Manjaro

If you are still looking for a way to get into Linux I'd strongly recommend trying Manjaro [0] XFCE (Not any of the other versions). I've yet to have a computer that was made in the past 5 years that I haven't been able to get it running on. It's amazing. If you start it with the non-free (as in libre) installer, you'll definitely get near perfect hardware support. You'll need to install two packages if you want good battery life (TLP and thermald). After that, it's ready for production use on almost every system I've tried. If you like it/try it I'd like to see how it works out for you so try and contact me and tell me how it went. I might try starting to recommend this for some family I know who get viruses but don't do much else but Youtube and Facebook. [0] - https://manjaro.github.io/

Try Manjaro, it's Arch based, batteries included, lightweight and pretty. Has an installer I recommend the XFCE flavour as, imho, KDE Plasma 5 isn't ready. https://manjaro.github.io/

I will recommend Manjaro for anyone that wants arch without the install hassles. https://manjaro.github.io/

I use Manjaro[0] because it's got all the advantages of Arch (rolling release and AUR for pretty much any package you'd need) with none of the setup time. I use the XFCE version, which, if you weren't aware, is one of the most stable DEs ever. I've yet to have it crash on me in the three years I've been using it. Also, all the keyboard shortcuts are modifiable, so you shouldn't have any problems with it. To replace Alfred, I use Synapse[1]. It doesn't have as many features as Alfred, but it does allow for shell commands to be run from it. iTerm2 is the gold standard when it comes to terminal emulators. TBH, no console really comes close to it. In my experience, the only one that is even comparable is Konsole, which is for KDE. Installing it on a non KDE DE requires a lot of other KDE packages and looks like garbage in it, so I wouldn't recommend do that. I find that Terminator[2] is perfect for my needs when paired with Tmux. [0] https://manjaro.github.io/ [1] https://launchpad.net/synapse-project [2] http://gnometerminator.blogspot.com/p/introduction.html

I wasn't too impressed with XFCE on fedora - it was light indeed, but it felt too boring for regular desktop use. Then I tried Manjaro Linux and I loved it - the xfce theme shipped by default looks and feels amazing. fedora: https://spins.fedoraproject.org/static/images/content/xfce-screenshot-… manjaro: https://manjaro.github.io/images/manjaro-xfce-090-pre4.jpg

The trade off to having stable, secure packages has always been not getting new features. For example, in LTS releases, major versions are frozen but perpetually updated and patched for the lifetime of the distro. In more bleeding edge rolling release distros, you receive (or compile) sometimes major version updates of software within a short time after their public release. In those distros you can still freeze your packages at certain versions, but it's not quite the same as making sure every library and component in the system is getting the same treatment. Try manjaro (https://manjaro.github.io/). It uses pacman (like Arch) and yaourt (for AUR, building from source). Their driver and kernel management makes switching between free/non-free drivers or different kernels easy. And they're pretty close to bleeding edge; I've been running kernel 4.2 with Xorg 1.17 (released 2015/02) for months, and up to kernel 4.4rc4 and Xorg 1.18 are available in the repos.

Arch Linux + XFCE on desktops/laptops, and Ubuntu LTS on servers. I've also, switched from Windows XP/7 to Ubuntu then Linux Mint. Used Linux Mint for about a week and found Arch Linux. Been using Arch ever since. If you need help with setting up Arch see official wiki @ https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_guide But if you're a beginner in Linux world I would recommend you start with "Manjaro Linux" which is based on Arch Linux. It has graphical installer and works out of the box. Between, I think Manjaro Linux website has moved to https://manjaro.github.io/ I've also wrote a post last year on how to install Arch Linux. But I highly recommend the above official wiki instead. http://www.distrogeeks.com/arch-linux-2014-install/ cache in case the site down because of Hacker News lol http://web.archive.org/web/20150425182255/http://www.distrogeeks.com/a…

Here's another story from manjaro last week: https://manjaro.github.io/expired_SSL_certificate/ They have suggested users to adjust their computer time a couple of days before the expiration to use the site. They should really start reading about how the SSL works.