What Linux distro should I dual boot?

[ov3rkill]

Too many flavors to choose from.
Keep us posted TS on what you've chosen.

 

[Deleted User]

I am just going to give a slight push for Solus Linux. I've been running it for 3 weeks now and I fucking love it! It's new and doesn't have all the software for Linux. But the repos have everything a desktop distro can ever need and the devs are always open for suggestions if you want to see something added.
Seriously, I've given quite a number of suggestions to them and they've added every game I've suggested

I've been think of Solus, how are drivers for it? Is it built from scratch or based on an already existing distro/kernal whatever it is. It looks nice, but I might want more out of it then web browsing.

 

[The Catboy]

I've been think of Solus, how are drivers for it? Is it built from scratch or based on an already existing distro/kernal whatever it is. It looks nice, but I might want more out of it then web browsing.

They seem to use their own driver manager, much like Linux Mint does. And provide non-free drivers if needed. Otherwise the open-source drivers provided seem to work on every hardware I throw it at. Right now it's running just fine on my AMD laptop and even better than Mint too.
It can do a lot more than basic web browsering actually, but if there's anything missing the dev team are always fast to add it. Not to mention still has apps like Steam, Discord, Chrome, Skype, etc. It really only lacks the massive games of other distros, but they have been adding almost pretty much every repo update.

 

[Deleted User]

They seem to use their own driver manager, much like Linux Mint does. And provide non-free drivers if needed. Otherwise the open-source drivers provided seem to work on every hardware I throw it at. Right now it's running just fine on my AMD laptop and even better than Mint too.
It can do a lot more than basic web browsering actually, but if there's anything missing the dev team are always fast to add it. Not to mention still has apps like Steam, Discord, Chrome, Skype, etc. It really only lacks the massive games of other distros, but they have been adding almost pretty much every repo update.

That sounds awesome, i'll try it when i'm on my pc this afternoon.

 

[The Catboy]

That sounds awesome, i'll try it when i'm on my pc this afternoon.

Not to mention Budgie is just a stunning DE. All I added was plank and changed the icon for the menu. Otherwise that's completely stock theme.

 

[Deleted User]

Not to mention Budgie is just a stunning DE. All I added was plank and changed the icon for the menu. Otherwise that's completely stock theme.
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Budgie is one of the better looking DEs out there. I really like it.

 

[Raylight]

I won't ever go back to Linux till I never have to use windows again. Haven't been keeping up with wine for a few years now but I really hate setting some of its stuff up. Though I have considered using linux again for privacy, I would rather stick to one OS.

 

[The Catboy]

I won't ever go back to Linux till I never have to use windows again. Haven't been keeping up with wine for a few years now but I really hate setting some of its stuff up. Though I have considered using linux again for privacy, I would rather stick to one OS.

Wine works fine for like the 5 games I use it for ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Wine works fine for like the 5 games I use it for ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I haven't used Windows-only software in years.

Aren't those five games you use Wine for Windows-only software, or are you talking about drinking games?

 

[The Catboy]

Aren't those five games you use Wine for Windows-only software, or are you talking about drinking games?

Brah~
I've been up all night, I am honestly proud that I made it through that sentence in a cohesive manor. So I added something to it
But it's really been years since I've used software that didn't work on Wine. If I fail to get to it work, then I look for something that will.

 

[Mr. Wizard]

No love for Fedora?

 

[PegLegs]

Hannah Montana Linux

wot? sounds hot but i prefer the Miley Cyrus 16.04 distro, it's got more... nudity

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Nudity is like Unity but without the clothes

 

[Wolfvak]

How come nobody suggested Debian or it's fuckness-free brother Devuan?
Also, suggesting Void Linux or Hardened Gentoo.
By the way, if you want "secure browsing", the differences between Windows and Linux are pretty small... it mostly comes down to how good your firewall and web browser are.

Personally, I run Debian testing with SysV init and xdm/Xfce4 but it's because I want a system that "just works". If I wanted to screw around with the inner workings or learn about a system I'd run Gentoo (ironically enough, Gentoo is pretty good for newvbies because their documentation is top notch).

 

[Futurdreamz]

If you're going on the deep net you definitely need Tails. https://tails.boum.org/index.en.html

 

[RevPokemon]

If you're going on the deep net you definitely need Tails. https://tails.boum.org/index.en.html

but tails really isn't a day to day OS tho

 

[grossaffe]

but tails really isn't a day to day OS tho

Well the OP specified this OS is for dual-booting to access the deep web. Doesn't sound like he's looking for day-to-day OS.

 

[ScarletDreamz]

If you are aiming for security, you could try:

• Qubes OS

• Tin Hat

• Tails [For a Live System ;D]

Or

• TENS (Trusted End Node Security), tough the last one was made by the US Air Force and is NSA approved

 

[Dionicio3]

Ok, I made my choice, I'll choose Qubes OS

 

[RevPokemon]

Well the OP specified this OS is for dual-booting to access the deep web. Doesn't sound like he's looking for day-to-day OS.

Which is why I said daily use. However it is fine for deep web stuff since it is really the only one that truly has that in mind.

If you are aiming for security, you could try:

• Qubes OS

• Tin Hat

• Tails [For a Live System ;D]

Or

• TENS (Trusted End Node Security), tough the last one was made by the US Air Force and is NSA approved

Also Parrot OS seems promising