Post #3366144

Distro choice does matter, but to the common user/newcomer is basically irrelevant. Anything else that should be pointed out? A new user will be fine with basically anything that isn’t Gentoo or with some very very specific applications. People who have specific needs will choose a distro which makes the things they need easier. In most cases a newcomer won’t have such specific needs as to have to choose a specific distribution. designed for specific uses that conflict with other uses. Don’t see much conflict between uses. You can use any distribution to do anything you’d do with any other. Do you want a very stable system but rolling release with the latest updates? Not possible. Do you want a system that is flashed on ram but that will be stable with 100% uptime without ever touching it? Not possible. Do you want a super light system with the best DE animations and graphics? Not possible. Sure those are conflicting uses, but just because you’re choosing among two opposite things.