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    [–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    ok fine where do I begin

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

    MintLinux and Pop!OS are normally the two front-runners for new users. Basically, if you use Steam and you don't play online-only games with bad implementations of anti-cheat software, you are good to game on either.

    Make a USB that you can "live boot" from, so you can test out how they work with your hardware. Generally speaking, Mint works better with AMD, and Pop! works better with Nvidea.

    Here’s the official basic guide for Mint:
    https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

    And here’s the official basic guide for Pop!:
    https://support.system76.com/articles/install-pop/