> > setting stuff up prior to the presentation.
>>> ===
>>>
>>> Originally I was thinking that I'd bring in a server with the Fedora and
>>> Ubuntu repositories loaded on it so any installs we did would be local
>>> installs -- i.e. not going over Moser's wireless out through the Internet.
>>> But with our focus changing to just helping any newbies with running a
>>> live-USB or live-CD distro and *just showing* the full installation, I am
>>> no longer going to bring in a server.
>>>
>>> So unless Lubuntu installs drastically different than Ubuntu, I'd say
>>> you are good to just bring in a pre-installed machine.
>>>
>>> Thank you again, Chandler!  We're looking forward to what you have to
>>> contribute!
>>>
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