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Can't do a lot wrong with Linux mint I suppose. Stable software so support should be good, cinnamon doesn't have too much fancy stuff that would use up ressources iirc.
It's my top recommendation for beginners, might switch back to it some time.
Thanks! I should note, I did use Ubuntu for a few years quite a while ago, so not quite a beginner but still gonna have to relearn a lot of things.
In that case, Pop!_OS might be a good option to try. It's built on Ubuntu and doesn't have snapd garbage on it. I've been using it as a daily driver for 2 years now and I've had zero problems.
Mint is also Ubuntu based with no snaps crap
Mint is an awesome option too. For me it came down to the UI as the primary decision factor. I prefer MacOS aesthetics to Windows.
There are a host of other issues I have with how Microsoft (and Apple!!) do things, and really, the GUI is the least of those problems. But it is also the most obvious problem because I'm looking at it all day at work.
I hope am not too late for this. If you’re looking for a consolized PC experience with Steam and all of its quality of life features, check out ChimeraOS.
It is based on SteamOS3 and adds a lot of extra features such as GOG and EGS integrations and built in emulators.
It also has a desktop mode for a full featured Linux experience. Keep in mind it’s an immutable distro.
Also, it uses Arch btw. Sorry just wanted to say it for such a long time now 🤣
Can't go wrong with Debian and some ligthweight desktop environment, like xfce, as someone also mentioned here
pop_os! Runs great on the amd apus. For reference i used a ryzen 3 3200g and it ran indie games very well.
I guess you mean a ryzen 7 4700g? Should be great too considering mine was a generation behind.
Which game do you play ?
Lots, mostly older ones.
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Why downvote? Am I supposed to give a list of every game I play? What does it matter to you?
Yes you have to give the list of your game because a lot of game (specialy multiplayer) doesn't work on linux. See : https://www.protondb.com/ and https://areweanticheatyet.com/
Look, this is gonna sound rude and maybe it is, but I am not a fucking moron and I know that's how it works. I specifically stated that I have used linux in the past, and I can easily google any specific game and find out if it does or doesn't work.
I was asking what distro is best for people to give current opinions on the subject, not because I cannot google very basic cut and dry info. I appreciate that you are trying to help but I am not about to sit here for hours typing the name of every game I might be interested in playing, so that someone else can read it and check it for me, were you about to spend your entire night checking games I listed for me? Of course you weren't, and the entire idea of either of us doing that is insane.
With all due respect, if you have any opinion on which distro is currently the best for gaming feel free to share it, don't waste both our times with useless basic linux info that I already knew about.
Maybe Garuda?
this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2023
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