Best and Worst Linux Distributions of 2017

[Peejay]

I can't comment on Antergos as I've never found the time to give it a go but I did install Ubuntu MATE in the past year and did like it. I felt it had taken note of how Linux Lite helped new users and tried to follow that. The MATE desktop is quite nice and the way particular setups are facilitated is, as the video shows, a good and useful feature. But I was often stuck thinking 'what do I do now' when setting something new up, could never get passwords to work on Samba shares and then found the display developed some flakiness. I had experienced something similar (on the same PC, so it might be hardware-related) so I opted out and installed Linux Lite before it got any worse. Everything has gone in fine, as per my previous LL installations and for that sense of solidity and predictability Linux Lite gets my vote all the time. Sure some desktops are flashier or prettier but what does that matter if you have to spend extra time sorting out glitches. I'm ultra-impressed with Linux Lite and may it go from strength to strength.