• SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Yep… Steam Deck is kicking Xbox in the nuts and I’m feel fine with that… In fact, because of the Deck, I’m actually thinking of going Linux rather than upgrading to Windows 11.

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      8 months ago

      You can always dual-boot, i.e. have both Windows and Linux… or multiple Linux installations, if you please.

      Start with Linux Mint for greater stability and familiarity. Soon enough you’ll learn that distributions are basically fancy pre-packaged collections and configurations of mostly the same applications (they’re also called packaged), which should make choosing your distribution a bit easier. There are differences, of course, but you’ll need a deeper knowledge and more of a nuanced list of requirements before it starts to matter much, so don’t stress about comparing them and choosing “the best” for you - you’ll always be able to switch the entire distribution or reconfigure your own to fit your specific needs surprisingly easily.

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        8 months ago

        I really appreciate the suggestion. In fact I’m currently trying out Pop Os in an old laptop, before trying to explore dual booting in my newer laptop.

        I will definitely look into Mint now.

        Who says the Linux community is crappy to newbies? You are awesome thanks again.

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          8 months ago

          Who says the Linux community is crappy to newbies?

          Don’t worry, we have that, too. ;) It’s a whole package!

          Jokes aside, glad to help. Feel free to drop me a private message here or in Matrix if you have any more questions or something. Happy Linux’ing!