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@ Kory @lemmy.ml

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  • How to choose your first distro - A guide for beginners (flowchart + text post)

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  • Great write-up, thank you OP!

    I'd like to suggest an addition: I often get the question: but will distro XY run on my device? Then I suggest to boot from an USB stick and try everything in a live session without installing anything. (And if people are just curious how it will look and feel, I recommend https://distrosea.com/)

    Also, I miss the mention of Cinnamon. Mint is very popular as you have already said and the "flagship" version comes with Cinnamon.

  • Is Linux pretty much unusable with an Nvidia GPU?

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  • That doesn't sound good. Maybe you could try to post on the official Mint forums, people really know their stuff there from my experience (and here too, but since you liked Mint, maybe give it a try, because running a distro you don't like is not a great option imho.) https://forums.linuxmint.com/index.php

  • Is Linux pretty much unusable with an Nvidia GPU?

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  • Please let us know if changing distros did the trick, I really hope it does, good luck!

  • Is Linux pretty much unusable with an Nvidia GPU?

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  • Short answer: no. I'm using Linux Mint with an Nvidia card and it works great. From the games you've mentioned I've played Guild Wars 2 and Warframe with zero problems, they actually ran like on Windows where I had them installed before. Steam, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles, Lutris - they all work fine for me.

    Also some of the issues you're describing don't sound like a typical GPU problem. But sure, try a different distro, maybe your particular hardware setup doesn't play nice with Mint.

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  • Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I've been waiting for the release.

  • Thinking about making the big switch – recommend me a distro!

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  • Oh I see, so it's more about the DE, thanks for clarifying.

  • Thinking about making the big switch – recommend me a distro!

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  • I'm curious, why would you not recommend Mint?

  • Thinking about making the big switch – recommend me a distro!

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  • Linux Mint and Pop!_OS are the most recommended beginner friendly distros that "just work" in my experience. That being said, before you install, you can try out the look and feel here: https://distrosea.com/

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  • Oh thank you for this! I could only find the Gallery with the search.

  • Looking to make the switch

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  • I'm getting "The server returned this error: couldnt_find_post." - what was the comment about?

  • What's your current favorite distro that isn't Arch, Debian or Fedora?

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  • Linux Mint

  • My Linux Journey

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  • Yes, KDE Plasma is a DE which is not supported by Linux Mint anymore. So I had to switch distros too.

  • My Linux Journey

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  • Great post, I especially enjoyed reading the comments on the different distros you've tried. I totally agree with the statement that (almost) everything can be done with Linux.

    I am using Linux Mint because it was the first distro I've found that would get my weird WiFi on my old Laptop to work and so I ended up using it on my main machine as well. But I've recently looked around for something new. Not that I'm not happy with Mint, just out of curiosity. Been eying KDE Plasma for a while but not sure if I want to give up the convenience of knowing Mint quite well. And I had to switch distro cause Mint isn't supporting KDE natively anymore. Or maybe I should just play around with some new themes for a fresh look :).

  • Live (Animated) wallpapers programs for linux

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  • The CEO of PROTON answers YOUR questions! Drive, Linux support, Photos, features, and a lot more!

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  • Is there a text version of this interview?

  • for the Reddit refugees, do you also feel a bit heartbroken?

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  • Actually I feel excited, because Lemmy has sparked a new interest in news aggregators and the fediverse and I'm enjoying my time here a lot.

  • What is your favourite colour?

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  • I'm always debating between green and blue