Episode 245: Distro Most Likely to Be Abandoned Is...
Summary
The Linux Cast hosts Matt, Drew, and Nate discuss the best distro for non-technical users, ultimately agreeing on Linux Mint with Cinnamon. The main segment features a "High School Superlatives" game where they assign yearbook-style awards to various Linux projects, such as labeling Manjaro as "most likely to be abandoned" and Debian as "most likely to live in their hometown forever." The episode also touches on recent community drama, including the Manjaro team strike and the ongoing debate over Omarchy as a beginner distro.
Topics discussed
Intro and discussion on best distro for new users
Debate on Pop!OS, Cosmic, and Wayland support
Defining the 'High School Superlatives' game format
Superlative: Most likely to be abandoned (Manjaro)
Superlative: Most likely to get forked (Ubuntu/Firefox)
Superlative: Most likely to be the class clown (Arch/AppImages)
Superlative: Most functional window manager (Qtile)
Superlative: Peaked in high school (Slackware)
Superlative: Most changed since freshman year (Fedora)
Superlative: The teacher's pet (Fedora/Plasma 6)
Superlative: The drama queen (NixOS/Proton)
Superlative: Most likely to outlast everyone (Debian)
Superlative: The toxic friendship (Red Hat/CentOS)
Superlative: The breakup (Debian/Devuan)
Superlative: Most likely to stay in beta (Budgie)
Superlative: The 2 AM install (Debian/CashOS)
Superlative: Worst at keeping secrets (Arch/Deepin)
Superlative: Living in hometown forever (Debian/Slackware)
Superlative: Work in a museum / Late to class (Tux/Budgie)
Superlative: Reunion unchanged / Loudest in hallway (Slackware/Firefox)
Superlative: Transfer student from Windows (Microsoft)
Nuggets of the Week: Desk clamps and Tidal setup
Outro, channel plugs, and upcoming LUG event
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