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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Migrated from Windows to Linux. Decided to share list of answers/statements I was looking for before did it (and could not find). (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Oikio to c/[email protected]

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Finally migrated from Windows to Linux. For anyone wondering, what is the state of Linux as your primary OS for home PC\laptop in 2023.

I've finalised my Archlinux installation yesterday, I dropped of Linux more than 10 years ago and experience in 2023 in comparison is awesome and beyond even wildest dreams back then:

For average user looking for more out of the box experience I would suggest something Arch based (people in comments suggest EndeavourOS, please do your research). Archlinux installation took me quite some time
Almost everything works out of the box, by just installing corresponding package
KDE Plasma environment is fast and beautiful
Pipewire audio server (Jack\Pulseaudio replacement) works great
Wayland window server is not there yet, especially if you have Nvidia with proprietary drivers and want to use VR. Waking up, session restoration and other scenarios have issues. Use X11.
Wine is great!
Music making - Bitwig Studio DAW has linux native version, yabridge allow you to use windows VSTs, which are easily installed via wine
Gaming works out of the box with Steam for majority of titles, some games have native linux version. Performance is great. In worst case windows game might loose 5-15% in performance. Was not case for my titles
Gaming outside steam is fine too. Use Wine, Lutris, Proton
VR is a mixed bag. Not everything is there (Desktop view, sound control and mirroring, camera, motions smooth, lighthouses do not wake up os go to sleep. I use my phone to turn them on/off). But if its not the problem for you, quite some titles work. Tried: native HF Alyx, Lab, windows: Beat Saber and Boneworks. For me it's a surprise, I did not count on it. Performance is great.

So overall my experience is great. Eventually I'm going to get rid of WIndows on other computers and laptops at howe. I can finally wave goodbye to Windows, with lots of ads and bloatware. Alway glad to help with answers regarding installation while my memory and history logs are fresh. ^^

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find Mint to be the most obvious choice for beginners who don’t use Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Anecdotally, Mint broke file permissions and then the mounting points for my home server setup. And I find Cinnamon to be quite ugly imho.

I tried Fedora and Debian and much prefer those two vs Mint. Also, KDE is incredibly beautiful on the Steam Deck.

P.S. Fedora and Debian work with secure boot OOTB. Helpful for a laptop install. I know you can make it work with Arch and Mint as well, and there's issues+opinions with secure boot, but I just wanted something to work. I am not as adept with linux and the guides assumed a particular level of experience with it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I installed Mint in my Windows user moms computer she loves it.(on windows it was unusably slow) It is a drop in replacement for beginners who want to use linux almost exactly the same way they have used windows. Fedora is good(and my fave) and not too unintuitive for beginners aswell but if someone wants to switch to linux but "keep using windows" Mint is the answer, not to mention all the extra software preinstalled to make stuff work out of the box.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're doing god's work, well done

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

An the thing is, I don't use linux myself 😁. Lemme explain, I tried Nobara on my gaming desktop and loved it but was not geting the performance I was hoping for so I reinstalled the nvidia drivers. I fucked up and couldn't get to the graphical UI anymore. For some ungodly reason not even live USB without the simplified graphics mode I formatted my drive thru the simplified live usb mode to nsft and installed Windows on it. To this day Linux literally can't be installed on my Computer. Same bug. Plus Wayland isn't quiite ready for nvidia cards yet, meaning I will do Linux on my next PC that will also have an AMD GPU.