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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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When Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux? Edit: Linux Mint it shall be. (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by FatTony@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Whom also likes to game every now and then ;)

Edit: Thank you all for your input and suggestions! Linux Mint shall be my next OS! Though, I think I'll give Pop!OS a look-see as well.

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You should try Linux Mint. It's a good distribution for new Linux users. It's easy to understand, has a good community with plenty of solutions for all types of problems and it is not too specific.

Gaming with Steam on Linux works without any major issues except when it comes to games that intentionally made run on Windows only due to their DRM. I suggest using the Flatpak variant of Steam so you won't clutter your system with too many weird dependencies.

[–] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about flatpak. I have a high tolerance for annoyance but configuring flatpak permissions right was annoying.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I just installed it and never changed any permissions. Maybe you confuse it with AppImage?

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Some Flatpak apps don’t have the proper permissions or they can be quite restrictive especially when it cames to file access.

For example; it’s not possible to upload files using Discord from the user home (except a few specified folders). This could be solved with a XDG portal, but most apps don’t bother implementing that.

[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah that is annoying. I get that problem with Cryptomator