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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Recently I've gave up Windows for Linux and installed Ubuntu with KDE Plasma desktop on my pc and laptop from 2007. It's an i7 Intel processor with 8gb ddr ram so I thought it would be fine, but it seems quite sluggish. What distro could I use that would be faster and still fully functional? Thanks for your help in advance.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've used a lot of distributions over the years, and I don't think you have to worry about a different set of commands across most distributions. It's some variation of distropkgmgr followed by command, where command, where command is generally one of install upgrade refresh/update remove search to name the most common. If you use a software frontend like gnome-software or discover, you don't even need to worry about command line differences.

The only exception to that is nixos, which I wouldn't recommend to someone just switching. It is very cool, just needs more experience.

The shell commands are the same one installed for the most part.

Out of curiosity, are you planning to use a different os when your ssd arrives? I switched from Ubuntu to endeavouros (Arch) to Opensuse tumbleweed on my primary laptop (i9 processor), no complaints 😁!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll keep the desktop with ubuntu and kde plasma and I've installed openSuse tumbleweed on the laptop. The ssd made a huge difference. I've made it dual boot with win7, which I've reinstalled on the laptop and they're both blazing fast. It's a steep learning curve, but I like the freedom of Linux versus the big brother approach of Windows.