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i really want to try linux! but errr... which one?

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hey all! i've been pretty curious about linux recently, specially after watching andy talking about how well you can game on linux, so i started a little research and dang nabbit there's too many distros to choose about O.O

 

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i like to game and sometimes i do some editing, i have a ryzen 7 3700x, 32gb ram ddr4 3466MHz cl16 rams overclocked to 3600MHz, a 2060 super on a rog strix x570-f motherboard... what's the best distro a linux n00b without any programming skill can try to understand the system and enjoy the permanence on the OS? i'm quite confused about all the distros ^^" 

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The most noob friendly distro is probably Ubuntu. That's also the one directly supported by Steam.

 

The biggest difference between most distros is the default desktop environment (DE) they come with, how their own toolset works and how much handholding they do when it comes to configuration. Under the hood they all run on Linux (the kernel) and the applications that are available are mostly the same. Differences could be e.g. where configuration files are located.

 

But please don't go into this expecting some miracle performance improvements. And be prepared for some games simply not working even with Wine or Proton.

 

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Ubuntu but download GNOME Tweaks for ultimate customization

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I would say Ubuntu if you are trying it out for first time as it the easiest to understand and work with(debatable, this is just in MY opinion). If you then go on and become an advanced user, then you have many options. Some of them(not in any order) are- Kali Linux, MintOS, Debian etc.

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well i've used linux mint 17 some time ago on a netPC and it felt somehow a windows like experience, with the huge difference that a windows 10 home would have never ran that "fast" on such a low end PC, i guess i'll try PopOS! and ubuntu then :D time to make a linux live USB with lili :D or is there any better software to make a linux live usb?

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Manjaro KDE for sure. 

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7 hours ago, Eigenvektor said:

The most noob friendly distro is probably Ubuntu. That's also the one directly supported by Steam.

 

The biggest difference between most distros is the default desktop environment (DE) they come with, how their own toolset works and how much handholding they do when it comes to configuration. Under the hood they all run on Linux (the kernel) and the applications that are available are mostly the same. Differences could be e.g. where configuration files are located.

 

But please don't go into this expecting some miracle performance improvements. And be prepared for some games simply not working even with Wine or Proton.

 

@y0ur5h4d0w You can change the desktop environment without changing distros, so if there is something about the distro you tried you don't like, desktop hoping may be easier than full distro hopping.  Linux is very customizable and is one of the most fun aspects of using it.

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On 7/8/2020 at 3:20 PM, y0ur5h4d0w said:

 time to make a linux live USB with lili :D or is there any better software to make a linux live usb?

I always used Rufus but as long as it works it's good. Worst case scenario you just write it again with another app.

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On 7/8/2020 at 2:20 PM, y0ur5h4d0w said:

well i've used linux mint 17 some time ago on a netPC and it felt somehow a windows like experience, with the huge difference that a windows 10 home would have never ran that "fast" on such a low end PC, i guess i'll try PopOS! and ubuntu then :D time to make a linux live USB with lili :D or is there any better software to make a linux live usb?

Download the ISO from ubuntu.com and use a Windows program like Etcher.

Etcher in particular is great because it's so simple to use; just choose the downloaded file, click a button, and wait a few minutes. It's also free (yay!).

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Go with Ubuntu 20.04 or Linux Mint 20 (I hear some Microsoft users find Mint easier to adjust too) and just try with a USB flash drive or a burn a image to disk without installing first or you could always install Virtual Box on your windows and test drive a disto.

 

A further option is to run a duel boot system, just follow the on screen instructions, it's very easy.

 

 

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Check out PCLinuxOS.  I was impresses with its user-friendliness and ability to recognize and install drivers for nVidia with not hassle other than going to Synaptic and blackballing nouveau.  It recognized my PCI Express to USB 3.0 Dual 2 Ports PCI-E Card Adapter, which Debian did not and it  was upand running in no time because the driver for the NEC UPD 720202 Chip was installed from the repo.  Try that with most other distros! 

 

I am using the PCLOS64-Openbox-2020.04 Community Release and could not have been more surprised at its sophistication and ease of use, even after more than ten years of GNU/Linux exclusive usage of many distros, including with Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope, Mint, Debian distros galore, Manjaro, Scientific, and Slackware.  The Trinity DE is like KDE but leaner and quicker.  Most here would like it, I believe. 

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On 7/8/2020 at 1:31 PM, y0ur5h4d0w said:

hey all! i've been pretty curious about linux recently, specially after watching andy talking about how well you can game on linux, so i started a little research and dang nabbit there's too many distros to choose about O.O

 

my question is:

i like to game and sometimes i do some editing, i have a ryzen 7 3700x, 32gb ram ddr4 3466MHz cl16 rams overclocked to 3600MHz, a 2060 super on a rog strix x570-f motherboard... what's the best distro a linux n00b without any programming skill can try to understand the system and enjoy the permanence on the OS? i'm quite confused about all the distros ^^" 

Ubuntu is the way to go. It runs on any system, even my 8yr old laptop! Manjaro is another solution although i have only used it on the pi 4

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