New-User-Distros: Difference between revisions

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In this list only distros which may be suitable for new users, i.e., those with little to no experience with GNU/Linux, are considered. Distros for more advanced user such as Arch are not in the list.

See the table cell templates [[1] for help with formatting the cells.

Installer

KDE

KDE Plasma Distro
	Fedora KDE	Kubuntu	Debian	SteamOS
Installer	Not easy	Easy	Not easy	?
Dual Boot	Not easy	Easy	Not easy	?
Multimedia codecs	Not easy	Easy	Not easy	?

Non-KDE

Non-KDE Distro
	Fedora	Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Xubuntu	Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate/Xfce
Installer	Not easy	Easy	Easy
Dual Boot	Not easy	Easy	Easy
Multimedia codecs	Not easy	Easy	Easy

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+== Installer ==
+=== KDE ===
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 | Installer || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+| Dual Boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
+|}
+=== Non-KDE ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
+|+ Non-KDE Distro
+|-
+!           !! Fedora !! Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Xubuntu !! Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate/Xfce
+|-
+| Installer || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
+|-
+| Dual Boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
+|-
+| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
 |}