Comments on: Top 5 Best Alternative Linux Distributions for Windows Users https://www.tecmint.com/best-alternative-linux-distributions-for-windows-users/ Tecmint - Linux Howtos, Tutorials, Guides, News, Tips and Tricks. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:57:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: George Bancroft https://www.tecmint.com/best-alternative-linux-distributions-for-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1911291 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:57:49 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=20354#comment-1911291 Whenever people make this comparison—Linux to replace Windows—no one ever talks about the one thing that for me is essential. When an application window opens, does it remember its position from the last time I used it?

Why is this important, you may ask? Because I have a triple-monitor set-up and that causes two problems with every Linux distro I’ve tried. When an application window opens, I have to not just grab it from the upper-left corner of the left-most screen and drag it to the monitor where I usually use it, I have to resize the window, too. Do that several times in an hour and it gets old fast.

Does anyone know of a Linux distro (or window manager) that keeps track of window sizes and positions?

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By: speer fissure https://www.tecmint.com/best-alternative-linux-distributions-for-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1885433 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:55:57 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=20354#comment-1885433 In reply to Kat.

I was a little surprised to see it as well, but thank you for sharing those editions. I used RHEL for a long time and switched back to Windows for work a few years back. Lately, Win10 is becoming just too annoying to use daily, so I am on the hunt for a distro again.

I liked Ubuntu before, but after using it for a year or so, I found I wanted more control over things and I want to try a distro I have never used before as well. I think Linux Mint looks tasty at the moment. Thanks for sharing.

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By: Chris https://www.tecmint.com/best-alternative-linux-distributions-for-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1870068 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:31:10 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=20354#comment-1870068 I’m a Linux Mint user, used to use Xubuntu, but this distro suits me right down to the ground. Just perfect.

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By: Ray https://www.tecmint.com/best-alternative-linux-distributions-for-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1831667 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 02:44:21 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=20354#comment-1831667 ReactOS is not based on Linux or Unix. I had to go to DistroWatch to find this out.

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By: Kat https://www.tecmint.com/best-alternative-linux-distributions-for-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1824514 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:25:12 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=20354#comment-1824514 I am confused as to why ReactOS is mentioned. It’s not Linux and has a reverse-engineered NT kernel. Also, it’s still an Alpha system and absolutely not ready to be used as a daily driver.

ReactOS is actually meant to be a stand-in replacement to Windows, without it being Windows. To simplify this… It is an open-source equivalent TO WINDOWS. So it will and the keyword is WILL have total compatibility with Windows on the driver level, software level, etc, etc.

But honestly, it’s very bad advice to even point someone toward this system. It barely runs in a VM and very very few systems can actually run it on “bare metal”. I can give 5 easy Linux distros right now for new users to try… Ubuntu, Zorin, Manjaro, Mageia, and Linux Mint. Please do not do people a disservice by steering them toward a system that is in early development still.

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