Hello,
My goal is to be much more comfortable with Linux. I figured the fastest way to learn is to simply get rid of Windows and install it on my main computer.
I have some experience with Linux/Unix. OmniOS for fileserver duties. Putty numerous times for VMware, CentOS and Debian CLI.
What would you guys recommend for a great Linux distro to learn? It must have a GUI. I do not game at all anymore and have decided to drop Outlook completely and probably will start using Thunderbird as an alternative. It must have great support for VMware Workstation 12, which appears that it works best with Ubuntu, Red Hat and Fedora.
I am reading great feedback on Linux Mint, and it does look attractive since it is based on Ubuntu so should have good app support. Perhaps some other flavor of Ubuntu? The main Ubuntu just seems like too much bloat.
Appreciate any feedback!
My goal is to be much more comfortable with Linux. I figured the fastest way to learn is to simply get rid of Windows and install it on my main computer.
I have some experience with Linux/Unix. OmniOS for fileserver duties. Putty numerous times for VMware, CentOS and Debian CLI.
What would you guys recommend for a great Linux distro to learn? It must have a GUI. I do not game at all anymore and have decided to drop Outlook completely and probably will start using Thunderbird as an alternative. It must have great support for VMware Workstation 12, which appears that it works best with Ubuntu, Red Hat and Fedora.
I am reading great feedback on Linux Mint, and it does look attractive since it is based on Ubuntu so should have good app support. Perhaps some other flavor of Ubuntu? The main Ubuntu just seems like too much bloat.
Appreciate any feedback!