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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Please help me choose a disto! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by Pondis@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have always been tempted by Linux, and the past few times I have tried it, I spent days setting it up, only to be forced back to Windows.

I want to be more committed, and create a support network before I format everything and start again.

I use my PC for gaming and work. For work I connect to the system via a vpn client which has a linux version, so thats ok

Games are mostly Steam, though I occasionally play Fortnite with my son, and I am aware Heroic/Lutris can help with that.

The last time I installed Linux (Ubuntu) my second monitor kept switching from extend to mirror. It might not sound like a big deal, but having to change it back every time it went to sleep was a pain, and it never happened on Windows which just worked. I also had some trouble with dark mode, some apps would set the text to white but not the background to black, so you couldnt read anything.

The time before I think I was using Mint, there was an issue with the boot script which made boot up times take up to 15 minutes which again just doesnt happen on Windows.

I dont know Linux enough to be able to sort these things myself, and I have tried message boards, but it can take days for a reply, if you get a reply at all.

I have heard a lot of people are switching to Bazzite, but does it have a desktop like other OSes, or is it just gaming? Its hard to figure out.

Is one of these better for support, advice, compatibility?

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[–] mattep99@feddit.it 3 points 6 days ago

Hi, first of all I would check your computer hardware on Linux hardware.

If there aren't any problems with any component, I would suggest you a distro with recent kernels if the computer is recent (like Fedora), otherwise I would reconsider mint if you installed it a few years ago.

Bazzite is a immutable distro, so if you don't use bleeding edge updates and you have all your apps present inside flatpak it's ok. Surely immutable distros are more robust respect the standard ones.

I personally wouldn't recommend you Ubuntu for Canonical not clear transparency with the users.