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New to Linux which OS to use? (lemdro.id)
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Finally making the transition from Windows to a Linux. I'm pretty sure it's been asked several times but which Linux OS would you recommend a beginner to use? I've seen Ubuntu and Mint as a good start. Not looking to do much. Game here and there (not too worried about Linux compatibility), streaming, editing videos. If I break any rules. I'm sorry.

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[–] ludrol@programming.dev 15 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

editing videos

What program will you use?

I have heard that DaVinci resolve is very hard to set up. as for Kdenlive, I have used it few times, and it felt very clunky.

I would go with mint if you have older hardware and bazzite if you have new hardware (especially nvidia graphics card). If you really want windows-like layout check zorin OS.

for actuall advice: I would try a bunch of them and stick with one where video editing works.

[–] hikaru755@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I have heard that DaVinci resolve is very hard to set up.

On Bazzite (and probably the other ublue distros as well), you can run ujust install-resolve on the terminal, and that's it, you're good to go

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

And it works great when installed that way.

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago

Besides almost everything availiable to try on Windows before the switch, I've seen Nobara writing on their page about their media-focus, mentioning DaVinci Resolve workarounds from out of the box. I've not tried it yet.