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I'm pretty comftable with linux mint right now but i want to peruse the wares so to speak, what are some cool or interesting distros that do things differently than mint?

Edit: i dont wanna distro hop people cool your jets, i just wanna look around cos i find it neat :3

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

@nicknonya If it truly is "different" you want, take a look at stuff like Tiny Core Linux, MenuetOS, or ReactOS. If you want a bit more milder different, may go with a BSD/UNIX. There's loads of really weird stuff out there if you dig around a bit. Or just plunder DistroWatch for somethin that strikes you. Who knows, you may just find a new comfortable on yer journey. 😁

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It may be remarked that ReactOS is not unix-like, but a Windows NT clone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@Successful_Try543 Fair point, yes! ...but I did recommend it as a "truly different" choice. 😉

[–] nyan 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Does a WinNT clone count as "truly different", though? Maybe Haiku would have been a better choice for that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

@nyan How different does different get than very unsame? 😜

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Also Haiku. I was impressed by the amount of software available for it.