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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sorry to hear that you've had a poor experience with trying to migrate to Linux. It is a big switch in terms of how the OS is structured and how things work. Unfortunately the out of box experience of Linux on personal laptops and desktops can be quite poor for commonly recommended distros like Ubuntu especially if you want to game.

This might be contentious with some people but if you or anyone is feeling adventurous and in the mood to try to understand how Linux works, I would recommend Arch. It gives you the reins to setup and configure your system how you wish. I would however try it in a VM first before going dual boot or as your sole driver.

I've tried many Linux distros over the years (Mint, Ubuntu, Centos, etc) but Arch has been the most stable and enjoyable to use. I have one install from 2013 that's still going strong. Nvidia drivers or Steam can be installed without setting up PPAs or downloading binaries as one might need to do on other Linux distros. Most third party apps I would want are available through the Arch User Repository (AUR). The Arch wiki is amazingly useful for any Linux user.

Most games I play work through Steam or Lutris with the latest Proton from https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for your reply.

I've heard many people mentioning EndevourOS and I think that's based on Arch?

EndevourOS was top of my list to try next time I'm willing to give Linux another shot.

The most interesting distro I tried was MicroOS (opensuse immutable). I really liked the immutable concept, keeping the base OS clean and mess around inside containers. Very cool

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I haven't heard anything bad about Endeavor in the same way people slam Manjaro for their poor management of an Arch based distro. It'd be worth a shot I think. Rolling release distros like Arch can provide a very nice up-to-date user experience vs major releases, which I have never had much luck with on Linux.

I've never heard ofMicroOS, but have heard of OpenSUSE. It sounds like it would be useful for servers and maybe if you want to do some software development where you'd want to use containers for building and running your app. I'll have to check it out.