[TriLUG] Linux Mint Site Hacked

[Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG]

Debian is my personally preferred, but I find it hard to recommend to linux
new comers unless I can help them install it.

Ken

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Erik Nelson via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

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> On 02/25/2016 11:17 AM, Thomas Delrue wrote:
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>> On 02/25/2016 11:03 AM, Erik Nelson via TriLUG wrote:
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>>> I understand the audience Mint is targeting, and there's certainly a
>>> great need for beginner friendly distros we can recommend to people
>>> interesting in joining the ecosystem. Isn't it our responsibility to
>>> set the example for best security practices, and to practice what we
>>> preach?
>>>
>> I agree, but where do we go from here? I reluctantly would like to turn
>> this into a which-distro-would-you-recommend-for-switchers-poll.
>>
>> Mint has been (past tense) my go-to recommendations for
>> Windows-switchers and I agree that these incidents are troublesome to
>> say the least, so what would be a good distro to recommend to someone
>> who would or could switch but "won't eventually want to learn how to
>> build a kernel by themselves" (sorry Arch folks... I love you all but
>> this is not one for you).
>>
>
> Self admitted Archer, I haven't built a kernel since I was running Funtoo
> last year :P
>
> I'd either recommend vanilla Ubuntu, or Ubuntu Mate. Ubuntu remains a
> solid choice
> for a new user despite the loud Unity hate. Ubuntu Mate is shaping up to
> be a
> fantastic choice for anyone looking for a traditional desktop experience
> that just works.
> If you haven't already tried it, I highly recommend you spin one up in a
> VM; it's a delight.
>
> Alternatively, if I'm talking to someone whose technically competent and
> just looking
> for a gateway into the Linux world, it's hard to go wrong with Debian
> Jessie.
>
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