Linux Mint used to be my go to Linux distro because in the past I could just install it and it was more or less ready to use and I liked the Cinnamon UI, however, it's never been perfect (e.g. errors when compiling certain things) and now it's stock kernel is so out of date that it wont even boot on my laptop without workarounds.
So now I'm looking to jump ship to another 'go to' Linux distro, the obvious alternative is Ubuntu which works fine on the laptop (although I ended up replacing the stock UI), but I'm wondering if there are any other recommended alternatives?
I'm basically after something which I can quickly load onto a system/VM with the 'common' software ready (e.g. web browser, media player, codecs, etc.) and has decent compatibility with various other software e.g. Steam.
Thank you.
So now I'm looking to jump ship to another 'go to' Linux distro, the obvious alternative is Ubuntu which works fine on the laptop (although I ended up replacing the stock UI), but I'm wondering if there are any other recommended alternatives?
I'm basically after something which I can quickly load onto a system/VM with the 'common' software ready (e.g. web browser, media player, codecs, etc.) and has decent compatibility with various other software e.g. Steam.
Thank you.