Comments on Profile Post by Deep Funk

Which distro? I played around with Arch for a while, but currently use Manjaro.

I want to shift my main rig over to linux again, i hardly do any pc gaming anymore. Only thing keeping me is the Lynx card which is a no go under Linux. Also need the aes since the pc quite far away from the dac.

I recommend Linux Mint. One of the biggest user base, better than Ubuntu imo. Ease of use is amazing, technically very stable. They lack the usual glitchy releases that Ubuntu has been putting out.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, the Lubuntu version. Very easy on my old X121e.

I recommend Linux Mint with added bits of KXStudio for music stuff. If anyone wants hours of endless fun with music-/making/ toys, installing the KXStudio distro might be a good idea.

Desktop: MATE. Window manager: Compiz. With Emerald.

@DF Ubuntu used to have questionable designs decisions with some prior releases (~2010-2013) that were more of a gimmick. I believe there were numerous complaints about that. That is not to say that current Ubuntu isn't great. Mint has been using Ubuntu/Debian base with improvements in practicality and consistency. Like always, opinions and experiences might vary.