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[–] 11 points 10 months ago (15 children)

I still have to make the switch, have been keeping track of these topics a bit.

Right now, the shortlist I would make is:

  • Bazzite (Easy to setup, preconfigured for gaming)
  • Fedora (Good allrounder, well developed)
  • Arch (For those who want full control and love to tinker)
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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Only thing that matters is that you realize, none of it's permanent. Getting your feet wet for a few weeks working from a live USB is okay too. Go as fast or as slow as you want. People get stuck on "The Paradox of Choice".

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Fucking it up is part of the fun

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    I can't recommend to a newcomer a distro that can potentially break or introduce bugs or vulnerabilities with software that's too bleeding edge. That's why I'll never recommend Arch or even Fedora. And Bazzite is really too gaming focused and you can only install software through flatpaks. (I know there's other ways, but we're talking about newbies here. We need to keep it simple.)

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (6 children)

    Flatpak and AppImage. What programs can't be installed on Bazzite?

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (5 children)

    It's not that they can't be installed. But that the process is highly technical for newbies.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah but like which ones? I'm using Kubuntu, but everything I need is either Flatpak or AppImage, and it's easier than Windows

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    Ah sorry. I was referring to Bazzite.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah but either way I'm just using Flatpak and AppImage. Is that harder in Bazzite than Kubuntu? I think Bazzite uses Discover just like Kubuntu

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    For desktop apps you'll be fine for the most part. But if you need to install a module for your hardware or some other system software it gets more complicated.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    I like Fedora plasma the best personally, but the gnome version requires configuration to just get a minimize button and it also needs rpm fusion configured and codecs installed.

    That is why I don’t like to recommend this for a newbie.

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