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    1 year ago

    Well, looks like it may be time to try and see what Linux is all about. Any good recommendations for a relatively Out of the Box experience?

    I mostly just browse the web and play games (both single player and multiplayer, mostly AAA but also the occasional indie). On occasion, I also like to do some video editing in Davinci Resolve.

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      1 year ago

      Linux Mint in the Cinnamon flavor is one of the most beginner-friendly and also has a desktop very similar to Windows.

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      1 year ago

      Go with Pop!_OS

      Very user-friendly and has a straightforward installation process, also comes with strong NVIDIA graphics driver support out-of-the-box if you are using nvidia gpu. Another advantage is the Pop!_Shop, which is akin to an app store and makes software installation easy for newcomers. The GNOME-based user interface is also intuitive and somewhat similar to Windows, easing the transition.

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        1 year ago

        I’m experimenting with Pop_OS on a laptop as my daily driver after playing with different distros in VM environments over the years. There’s definitely a learning curve, but so far so good.

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      1 year ago

      Been a minute since I used unix/Linux, but “Mint” always had a windows-like experience if you just need a starter distro. Also free.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve been using Nobara after messing with Manjaro, and it’s been my go-to distro across multiple computers now.

      Handles games incredibly well, built in fixes for Resolve, rock solid otherwise. It’s based on Fedora so very well supported on that front as well.

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      1 year ago

      Everyone will give you a different answer and honestly it’s all Linux, just find one that clicks with you and your workflow.

      A couple recommendations are

      • fedora (workstation or KDE spin)
      • Open suse
      • Pop_OS
      • Vanilla OS (once 2.0 comes out of beta)

      I’ve used all of these and they’re all decent. I ended up sticking with fedora just because I had to tweak it the least to get my workflow how I want it.