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Please don't. ElementaryOS is bad for new user this days. Try Fedora Workstation edition or Plasma spin, Linux Mint.
@FarLine99 @privacy
what's the problem with elementary for new users?
Its not a privacy problem, its a software being up to date problem. Elementary is slow to be updated so you're going to spend a lot of your time debugging and troubleshooting why your wifi isn't working, what's the deal with your font rendering, why is the login screen acting like that?
It is buggy. Really old packages. Non enabled deb installation in Software Store. Non wayland support which is definetly the future.
I would say elementary is easy for new users? What did I miss haha. This said I go with fedora or popos for new users.
@carloshr @FarLine99 @privacy
#Elementary has a very opinionated design and includes some defaults that would be desireable for pretty much absolutely nobody - the most prominent of them being that it only lists apps from its own store, which is almost empty, and then gives warnings to users to try and discourage them from going to a place like FlatHub for the software that they will no doubt need. There is a tone about the OS in its design and especially its language in dialogs that may make people feel like they are the ones who are "wrong" if they do not wish to stick with these defaults - I think that's what really rubs so many people the wrong way, and a brand-new user that doesn't know much about Linux would just be completely lost.
It also has no direct upgrade paths for major new versions, and they do their own apps and DE which is great, but they are also under-resourced and so the experience can be a bit glitchy sometimes.
You mention being a mid-level user though, so I think you'd be fine with it, if you like the look of it. In terms of privacy, usability and respect for the FOSS spirit, I think Elementary and its Pantheon desktop environment is fantastic, and I believe it's actually worth trying to adapt to its way of doing things. I use it and love it.
For someone brand new to Linux that just wants to get up and running quickly and get work done, I'd highly recommend #ZorinOS instead. It's very much a counter-point in philosophy to Elementary OS and gives a vibe of: "You do things however you're used to, I just want to make it as easy for you as possible."
@ianmclean @FarLine99 @privacy
thanks for your comments. I've already decided to install #LinuxMint. Actually I've been using it for around a month and I'm very satisfied. Currently I almost don't use windows.