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What Distros Should I be Considering For my Old win10 Gaming Laptop? (lemmy.world)
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I've got an old win10 laptop. It's nothing fancy in 2025, but I use it now and then while traveling, just to have a proper computer on hand. It's time to move it over to Linux, and I have A LITTLE Linux experience. I work in software dev, so I know my way around CLI, but I don't have much firsthard experience, other than occasionally using Kali for offsec tools. What are the distros I should be considering for a personal gaming laptop for occasional use for both gaming and occasional general use? Why?

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[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'd recommend starting with either Linux Mint for a solid general purpose starting point or Bazzite if you're focused on gaming.

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You can always try other distros later if you want. Make sure your starting point and foundation are solid first.