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Should i switch to linux? please tell me why or why not. (europe.pub)
submitted 3 days ago by GrumpyCat@leminal.space to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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So i have a gaming desktop that not the best or the newest. What takes up most of my drive space is games, updates, and software's. Im wondering if i should switch to linux and if linux will improve any performance for my main machine? If you believe i should switch what os should i go with or why or why not should i switch?

I mostly game and do mess with ollama/ai tools because i think that's cool. I want to do more things in the future but that might beyond my drive space?

What would you advise?

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[–] Auth@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Linux takes like 5-10mins to setup. You can dedicate your first day/week to trying out a few different flavors to see which one you like.

I'd try distro's in this order Mint with Cinnamon > fedora KDE > Ubuntu Gnome > cachyOS if you're a baller > Arch if you want to learn and break things while doing it > NixOS if you absolutely hate having things work easily and learning transferable knowledge.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

NixOS if you absolutely hate having things work easily and learning transferrable knowledge.

Ouch. Accurate, but ouch. 😄

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I only roast NixOS from a place of love.

[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In the past certain distros were better for certain tasks, but not really anymore. The thing that separates distros is how they do package management and how many packages they have. All that's to say, just pick something easy to start with like Kubuntu, Mint, or Debian if you're ok with older software.

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah but for a new user its nice to see how different groups configure linux out of the box. Once you know what you're doing you can tweak the distro to your liking but new users seem to search for a default they like and stick with it until comfortable.