Talk:Getting started with Linux

Depin spyware?

The accusations from 2014 of Depin being a spyware has been debunked. Depin is completely safe, it was just some light telemetry that has been removed since then. Thus, it is now safe to use.

Linuxed (talk) 06:04, 25 August 2022 (CEST)

See this (2021): https://www.fosslinux.com/48103/deepin-linux-safe-spyware.htm

Manjaro bad?

- Manjaro is often accused of beeing unreliable. However when asking, I've not found anyone who actually used the system who experienced one of the problems (namely AUR breakage). It seems to be an issue that occurs less often. Considering that other distributions also have issues, I would say that it's not an important problem. - Regarding the certificate: As far as I know, it only affected the website, and is thus not a problem with the system.

Arch to be recommended?

- EndeavourOS doesn't only add an installier, but it also adds a community that is much more friendly. Arch is just not the best choice for new users, if they don't actually want to go through the installation process (without script). - Garuda adds ChaoticAUR, which makes installing linux-tkg easier (which is good for performance), and comes with zen by default (which is the next best choice).

So I added a "questionable choices" section for Arch, Debian, Gentoo, etc., to show that they are not actually bad, but you should know why you choose them.