fix: finish selecing a linux distro post

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### KDE ### KDE
KDE is probably your best choice as a beginner, as it, by default, works *similarly* to Windows.
It also has a great implementation of many newer features and is *HIGHLY* customizable.
This means that you can make KDE conform to your workflow and not the other way round.
### GNOME ### GNOME
GNOME is a highly opinionated user interface, meaning that by default it is barely customizable and you really should use the default setup
(maybe adding a single extension to add a system tray - yes, it really doesn't have that).
What you get in return is a highly polished system that is a bit macOS-esque, but really, what macOS should have been.
Its workflow is unique, and once you have adapted to it, you can get quite a lot quicker at using a PC than with a Windows-style layout.
### Cinnamon ### Cinnamon
This is the default user interface of Linux Mint. If you want to use this user interface, I would *highly* suggest going with Linux Mint, as it is best integrated there. This is the default user interface of Linux Mint. If you want to use this user interface, I would *highly* suggest going with Linux Mint, as it is best integrated there.
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However, since it has only been released as stable in December 2025, it still suffers from some teething problems most new software does, but it's very impressive and blazingly fast However, since it has only been released as stable in December 2025, it still suffers from some teething problems most new software does, but it's very impressive and blazingly fast
### Xfce ### Xfce
Xfce is an older-style user interface, quite well-known for its low resource usage.
It by default looks very dated and so is its UI concept, but you may like it, as it is also visually highly customizable and comes by default with the (IMO)
best graphical file manager, Thunar and a great terminal emulator.
## Picking the distribution ## Picking the distribution
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| CachyOS | Intermediates / Beginners | Arch | Very fast, up-to-date, excellent docs, great community, all DEs & WMs | Arch base (thus a bit more challenging), likely a bit less stable than others on this list | All | | CachyOS | Intermediates / Beginners | Arch | Very fast, up-to-date, excellent docs, great community, all DEs & WMs | Arch base (thus a bit more challenging), likely a bit less stable than others on this list | All |
| Fedora | Beginners / Intermediates | Fedora (technically RHEL, but it's complicated) | Fast, stable, mostly up-to-date, great community, spins for many DEs | Package manager a bit slow, switching desktops a bit of a pain | KDE, GNOME, others (but a bit of a pain) | | Fedora | Beginners / Intermediates | Fedora (technically RHEL, but it's complicated) | Fast, stable, mostly up-to-date, great community, spins for many DEs | Package manager a bit slow, switching desktops a bit of a pain | KDE, GNOME, others (but a bit of a pain) |
| Arch | Intermediate / Advanced | Arch | The best distribution out there (in my objective opinion), minimal by design, can be very reliable if you know what you're doing, best docs, all DEs & WMs, very up-to-date, very flexible | harder than others to install, can really bite you | All | | Arch | Intermediate / Advanced | Arch | The best distribution out there (in my objective opinion), minimal by design, can be very reliable if you know what you're doing, best docs, all DEs & WMs, very up-to-date, very flexible | harder than others to install, can really bite you | All |
| EndeavourOS | Beginner / Intermediate | Arch | Like arch, but pre-configured | Arch base | All here |