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When Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux? Edit: Linux Mint it shall be. (self.linux)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by FatTony to c/[email protected]

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Whom also likes to game every now and then ;)

Edit: Thank you all for your input and suggestions! Linux Mint shall be my next OS! Though, I think I'll give Pop!OS a look-see as well.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Fedora KDE.

[–] archy 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

version 6.6.10 is not bad, working great for me

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Who**

Ubuntu, mint, pop os, and Manjaro are all good options IMO for new new people

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Ubuntu

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Zorin?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

You know, as much as people here say they aren't happy with it, I haven't seen any specific complaints that detail the problems. What bad change does windows 11 even make from windows 10?

Not saying I don't see problems with windows, there are... A lot. But what are the new problems with windows 11?

Edit: to the people downvoting as if you disagree with me: I'm literally asking a question because I don't know much about windows 11. I am not trying to make any kind of statement for or against windows 11, I just don't know what the current flavor of bullshit is and wanted to.

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[–] RedditRefugeeTom -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I plan to do the same. Since all I do on my PC is play Steam games, I was thinking of going to SteamOS. No idea if that's even a good idea though.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Zero experience = ignore standard Distributions

Fedora Kinoite from ublue.it

So much stability and reliability, while modern packages. Just using Debian or Mint (Ubuntu LTS with an outdated Desktop and opinionated theming) is not a solution for a good experience, as you need updates.

Btw I broke every other Distro before, so I ended up on Fedora Kinoite

[–] stevedidWHAT -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Steam os

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

yeah, I'm just here to shill Zorin OS https://zorin.com/os/

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago

Mandriva

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