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People should really stop recommending mint. It will only cause people to go back to windows. Zorin is by far the most windows user friendly Linux distro that I have ever used.
Mint has far too many rough edges to be a serious suggestion for windows users.
I wanted to try dual booting for a bit to try getting used to it before Windows 10 loses support, but last time I tried dual booting I accidentally wiped my drive lol
I now have an Ubuntu installation on an external SSD. I only chose it because itโs the distro Iโm most used to, although that experience is only on servers. Is it good, or is there a better distro to potentially migrate from Windows to at some point?
The penguin at the top, that's the tarifed penguin ๐ The penguin on the bottom is freeeeeeeee
No NixOS? ๐ฅบ
If you're a gamer like me and you play a wide range of games and vr, dual boot mint on another drive to test it. If you enjoy tinkering and learning, it's awesome. If you want to jump in and instantly game, you won't have a good time. I treat it like a classic car. Sometimes you want to tinker and get things running good, but you don't want to daily drive a 69 Chevelle, unless it's restomodded. Move slowly away from windows and bolster the linux community !
What distro would you recommend for gaming?
yes! ๐
Everyone has opinions but mint has been the most stable for me. Plus large user base. It doesn't come with everything built in like bazzite, but it's so easy to install wine, steam, proton, etc anyway.
If you're used to Windows, I really recommend Linux Mint. I found it pretty easy to install, and once installed you sometimes almost forget you've changed your operating system :)
Linux Mint pairs really well with my 13 year old thinkpad.
Why there's no Astra and Deepin?
Void Linux Origin: Spain https://voidlinux.org/ https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=void+
Everybody seems to hate Windows but then...
Come on! It's good, it's free, without ads nor legal corporate spywares, if you want to resurrect your 10 years old computer it will work, if you want gaming on your super PC it will work too, what else can you ask for?
If someone needs help to do the change just tell me :)
There are apparently a lot of people still using Mac OS El Capitan or lower.
My MacBook is over 10 years old and doesn't get updates for years now, still works great. I ditched iPhone because of the high price and will probably not buy another MacBook when this one dies but I am really surprised how long they last. I do not run heavy apps or games so that probably makes a big difference but I can run 100 tabs and watch full hd movie without it slowing down cannot believe it. Also retina display and ssd so even after 10 years, if I were to replace it with a budget or midrange windows laptop tomorrow I don't think it will feel like an update.
Yeah, theyโre solid. I have a 2014 mini running Linux Mint that I use as my Home Assistant / Plex / Syncthing server. I also have 2011 mini thatโs also running Mint that I use at work for giving presentations.
Macs are crazy expensive and nothing has gotten cheaper in terms of cost of living. Most people will assume that if it keeps working they don't need to upgrade/replace.
Oh yeah, I donโt disagree. Iโm just surprised that there are so many people still rocking the older OSโs. Nicely surprised.
For what itโs worth, all three of my older Macs are now running Mint, having gone through a few years of Opencore.
How are Linux users handling software that doesn't exist on Linux. For example I bought the affinity software (photo, designer, etc) and I'd rather not lose that to use gimp or something.
I don't have experience myself with affinity software specifically but here I found a step to step guide on how to run it on Linux:
Like the other person said, Wine is the way to go to run Windows specific software on Linux.
The cool thing about Linux is that you always find a guide for whatever problem you may have and also the community is huge and super nice to help you with any issue.
Also you can always have Linux + Windows with dual boot and try out things until you are comfortable to do the change, or just abandon Linux if it is not your cup of tea, but at least you have tried.
You can use Wine to run windows programs
Do not go to Arch Linux if you are a Windows user though. I made that mistake 2 years ago. It is a Distro for experienced Linux users.
I'd also say OpenSUSE is better if you've been using Linux for a couple years first. It has quirks.
Only harden Canadians from the territories can handle that one.
Gentoo Linux is another distro that beginners should avoid.
Please god newbies avoid Slackware!
No Cachy?
You forgot popOS
Best nvidia support!
Also Nobara.