Finally making the transition from Windows to a Linux. I’m pretty sure it’s been asked several times but which Linux OS would you recommend a beginner to use? I’ve seen Ubuntu and Mint as a good start. Not looking to do much. Game here and there (not too worried about Linux compatibility), streaming, editing videos. If I break any rules. I’m sorry.

  • Alaknár@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Just FYI in case you don’t know - SteamOS has changed and is now based on Arch, which means Bazzite is still fundamentally different.

    I personally went with Garuda Linux for two reasons:

    1. SteamOS is Arch based (so is Garuda)
    2. When researching issues, 80% of the time you’ll end up on the Arch Wiki anyway. Might as well use the actual thing.

    Bazzite is probably easier to use for newbies (immutable, relatively stable update windows), but in terms of “I found a guide for SteamOS online on how to get game X working”, Garuda will be much better. Also, Garuda devs included their Rani app, which helps the user take care of the OS, handling a lot of the maintenance.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      Just FYI in case you don’t know - SteamOS has changed and is now based on Arch, which means Bazzite is still fundamentally different.

      Both are immutable distributions, meaning software installation via Flatpak and Distrobox is exactly the same.

      System-level differences are mostly irrelevant which is a fundamentally different approach from Ubuntu, Mint, etc. where users are expected to juggle with PPAs to get newer drivers on their ancient Ubuntu LTS base.