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[–]Disappointed0 points
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Right so my first step would be to have a session on youtube where you check out A few desktop environments. Ubuntu Mate, MInt Xfce 18, LXLE will show what I call the basic desktop environments. You could also search Enlightenment, Kde plasma and Ubuntu 16.04 to see some more complex DE's.
Then once you see one you like you can decide what sort of Distro you want running behind it. In my experience they are all Linux with varying degrees of user friendliness so it depends if you want to put time into learning your OS or if you just want to use it and not worry about the nuts and bolts behind it.
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Nah, I usually just type in something like "ubuntu mate" and you'll get heaps. Just change the name up to suit. Most of them are pretty boring but they make a point of opening up all the menus and some programs, so you'll get a good idea of what everything looks like.
Edit: Actually this guy has a lot of short videos which show off each desktop well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B52D3AD4686C562. Just take a note of the upload date to make sure you're not looking at old versions.
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[–] Disappointed 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Right so my first step would be to have a session on youtube where you check out A few desktop environments. Ubuntu Mate, MInt Xfce 18, LXLE will show what I call the basic desktop environments. You could also search Enlightenment, Kde plasma and Ubuntu 16.04 to see some more complex DE's.
Then once you see one you like you can decide what sort of Distro you want running behind it. In my experience they are all Linux with varying degrees of user friendliness so it depends if you want to put time into learning your OS or if you just want to use it and not worry about the nuts and bolts behind it.
[–] Lemongarb [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Any channels you suggest?
[–] Disappointed 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Nah, I usually just type in something like "ubuntu mate" and you'll get heaps. Just change the name up to suit. Most of them are pretty boring but they make a point of opening up all the menus and some programs, so you'll get a good idea of what everything looks like.
Edit: Actually this guy has a lot of short videos which show off each desktop well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B52D3AD4686C562. Just take a note of the upload date to make sure you're not looking at old versions.