[[Try Mepis Linux. Stable and reliable]]
The distors I’m trying are supposed to be very stable too- Linux Mint, Ubuntu- Manjaro Fedora etc-
I’ll look into mepis though- but I’ve just about had it with Linux- it’s like going back to pre windows 98- only worse- I just wanted to get Linux on, get a few Linux games on (like Nexius, Openarena etc- can’t get them working on any of the distros I’m trying using VMware Player- Other people can=- but they may not have Logitech mouse- who knows- very frustrating trying to find the answers)
I don’t play games on any OS, but I do have a few suggestions for you.
Years ago, I tried various lightweight Linux distros such as Mepis, Puppy, Knoppix and others. Then I discovered Ubuntu and Mint. Vastly superior. I alternate between those last two and forgot about the former. In my experience, Mint has been more fussy about booting systems with certain video cards than Ubuntu.
1) Try the “Mate” desktop on both Ubuntu and Mint if you haven’t already.
2) Install the distro you want to evaluate directly to the hard drive and forget about running under VM. I have read a number of reviews where the OS’s did not function well on a virtual machine, but did on a physical machine.
3) Are you married to that mouse? Try a different one. Ditto for the keyboard other other problematic hardware.
4) I prefer running Linux on Dell PC’s over other brands.