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New to Linux which OS to use? (lemdro.id)

submitted 12 hours ago by TheMilk@lemdro.id to c/linux@programming.dev

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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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[–] chasteinsect@programming.dev 5 points 7 hours ago

Its not that bad to start with arch it's not as hard as it used to be. I started with endeavourOS approximately a year ago and most things just work out of the box and you don't need to do much and honestly i find it easier than having to navigate layers of abstractions.

Most of my time went into configuring stuff like hyprland, nvim and other stuff and arch just worked.

I came with 0 linux knowledge, the only terminal commands i knew were cd and ls and if not for arch I don't think I would have been hooked on linux. That being said, I get it and sometimes it is frustrating but just putting it out there that it's doable.