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<blockquote data-quote="shmu26" data-source="post: 862034" data-attributes="member: 37647"><p>If you want a feel similar to Windows, then KDE (Plasma) or Cinnamon, especially Mint Cinnamon. KDE uses less RAM.</p><p>If you want a great distro with minimal drain on system resources, it's the famed MX 18 with the default desktop (Xfce). Please note that MX 19 requires more system resources. By the way, MX is not very Windows-like.</p><p>However, "core i3, 4gb RAM" is enough power for any distro I know. Just install Kubuntu and you will be happy.</p><p>All Linux distros are secure enough for home users, and all of them are vulnerable to software installed from insecure sources. Stick to your distro's software center and you are safe. Try to avoid PPAs. And stay away from the Chinese distros (Deepin, Kylin) if you are privacy-minded.</p><p>That said, my current favorite is Mint 19.3 Xfce.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shmu26, post: 862034, member: 37647"] If you want a feel similar to Windows, then KDE (Plasma) or Cinnamon, especially Mint Cinnamon. KDE uses less RAM. If you want a great distro with minimal drain on system resources, it's the famed MX 18 with the default desktop (Xfce). Please note that MX 19 requires more system resources. By the way, MX is not very Windows-like. However, "core i3, 4gb RAM" is enough power for any distro I know. Just install Kubuntu and you will be happy. All Linux distros are secure enough for home users, and all of them are vulnerable to software installed from insecure sources. Stick to your distro's software center and you are safe. Try to avoid PPAs. And stay away from the Chinese distros (Deepin, Kylin) if you are privacy-minded. That said, my current favorite is Mint 19.3 Xfce. [/QUOTE]
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