LinuxFest Northwest 2017: Linux 102: Choosing the right Distro for you
Channel: linuxfestnorthwest
Date: 2017-05-07

Linux 102: Choosing the right distro for you
The wonderful and awful part of linux is there is one one size fits all answer for what distro is best for someone new to linux, so I will be walking you through some of the basic linux distro's and explaining what you might like about them, and we won't stop there, I will also be explaining desktop managers and how they impact the way you use your chosen distro.

From Ubuntu to Fedora, from Gnome to MATE to KDE, I will take you on a fun and educational journey through the rainbow that is the linux ecosystem. By the end you should be armed with enough knowledge to know which OS you would like to give a try.

In this lecture we will discuss:

    Some popular desktop managers
    Linux distros
    What linux is best suited to each use case