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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Good Distro for a casual User (NVIDIA+Gaming)? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by OnopordumAcanthium@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey, so my friend asked me which distro i can recommend for him. He basically used Windows his whole life. The recent developments of Microsoft though seems to worry him, so he want to give Linux a try.

I myself use Linux since around one year, so i'm definitely far from being an expert and i don't really feel i have enough expertise to give him an appropriate answer. I use OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and love it, but i suppose it's not a good distro for him since he is not that tech affine and i suppose getting used to the terminal is a bit much too ask and could scare him away from the Linux experience.

So what im looking for is a distro, that is easy to use (for beginners & non techies; also not a rolling release) but is also good for Gaming (NVIDIA) and lightly everyday stuff. He uses his computer only for free time, not for his work.

I hope some people here have some helpful recommendations. I was thinking of maybe recommend Mint or Ubuntu, but i only used Ubuntu for a few days and don't really know much about it.

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[–] a1mlezz@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not really in the know myself, but I've recently seen EndeavourOS recommend over PopOS due to faster driver updates.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can install pamac for a GUI for the package manager. Do yay to search for any package and install it; do yay (nothing else) to upgrade everything, and yay -Rcns to remove stuff and all their unused dependencies. I also recommend chaoticAUR

For the DE I recommend MATE but you can select any of the major ones in the installer

Get synapse for a spotlight-like search; it uses the alt+space keybind by default

The arch wiki is amazing