I'm super interested in running Linux, do you think it's okay to just dump windows at once and go full Linux, or it's better to dual boot for a while? I've read that dual-booting can be a bit finicky, but it's been a while since I looked into it

[–] willeypete23@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Just partition off and install steamOS. Its Linux gaming but super easy to use.

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I use Arch (btw) and I can't recommend this enough. But it might seem intimidating at first, so I recommend Manjaro, it's like Arch but a bit friendlier to beginners

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I use dualboot because I still have to use Windows for some shit, and it works like a charm

[–] lotanis@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You're going to hear a lot of recommendations, but I strongly suggest going with Fedora for your first distro. It's the least pain to get up and running with a modern, performant, up to date distro.

Ubuntu these days is its own little corner of design choices, Arch is designed to need configuration, Debian is a (purposefully) a bit slow to keep up. A lot of people say good things about Linux Mint, haven't used it myself but have used Fedora for years (including at work) and it's rock solid without much faffing.

[–] mahrimba@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've tried Ubuntu before but never stuck with it, maybe Fedora will grab my interest! Is it easy to customize? I'm mostly focused in art, web development and gaming, do you think it's a good fit?

[–] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

those requirements seem to specify the desktop environment, which sounds like you'd want KDE or Xfce, for the customizable taskbars and for the window management shenanigans associated with gaming. (games often force window dimensions or force full-screen, which screws with Gnome Desktop somewhat.)

[–] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I recommend Debian specifically because it's slow to keep up, and most people just don't need the latest features anyway. Especially if you're new to Linux, stability is important.

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