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RandSec

Re: Try Linux - Try Peppermint Linux

If you want a simple, clean, Linux OS for the family, try Peppermint OS, but on older computers. One possibility is to install Peppermint to a 32G or larger USB 3.0 or 3.1 flash drive.

Linux always has problems supporting new hardware, so if you build a new state-of-the art hardware system, you can expect Linux software problems.

Peppermint works surprisingly well as a basic browsing / email / streaming / editing / research OS. With the Chrome browser, it supports Netflix. For the family, it will play browser games, Linux games, and even some Windows games (given some effort with Wine), but absent support for the latest GPU it cannot be a true gaming machine. Since Peppermint is Linux, It will support code development, but the family probably does not care.

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