@@ExplainingComputers iWant 2 C U do 'fetish' videos. U have a thing 4 'French Maids' or something yes? iCan imagine the scenes & sounds pretty funny = all the 'contrast' of yor 'high brow' chat style combined with 'dirty talk' LOL
Regardless of the sheer number of Linux distros to choose from (which may seem overwhelming) the important thing is the absolute free choice it gives to us end users. That's something the big corps don't really want us to have.
KDE is my fav desktop environment, but running it on EndevourOS (Arch based) very stable and you get the latest packages. Lots of tools are built in to update etc if you don't want to use Pacman etc.
WOW, Dad really love you! And I hope you went to college using Linux OS Laptop. I to find Linux OS and LibreOffice was far better than MS Office. Now with all difference version Student or College there is a Linux OS for you!
I love Kubuntu with the excellent KDE desktop. Super simple installation, very minimal RAM usage at 700MB, and the Kate text editor is just fantastic for programming.
Wow! I had no idea Ubuntu had so many different "flavours." Decisions, decisions... I'm going to have some serious choices to make when I switch to Linux next October when Windows 10 reaches EOL.
Unity reminds me of using Ubuntu back in the day and MATE even more so since that is how Ubuntu used to look like before Unity. It’s nice that we still can use these looks without having to run old unsupported Ubuntu.
A word of caution to the developers among us. Most applications at this point are only supported on versions 20.04 or 22.04, so while the latest flavours look awesome, it will take a little while for the world to catch up. However, for typical desktop and creative work, it's highly recommended to use one of the the flavours mentioned. Fantastic work Chris.
That's obscene. Meanwhile Every version of Windows can run anything from an earlier generation, pretty much, with minimal 'compatibility layer' tools like 'DOS Box' or whatever (no need 4 a virtual machine or rebooting). iRun 64 bit Windows 10 within an Oracle Virtual Box Portable Virtual Machine on 32 bit Windows XP (can even run it from a USB stick! =) so iCan access 'the latest greatest' software the fools who wrote it didn't bother 2 make compatible with a real OS like Window $ex Pee (XP =) Everthing other than the extra 'compatibility layer' in everything after XP is absolute krap, with a few exceptions like 1) Vertical sync for the desktop (to avoid horizontal tearing in web browser video playback), 2) APO (Audio Processor Object) support for 'global' sound mixer output plugins (like parametric EQ =) 3) GPT support for large hard drives (beyond 2 terabytes). DX10+ might B improtant 2 U if U R 'gamer' but I have no intereste in games whatsoever, pretty much. I'm more a fan of enhancing videos, & music =D
Xubuntu is my favourite flavour from Ubuntu community. I used it on a very nice rig I had years ago. I am not a big fan of Unity environment. Nowadays I have Mint cinnamon and it just works. BTW, no snaps too 😜. For a more professional Linux, OpenSuse never disappoints me.
Ah another linux video! I find these videos about Operating systems so entertaining and interesting! I seriously hope linux comes more mainstream desktop os since many people are scared of linux because of the terminal not realizing you can just look up a command on the web if really necessary Thank you chris once again for the video and see you next time!❤
After your recent video touting 24.04, I finally have upgraded to said version. I went through 3 separate upgrades to get there, and thus learned painful lessons in snap. There have been three separate applications that wouldn't upgrade properly via snap. I had to learn how to force none snap application installation. Really not what I expected.
Xubuntu was the first flavor of Ubuntu that I fell in love when I first started using Linux; it still has my favorite implementation of Xfce OOTB. That said, I'm a dedicated user of Kubuntu these days. Kubuntu has, in my opinion, a good implementation of Plasma with the benefits of Ubuntu.
A great overview of all the flavours. I have to say that while some software programs might please me more than others, I don’t believe I have ever let out a gentle, contented sigh when booting into one 😊.
Hello Mr. Barnatt!! I'm home today and at least for a week, back to my usual routine of watching your videos on Sunday Morning!!! I'm still a "Mint Cinnamon" guy, but I do love today's video!! Sorry I've not been able to comment as much as work had me on the road!! Love your work Sir!! Will continue to watch!!
What a wonderfully informative video! I've never got on well with Ubuntu as it's felt to me that it lacks configurability. My preference has been Linux Mint Cinnamon but a recent inability to get sound working using Mint on one of my mini PCs meant I used Ubuntu on it while I was putting together a new Windows 11 desktop build. If I'd had seen this video I'd have gone for Kubuntu. It looks really clean and configurable. I've used Lubuntu for a while in a virtual machine to run Kodi on my Windows PC and it works really well with a limited hardware VM.
Awesome video. I had "figure out the differences between the versions of Ubuntu and pick one" on my list, and you just saved me hours of research and trial and error. Just from watching your video, I immediately vibed with Budgie, so I think I'll give that one a try in a VM. :)
Why would anybody switch from Mint Cinnamon, to Ubuntu Cinnamon ?... Mint spent so much effort removing the snap plague. In fact, just switch from regular Mint over to LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition), to get rid of all the last vestiges of ubuntu.
I like Mint OS, it works great & LibreOffice done everything's I needed! Mint & Window 7/MS Office 2010 student, Dual HHD/Dual boot, Blue Ray DVD/movie/TV? This Laptop forever got me through College, and more!
A bit off-topic perhaps, but possibly worth mentioning that regardless of flavour, Ubuntu can now be upgraded to Ubuntu Pro free of charge for personal private use meaning LTS is extended to 10 years. That means my 22.04 MATE is now supported to 2032. Under those circumstances I don't think I can be bothered to upgrade or swap flavours anymore. Delete the bottom panel, install and populate Plank and it's a very slick OS.
How does this work with installing Steam and playing games? I have a 1080 Ti MSI Nvidia graphics card from 2017 and video card driver from 2017. I want to avoid A.I. like the plague. That's also why I won't upgrade to Windows 11, especially 23H2 and above. Do you have a tutorial for installing and setting up Ubuntu LTS like Windows GUI, and with Steam, which also allows me to install a driver from 2017?
@@ernies8828Ubuntu, Mint, and POP OS are all great for playing games. I think KDE might be the best desktop environment for that though, so maybe go for Kubuntu. Quite a lot of games run really well on Proton nowadays. I also want to avoid AI but unfortunately have to use Windows for Adobe software.
Thank you for this video, i've been considering Ubuntu and in particular Kubuntu as an alternative once windows 10 drops support. Having these short "reviews" by you, who I consider a trusted source, helps ease a possible transition. I don't know if you've done it, but a future video tip (and one I would appreciate) as windows 10 approaches its end could be about some hand picked assorted Linux distributions their characteristics. I'm sure a lot of people will begin searching for it, and your concise clear explanations can help many confused and anxious people. 😊
Very informative. I remember starting out 40 years ago with unix on DEC VAXs, then as the market changed dos and windows took over. In my personal life I like macOS, but I have a few older PC laptops that are were happily running Ubuntu then I switched to Zorin 17. Thanks as always.
I use Linux Mint as my daily driver but am extremely impressed with Ubuntu Studio. I set up a small personal recording studio around a 10 year old i7-based HP all-in-one computer a neighbour threw out on their nature strip for hard rubbish. A RAM upgrade and SSD install later, Ubuntu Studio works extremely well on it and Ardour is an amazing multitrack audio recorder.
Excellent review of all of this desktop softwares. That educational is great for kids. It would have been nice if they run on raspberry pi 4 or 5. So I could make some systems for the kids in my area and give it as birthday present.
Heeeyyy Kubuntu, that's what I've been using as a daily for a while now. KDE Plasma has been my favorite DE for a couple years now, it feels the most cozy and comfortable, very "at home" feeling. On a more serious note tho I'm really glad this video was made, I have a handful of friends who want to make the leap from Windows to Linux, and a video showing different desktop environments and how they look and feel is very helpful for people still making that decision.
I am a Kubuntuian 😂 exactly I stick to the LTS release till the next upgrade to my PC i.e buying new one, increase the RAM, adding or replacing new disk, etc. Right now I still at 22.04 that I had upgraded it from 20.04.
Greetings, Christopher. I recently installed Ubuntu Budgie on a 15 year old desktop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 6gb of ram. Even with the rather dated hardware, the distro runs quite well, and makes for a very good spare workshop desktop for web surfing and streaming. I have run live ISO files of most of the available Ubuntu flavors, and find Ubuntu MATE and Xubuntu to also be quite nice on old hardware.
Ubuntu Mate is the only one I'd pick, but I haven't tried that in a while. Xfce is great, but don't judge it by Xubuntu. It's configured much better in MXLinux. Budgie is one I may revisit. I prefer Cinnamon as my favourite, but I use it on Mint, btw! Another Great video by the Sunday Morning Master! 👍
Nice summary! I have to say, after trying numerous distributions and the many different ways various DE's are configured, I've found Mint and Cinnamon to be rather good indeed. It's still on 21.3 though. Looking forward to 24.x I guess some distros put so much work into customisation and configuration of a DE, you never quite know what you are going to get, even if the exact same DE is used. But this is why Mint actually shines - Cinnamon is their baby. Damn fine too!
Very informative! I didn't know about some of the flavours. I don't know why their xfce implementation is like that. I use xfce with Debian 12 and the menu has the categories on the left. As I roll over them the apps appear for each section. I was away from x86 Linux for a while as I had a Chromebook. My experience on a £99 refurb ThinkPad has been stellar. Everything "just works" and it's beaten the Chromebook hands down in every area (apart from the obvious Google integration, but that's not the advantage it once was)
Thank you for a fair comparison of the various Desktops! Although Cinnamon Mint is my favorite as well, It's nice to have someone else do the grunt work for me!
Thank you for another very well done presentation ! But, I will stick with my mundane Linux Mint MATE ...... I'm old and tired of desktop merry-go-rounds..... It was a fun video ! Thanks again to being on top of the Linux scene . sbf
Just out of curiosity I made a bootable USB drive and tested Ubuntu Cinnamon to see whether or not it had anything else to offer than Linux Mint Cinnamon. Its GUI and customisation may be similar however it's not as graphically polished as Mint Cinnamon, so apart from having a later build number there's absolutely no reason to change. My curiosity now extends to testing the Mint Debian edition.
Thanks Chris for another awesome and informative video on the different Ubuntu flavors! It has been close to ten years since my 1st Ubuntu installation on my old AMD K7 back when the blazing fast speeds were rated in MHZ…😊! Now waiting for the quantum SBC Ubuntu flavor, by then should be able to create your own flavor to suit your needs without reporting to the big computer companies…as long as the computer doesn’t try to program you..😂! Have a great day and week!
I've been a Linux user ever since it emerged as a credible alternative to Windows. I tolerate Windows where I have to. However at home we all use Zorin OS for its ease of use and games friendly aspects
This Ubuntu Studio flavour looks worth investigating for when I convert two of my Windows 10 machines to Linux. It looks like a lot of what I'll need will be built in. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Another great video! I'm in the middle of backing up my WIN data so I can make the switch to linux. I was planning on going to Mint but in the past I really liked Kubuntu. Now I don't know which to use :)
Currently using regular Ubuntu 24.04 but I love the MATE and Budgie flavors as well. In the past I used to love Unity desktop but reviews of this new flavor do not convince me to test it.
For me, it will always be KDE. I have used it since the first Version, in those days on a Sun SparcStation. Now I am on Kubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Desktop) and Kubuntu 24.04 (Notebook).
May not be an "official" flavour but Dragon Focal is the one for me, loads of radio and data decoding software built in - 2 versions available, one for X86 cpu and one for Arm cu
At some point it might be interesting to compare the Ubuntu spins to the Fedora spins....... Fedora does have a pretty decent implementation of Cinnamon that you might want to take a look at if you haven't already.
Lubuntu is the best. I installed it yesterday as Fedora xfce and LXDE was giving hell to download. The only issue I had was the dual boot as I have also windows on the hard drive. But after the boot repair it fixed the grub boot up issue and I was good to go. Lubuntu is the best for old hardware. I can't wait for LXLE for their latest version too.
After I install VMWare WS Pro (look forward to that), I’m going to create an Edubuntu VM to play with Kalzium to remember 1960’s science and compare electron shells in the periodic table.
I'd been a K desktop/Kubuntu user for years starting way back when Mandrake Linux was still a thing (Mandrake 7.2 was a god tier distro). I moved to Mint Cinnamon a year or so ago after a Kubuntu update made my system unstable/inoperable one too many times. Cinnamon is okay, but I miss the configurability of KDE. I've been seriously considering jumping ship to KDE Neon.
the Distro that includes "Wine" natively, is my go-to! which means I'm STILL having to use W10, grrr. That future sweet Distro so I can continue using my little-ol' $$$-maker CAD-program ( ActCAD (now only for MS, ughhh )). Please, Channel Maestro, do a video on "Wine" and ActCAD!! zillions of folks will love ya for it !! :-))) Gonna be crazy-times for IntelliCAD-clones (as ActCAD, and several other CADs) when W10-ceases, and we'll ALL be looking to port our CAD to Linux. Help...show us HOW!! tx
my fave is usually kubuntu. but AT THE MOMENT i'm on neon with a non-ancient kde. and I'm thinkin I might not go back to kubuntu. people say neon has been flaky. but it's been perfect for me since kde6 came out. and i already have 6.1 :) and i like that things aren't installed on it except flatpak (as it should be). so i may not return to ole kubuntu.
I looked at Ubuntu Cinnamon but without the tools that makes Linux Mint it's not a replacement as far as I'm concerned. It would also require me to remove all the preinstalled snap packages, purge snapd and replace them with regular DEB packages. Work that Mint does for you! The next version of Mint should be out pretty soon anyway. I'm sticking with KDE Neon 6.1 on my main machine for now though!
I stopped using Ubuntu when they started pushing unity desktop, and never returned to any official Ubuntu flavor. I do use Mint, though. So I guess in I'm still using the distro in some capacity.
MATE works well with X2Go, _the_ better remote desktop access software and some of the desktop softwares don't work at all with X2Go (that I've tried). Lubuntu runs really well on an ancient laptop that I have.
Interesting video, thanks. As a matter of personal taste I much prefer XFCE. (FYI, @ExplainingComputers Christopher it’s supposed to be pronounced “X face”) I prefer it’s simplicity & lack of “twiddly bits,” unnecessary cosmetic features. Obviously that’s me & I get that for some people the “twiddly bits” make it a more comfortable environment but with XFCE it’s intended to offer compatibility with Gnome & KDE features & it just does what I need it to do with relatively little resource overhead.
My problem with Ubuntu in general is that the packages, Kernels and Desktop Environment versions are heavily outdated. Sometimes dating back YEARS. For example I have massive issues with version mismatches of Borg backup and my Borg repositories... So I switched to Manjaro years ago and now I am on Fedora because Manjaro tends to break itself with updates over time.
No more Windows for me. I've been using Ubuntu Studio on my daily driver laptop because I like having all the software it comes with, even though I don't use 75% of it. :P
Ironically I ditched Ubuntu for Linux Mint because of the Unity desktop. Unity was intended as an alternative to the desktop metaphor. Well, I was not remotely interested; all I wanted to do was use the computer and the traditional desktop was perfectly fine, and remains so to this day. This is not a video about Mint but as it's been over a decade since I touched Ubuntu, I will say that Mint has been very stable and I find it very well put together-a magnificent distribution if there ever was one. The XFCE variant is my favourite. I've always had a soft spot for XFCE. And now we've reached the end of another comment.
You've created a wonderful channel. Congratulations on 1M subscribers!
Thank you so much 😀
I subscribe to that!
@@ExplainingComputers iWant 2 C U do 'fetish' videos. U have a thing 4 'French Maids' or something yes? iCan imagine the scenes & sounds pretty funny = all the 'contrast' of yor 'high brow' chat style combined with 'dirty talk' LOL
Regardless of the sheer number of Linux distros to choose from (which may seem overwhelming) the important thing is the absolute free choice it gives to us end users. That's something the big corps don't really want us to have.
The ways to escape Copilot madness.
"Happy nation, livin' in a happy nation" rocking in win10
Just remember “Big Brother and Uncle Bill Gates “ are watching YOU 😮!
Escape Copilot as well as Apple Intelligence.
Some people may hate snap packages, but I’d rather have those any day over Copilot.
Total "Recall"
I've been using Kubuntu since I was a child, my dad gave it to me on a used laptop. But, I'm watching this on KDE Neon for that Plasma 6.1 goodness.
:)
I have Kubuntu on my desktop, and KDE Neon on my laptop and a micro computer used as a media station. KDE Plasma is such a nice DE
KDE is my fav desktop environment, but running it on EndevourOS (Arch based) very stable and you get the latest packages. Lots of tools are built in to update etc if you don't want to use Pacman etc.
WOW, Dad really love you! And I hope you went to college using Linux OS Laptop. I to find Linux OS and LibreOffice was far better than MS Office. Now with all difference version Student or College there is a Linux OS for you!
Fantastic video this week, congrats!
I love Kubuntu with the excellent KDE desktop. Super simple installation, very minimal RAM usage at 700MB, and the Kate text editor is just fantastic for programming.
That's a fact!! Kate is awesome!
Wow! I had no idea Ubuntu had so many different "flavours." Decisions, decisions... I'm going to have some serious choices to make when I switch to Linux next October when Windows 10 reaches EOL.
Just go with default Ubuntu :D
Me also gonna switch
Unity reminds me of using Ubuntu back in the day and MATE even more so since that is how Ubuntu used to look like before Unity. It’s nice that we still can use these looks without having to run old unsupported Ubuntu.
A word of caution to the developers among us. Most applications at this point are only supported on versions 20.04 or 22.04, so while the latest flavours look awesome, it will take a little while for the world to catch up. However, for typical desktop and creative work, it's highly recommended to use one of the the flavours mentioned. Fantastic work Chris.
A very important point.
That's obscene. Meanwhile Every version of Windows can run anything from an earlier generation, pretty much, with minimal 'compatibility layer' tools like 'DOS Box' or whatever (no need 4 a virtual machine or rebooting). iRun 64 bit Windows 10 within an Oracle Virtual Box Portable Virtual Machine on 32 bit Windows XP (can even run it from a USB stick! =) so iCan access 'the latest greatest' software the fools who wrote it didn't bother 2 make compatible with a real OS like Window $ex Pee (XP =) Everthing other than the extra 'compatibility layer' in everything after XP is absolute krap, with a few exceptions like 1) Vertical sync for the desktop (to avoid horizontal tearing in web browser video playback), 2) APO (Audio Processor Object) support for 'global' sound mixer output plugins (like parametric EQ =) 3) GPT support for large hard drives (beyond 2 terabytes). DX10+ might B improtant 2 U if U R 'gamer' but I have no intereste in games whatsoever, pretty much. I'm more a fan of enhancing videos, & music =D
Xubuntu is my favourite flavour from Ubuntu community. I used it on a very nice rig I had years ago. I am not a big fan of Unity environment. Nowadays I have Mint cinnamon and it just works. BTW, no snaps too 😜. For a more professional Linux, OpenSuse never disappoints me.
I think I’ll build a Edubuntu station for my children. I think they’ll love it
i don't think my kid would care
you should force them to use gentoo
@@RWLN508D "I don't care if you have homework get back to compiling the kernel!"
They will. Well, at least mine do
Aww, that would be nice!
Ah another linux video! I find these videos about Operating systems so entertaining and interesting! I seriously hope linux comes more mainstream desktop os since many people are scared of linux because of the terminal not realizing you can just look up a command on the web if really necessary
Thank you chris once again for the video and see you next time!❤
Thanks for watching! :)
In Xfce you can right click on the menu button and go to 'Properties > Appearance > Position categories on left'. 19:20
After your recent video touting 24.04, I finally have upgraded to said version. I went through 3 separate upgrades to get there, and thus learned painful lessons in snap. There have been three separate applications that wouldn't upgrade properly via snap. I had to learn how to force none snap application installation. Really not what I expected.
This is my 2nd years of using Lubuntu, I love it so much..
Only go back to windows when I need to do some office work and printing.
Xubuntu was the first flavor of Ubuntu that I fell in love when I first started using Linux; it still has my favorite implementation of Xfce OOTB.
That said, I'm a dedicated user of Kubuntu these days. Kubuntu has, in my opinion, a good implementation of Plasma with the benefits of Ubuntu.
I just switched from Windows 10 to Cinnamon 2 days ago. Still in the learning phase but am very happy with the change.
My favorite is definitely stock Ubuntu 24.04!
A great overview of all the flavours. I have to say that while some software programs might please me more than others, I don’t believe I have ever let out a gentle, contented sigh when booting into one 😊.
I have. After trying to sort out a Windows 11 problem and going back to Cinnamon. Though perhaps it's more a little "hff" of relief.
@@michaelwright2986 😀
Thank you for clearly showing the differences, like snap in Ubuntu. Your presentations are excellent. Thanks again!
Mate was a fork of Gnome 2 the first desktop many of us oldies used on Linux. Its like comfort food.
Hello Mr. Barnatt!! I'm home today and at least for a week, back to my usual routine of watching your videos on Sunday Morning!!! I'm still a "Mint Cinnamon" guy, but I do love today's video!! Sorry I've not been able to comment as much as work had me on the road!! Love your work Sir!! Will continue to watch!!
Thanks for watching. :)
Lubuntu Is great, installed on a old pc
Caught my attention for possible installation on a Pentium4 machine. Thanks for sharing your good experience.
Pentium 4 ? The only os i managed to install on a 20 year old pc with 1 GB of ram was Q4 os .
@@salvino6699 I have high hopes for a Pentium4 3.2 ghz with 4gb RAM running Windows xp currently.
Check out Antix, a nice lightweight distro
Great video as always... As a die hard mint user myself was very intrigued with the budgie flavour (hint for a deeper dive 😂😂)
Yes, I may well take a closer look at Budgie.
What a wonderfully informative video!
I've never got on well with Ubuntu as it's felt to me that it lacks configurability. My preference has been Linux Mint Cinnamon but a recent inability to get sound working using Mint on one of my mini PCs meant I used Ubuntu on it while I was putting together a new Windows 11 desktop build. If I'd had seen this video I'd have gone for Kubuntu. It looks really clean and configurable.
I've used Lubuntu for a while in a virtual machine to run Kodi on my Windows PC and it works really well with a limited hardware VM.
Awesome video. I had "figure out the differences between the versions of Ubuntu and pick one" on my list, and you just saved me hours of research and trial and error. Just from watching your video, I immediately vibed with Budgie, so I think I'll give that one a try in a VM. :)
Good luck with Budgie. Has a really nice feel to it. :)
Why would anybody switch from Mint Cinnamon, to Ubuntu Cinnamon ?... Mint spent so much effort removing the snap plague.
In fact, just switch from regular Mint over to LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition), to get rid of all the last vestiges of ubuntu.
I like Mint OS, it works great & LibreOffice done everything's I needed! Mint & Window 7/MS Office 2010 student, Dual HHD/Dual boot, Blue Ray DVD/movie/TV? This Laptop forever got me through College, and more!
A bit off-topic perhaps, but possibly worth mentioning that regardless of flavour, Ubuntu can now be upgraded to Ubuntu Pro free of charge for personal private use meaning LTS is extended to 10 years. That means my 22.04 MATE is now supported to 2032. Under those circumstances I don't think I can be bothered to upgrade or swap flavours anymore. Delete the bottom panel, install and populate Plank and it's a very slick OS.
How does this work with installing Steam and playing games? I have a 1080 Ti MSI Nvidia graphics card from 2017 and video card driver from 2017. I want to avoid A.I. like the plague. That's also why I won't upgrade to Windows 11, especially 23H2 and above. Do you have a tutorial for installing and setting up Ubuntu LTS like Windows GUI, and with Steam, which also allows me to install a driver from 2017?
Why would you pay for this?
@@ernies8828Ubuntu, Mint, and POP OS are all great for playing games. I think KDE might be the best desktop environment for that though, so maybe go for Kubuntu.
Quite a lot of games run really well on Proton nowadays. I also want to avoid AI but unfortunately have to use Windows for Adobe software.
@@James-l5s7k Ubuntu Pro is free up to 5 computers.
Thank you for this video, i've been considering Ubuntu and in particular Kubuntu as an alternative once windows 10 drops support. Having these short "reviews" by you, who I consider a trusted source, helps ease a possible transition. I don't know if you've done it, but a future video tip (and one I would appreciate) as windows 10 approaches its end could be about some hand picked assorted Linux distributions their characteristics. I'm sure a lot of people will begin searching for it, and your concise clear explanations can help many confused and anxious people. 😊
I've LOVED Lubuntu on Old Junk
It Served Me Well since 2k11-ish
Very informative. I remember starting out 40 years ago with unix on DEC VAXs, then as the market changed dos and windows took over. In my personal life I like macOS, but I have a few older PC laptops that are were happily running Ubuntu then I switched to Zorin 17. Thanks as always.
I use Linux Mint as my daily driver but am extremely impressed with Ubuntu Studio. I set up a small personal recording studio around a 10 year old i7-based HP all-in-one computer a neighbour threw out on their nature strip for hard rubbish. A RAM upgrade and SSD install later, Ubuntu Studio works extremely well on it and Ardour is an amazing multitrack audio recorder.
Excellent review of all of this desktop softwares. That educational is great for kids. It would have been nice if they run on raspberry pi 4 or 5. So I could make some systems for the kids in my area and give it as birthday present.
Heeeyyy Kubuntu, that's what I've been using as a daily for a while now. KDE Plasma has been my favorite DE for a couple years now, it feels the most cozy and comfortable, very "at home" feeling.
On a more serious note tho I'm really glad this video was made, I have a handful of friends who want to make the leap from Windows to Linux, and a video showing different desktop environments and how they look and feel is very helpful for people still making that decision.
Great video. Thanks for going over the different flavors!!
I am a Kubuntuian 😂 exactly I stick to the LTS release till the next upgrade to my PC i.e buying new one, increase the RAM, adding or replacing new disk, etc. Right now I still at 22.04 that I had upgraded it from 20.04.
12:27 it's because of the green theme, I feel the same way about Manjaro KDE's theme 😌
Brilliant video, mate. I use Ubuntu Gnome and Mac to do all my computing work. The Budgie desktop looks nice too.
Greetings, Christopher. I recently installed Ubuntu Budgie on a 15 year old desktop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 6gb of ram. Even with the rather dated hardware, the distro runs quite well, and makes for a very good spare workshop desktop for web surfing and streaming. I have run live ISO files of most of the available Ubuntu flavors, and find Ubuntu MATE and Xubuntu to also be quite nice on old hardware.
Great, now another hand full of distro’s to pick from. I’m with you though, studio looks really good. Thanks once again.
Sunday Morning Flavorful EC
:)
Linux mint is my go to Distro when I introduce anyone to the world of Linux
Ubuntu Mate is the only one I'd pick, but I haven't tried that in a while. Xfce is great, but don't judge it by Xubuntu. It's configured much better in MXLinux. Budgie is one I may revisit. I prefer Cinnamon as my favourite, but I use it on Mint, btw! Another Great video by the Sunday Morning Master! 👍
Nice summary!
I have to say, after trying numerous distributions and the many different ways various DE's are configured, I've found Mint and Cinnamon to be rather good indeed. It's still on 21.3 though. Looking forward to 24.x
I guess some distros put so much work into customisation and configuration of a DE, you never quite know what you are going to get, even if the exact same DE is used.
But this is why Mint actually shines - Cinnamon is their baby. Damn fine too!
Great video but I would’ve liked to see RAM usage comparisons for all the distros
I just love using Linux. Ubuntu was the first distro I tried. I used it for years.
I haven't used Ubuntu for about 15 years and I might give one of these flavours a run out
Thanks for the run down. I would be interested in a similar video on RPM based Linux distributions if you were to ever make one.
Thank you for pronouncing Ubuntu correctly.
And Mate!
Very informative! I didn't know about some of the flavours. I don't know why their xfce implementation is like that. I use xfce with Debian 12 and the menu has the categories on the left. As I roll over them the apps appear for each section.
I was away from x86 Linux for a while as I had a Chromebook. My experience on a £99 refurb ThinkPad has been stellar. Everything "just works" and it's beaten the Chromebook hands down in every area (apart from the obvious Google integration, but that's not the advantage it once was)
Thank you for a fair comparison of the various Desktops! Although Cinnamon Mint is my favorite as well, It's nice to have someone else do the grunt work for me!
Greetings Leslie. So many of us here stick to Linux Mint Cinnamon. I remember when this was frowned on. How things change.
Kubuntu has always been my go to.
My favourite is Linux Mint XFCE. Best on my older hardware.
My favorite flavor of Ubuntu is Debian.
Dubuntu
Mine is Uwuntu. /j
No conocia Ubuntu Kylin, esta buenisimo, gracias por la informacion! Excelente canal y contenido.
MATE is good old Gnome 2, of course it's soothing!
:)
Thank you for another very well done presentation !
But, I will stick with my mundane Linux Mint MATE ......
I'm old and tired of desktop merry-go-rounds.....
It was a fun video ! Thanks again to being on top of the Linux scene .
sbf
Definitely there are a couple of those I’d like to try out. Looking forward to your next video!
Greetings Perry! :)
Always wonderful to be greeted by you! :)
Just out of curiosity I made a bootable USB drive and tested Ubuntu Cinnamon to see whether or not it had anything else to offer than Linux Mint Cinnamon. Its GUI and customisation may be similar however it's not as graphically polished as Mint Cinnamon, so apart from having a later build number there's absolutely no reason to change. My curiosity now extends to testing the Mint Debian edition.
Ubuntu Studio looks like a great one to boot off usb so you can escape to work but still have your fav linux running bare-metal.
Thanks Chris for another awesome and informative video on the different Ubuntu flavors! It has been close to ten years since my 1st Ubuntu installation on my old AMD K7 back when the blazing fast speeds were rated in MHZ…😊! Now waiting for the quantum SBC Ubuntu flavor, by then should be able to create your own flavor to suit your needs without reporting to the big computer companies…as long as the computer doesn’t try to program you..😂!
Have a great day and week!
I've been a Linux user ever since it emerged as a credible alternative to Windows. I tolerate Windows where I have to. However at home we all use Zorin OS for its ease of use and games friendly aspects
This Ubuntu Studio flavour looks worth investigating for when I convert two of my Windows 10 machines to Linux. It looks like a lot of what I'll need will be built in. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Looking at Ubuntu unity, I am reminded why I switched to Linux Mint.
Another great video! I'm in the middle of backing up my WIN data so I can make the switch to linux. I was planning on going to Mint but in the past I really liked Kubuntu. Now I don't know which to use :)
This Edubuntu looks great for my 6 year old Son. Thank you so much. Another great video as usual.
Very much so.
Currently using regular Ubuntu 24.04 but I love the MATE and Budgie flavors as well. In the past I used to love Unity desktop but reviews of this new flavor do not convince me to test it.
For me, it will always be KDE. I have used it since the first Version, in those days on a Sun SparcStation. Now I am on Kubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Desktop) and Kubuntu 24.04 (Notebook).
Among all the flavours, Kubuntu is best suited for me.
May not be an "official" flavour but Dragon Focal is the one for me, loads of radio and data decoding software built in - 2 versions available, one for X86 cpu and one for Arm cu
I am using Ubuntu Mate and am very happy with it.
Christopher, slightly off topic. Please could you do a video on Synaptic Package Manager and it's uses. Think many would find it very helpful.
At some point it might be interesting to compare the Ubuntu spins to the Fedora spins....... Fedora does have a pretty decent implementation of Cinnamon that you might want to take a look at if you haven't already.
I may well do this. :)
Lubuntu is the best. I installed it yesterday as Fedora xfce and LXDE was giving hell to download. The only issue I had was the dual boot as I have also windows on the hard drive. But after the boot repair it fixed the grub boot up issue and I was good to go. Lubuntu is the best for old hardware. I can't wait for LXLE for their latest version too.
Good morning! What kind of flavors are we talking about? Vanilla? Chocolate? Strawberry?
After I install VMWare WS Pro (look forward to that), I’m going to create an Edubuntu VM to play with Kalzium to remember 1960’s science and compare electron shells in the periodic table.
The Unity Desktop reminds me of windows 11 with its look and feel and how you can't change settings.
When windows 12 releases, I’m still gonna download Ubuntu on my new gaming pc with dual boot of windows, Mac, Linux, & android.
I'd been a K desktop/Kubuntu user for years starting way back when Mandrake Linux was still a thing (Mandrake 7.2 was a god tier distro). I moved to Mint Cinnamon a year or so ago after a Kubuntu update made my system unstable/inoperable one too many times. Cinnamon is okay, but I miss the configurability of KDE. I've been seriously considering jumping ship to KDE Neon.
Am I alone missing the Cub Linux 14.04 desktop?
the Distro that includes "Wine" natively, is my go-to! which means I'm STILL having to use W10, grrr. That future sweet Distro so I can continue using my little-ol' $$$-maker CAD-program ( ActCAD (now only for MS, ughhh )). Please, Channel Maestro, do a video on "Wine" and ActCAD!! zillions of folks will love ya for it !! :-))) Gonna be crazy-times for IntelliCAD-clones (as ActCAD, and several other CADs) when W10-ceases, and we'll ALL be looking to port our CAD to Linux. Help...show us HOW!! tx
my fave is usually kubuntu. but AT THE MOMENT i'm on neon with a non-ancient kde. and I'm thinkin I might not go back to kubuntu. people say neon has been flaky. but it's been perfect for me since kde6 came out. and i already have 6.1 :) and i like that things aren't installed on it except flatpak (as it should be). so i may not return to ole kubuntu.
Thanks for this video and for introducing me to Ubuntu Studio. I'll take a look. 👍
Try Solus Linux, probably the best way to see how nice the Budgie desktop can be.
Noted! Thanks for the tip.
You forgot to mention MATE's classic menu, which I think makes it stand out from the other distros.
A good point. :)
Thanks Chris 🙂
I looked at Ubuntu Cinnamon but without the tools that makes Linux Mint it's not a replacement as far as I'm concerned. It would also require me to remove all the preinstalled snap packages, purge snapd and replace them with regular DEB packages. Work that Mint does for you! The next version of Mint should be out pretty soon anyway. I'm sticking with KDE Neon 6.1 on my main machine for now though!
Standard ubuntu is the one I like. It's good to have options though.
I stopped using Ubuntu when they started pushing unity desktop, and never returned to any official Ubuntu flavor. I do use Mint, though. So I guess in I'm still using the distro in some capacity.
MATE works well with X2Go, _the_ better remote desktop access software and some of the desktop softwares don't work at all with X2Go (that I've tried). Lubuntu runs really well on an ancient laptop that I have.
Interesting video, thanks. As a matter of personal taste I much prefer XFCE. (FYI, @ExplainingComputers Christopher it’s supposed to be pronounced “X face”) I prefer it’s simplicity & lack of “twiddly bits,” unnecessary cosmetic features.
Obviously that’s me & I get that for some people the “twiddly bits” make it a more comfortable environment but with XFCE it’s intended to offer compatibility with Gnome & KDE features & it just does what I need it to do with relatively little resource overhead.
According to the XFCE wiki, XFCE is pronounced "ecks-eff-see-ee". See the FAQ page on the Wiki.
My problem with Ubuntu in general is that the packages, Kernels and Desktop Environment versions are heavily outdated. Sometimes dating back YEARS. For example I have massive issues with version mismatches of Borg backup and my Borg repositories... So I switched to Manjaro years ago and now I am on Fedora because Manjaro tends to break itself with updates over time.
What's your flava?
Tell me, what's your flava? 🎶
Kubuntu I would choose or maybe Budgie if I was going to hop distros, but at the moment I am still getting on well with MX23.3
I love cinnamon mint. Thanks for your hard work Peter always enjoy new learning from a grate Professor EC Peter
No more Windows for me. I've been using Ubuntu Studio on my daily driver laptop because I like having all the software it comes with, even though I don't use 75% of it. :P
Xubuntu for me. I don't like to waste cpu and ram resources for the desktop environment only
Kubuntu or Ubuntu Studio (KDE)
Ironically I ditched Ubuntu for Linux Mint because of the Unity desktop. Unity was intended as an alternative to the desktop metaphor. Well, I was not remotely interested; all I wanted to do was use the computer and the traditional desktop was perfectly fine, and remains so to this day.
This is not a video about Mint but as it's been over a decade since I touched Ubuntu, I will say that Mint has been very stable and I find it very well put together-a magnificent distribution if there ever was one. The XFCE variant is my favourite. I've always had a soft spot for XFCE. And now we've reached the end of another comment.
Favorite Flavor: Not Ubuntu.
Great video as always! 👍
im addicted to your videos
Excellent! :)