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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).

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[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 1 year ago

My first ever distro was EndeavourOS. I installed it when I was 13 or 14 years old because someone on reddit said it's customizable. I never felt like I need to switch to anything else.

[–] TropicalMustafa@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] max@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I really like Debian I was using Arch before, but Debian looks better to me

[–] Creatortray@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, arch isn’t the most welcoming to new users, or so I’ve heard lol.

[–] prole@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Recently switched to Linux a couple months ago and can't recommend EndeavorOS more. It's great.

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago
[–] BigTrout75@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Bah ha ha! All the main distros are amazing these days. You really can't go wrong with most. And if one doesn't work, just pick another of the top 5.

I don't see the problem

[–] KrispeeIguana@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Arch Linux with NVIDIA is definitely not great for newbies, especially for people who can't keep up with the distro. If left unupdated for too long, your system may break. Even if you update every day, you could break something. You just never win with a rolling release distro like this. My only saving grace is that I run with an AMD gpu and so far, that thing has just worked.

My tip for anyone switching to Linux is to switch to AMD. Even if NVIDIA is better overall for performance and features, even if the last time you tried AMD on your windows system it was slow and a bit buggy, on Linux, AMD just works, without extra steps.

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