I recommend Linux Mint. You install it and it fucking works. That's what I love about it. (I used to recommend Ubuntu, but they've made some decisions around package installation that really upset a lot of people. I find the way they handle it pretty dishonest, so I don't recommend it anymore.)
With many other distros, getting the basics set up for everyday use can take a bit of work. Linux Mint is much more user-friendly in that regard. You install it and you can immediately play videos and music, do word processing, and integrate your Google account to sync your Calendar and Google Drive files. If you go with Mint, you won't have to dive too deep into the Linux rabbit hole to just get it working. You can always explore more at your own pace if it starts to interest you. (And I'm sure it will. 😉)
Even if you get stuck somewhere, you can just ask Codex or Claude to fix it for you, and they'll simply do it.
Codex is terminal-based. But don't think of it like a traditional terminal app where you have to type commands for every little thing. You launch it by typing `codex` and from that point on, you're mostly just chatting with it in a retro-looking terminal window, which has its own charm. :)))) That's the beauty of AI agents: instead of memorizing commands, you just talk to them.
Claude, on the other hand, has a GUI, so that's definitely a point in its favor. Funny enough, I'd been using Claude in the terminal on my Linux Mint for so long that I completely forgot I'd even installed the GUI. I actually had to look it up to make sure there was a Linux version. 😄 (I had to look it up because I'm writing this from a Mac machine.)
momotahmasbi / Momo
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2026-07-31 18:14:32 UTC
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