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submitted 4 months ago by khizuo@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

Hello software-savvy Hexbears, I am a person who knows basically nothing about Linux and I’m looking to switch over. I have an M1 macbook (I know, very bourgeois) and I’m not looking to get new hardware. Which Linux distribution should I choose, and what’s the best way to migrate my data over without data loss?

I’m also looking to pirate games once I switch to Linux, so a distribution good for g@ming is preferred.

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[-] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Never used the M1/M2s, but I used to install Fedora on all my Intel macbooks and it always ran flawlessly, so it certainly had good support for apple hardware and peripherals back in the day.

Gaming on an ARM CPU is going to be painful no matter what, but as pointed to, x86 and x86_64 emulators are going to be your best bet. You may find a small number of games also offer a native ARM binary, but it's not common.

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