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[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh absolutely. Looking back I probably asked in a hardcore Linux enthusiast community (no fault to them, we all get tired of our parents/siblings/coworkers asking us to "fix the wif")

I just don't know where the Linux-noob safe spaces are. Is Lemmy's Linux community one?

[–] Keegen@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I recommend taking a look at this Linux gaming wiki guide about getting started. It is geared towards gaming, but even if that is not your primary focus there is a lot of really useful tips and steps to take for anyone trying to switch to Linux. If you have some other questions you can shoot me a DM, I'm by no means an expert but I've been using Linux for around 4 years now so I like to think I'm at least moderately experienced!

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

We have actual gaming distros. They're literally put together for gamers. GloriousEggRoll, the dude who made protonGE spun up "Nobara" off of Fedora as a gaming distro. You have Garuda Linux and others.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the link, I'll take a look at the guide over the weekend! Someone already mentioned Linux Mint as a starter, but if I have any questions I'll definitely take you up on the DM offer!