So ive use windows pretty much for everything and ive kinda had a enough of windows. i was thinking of trying linux on an old laptop that i just upgraded to 8gb of ram and im not sure wha tos to put on it. i was thinking something lightweight maybe ubuntu mate? i need somethign like windows that will allow me to game and do other things liek gaming maybe even streaming or reading? idk. also what are some neede dsoftware, browser so rthigs needed for linux. i com efrom a family who has never trie dlinux and hates it because its “the smar advanced coders os” somethign liek that.

anyways im a noob so go easy on me please als i may have ben linux distro hopping but i still feel lost.

  • MrBungle
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    1 year ago

    i’m a linux idiot and Pop!_OS has been great to me. I test drove it on my main PC using a NVME drive in a USB-C enclosure and was booting directly from that. (you can use a plain old thumdrive too) After about 6 months I was pretty comfortable with it and went full linux on my main pc.

    I also hear great things about linux mint being friendly for beginners too. it looks a lot like windows as well.

    https://pop.system76.com/

    https://linuxmint.com/

    Get a fast thumb drive and try them all out!