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New to Linux which OS to use? (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 day ago by TheMilk@lemdro.id to c/linux@programming.dev

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Finally making the transition from Windows to a Linux. I'm pretty sure it's been asked several times but which Linux OS would you recommend a beginner to use? I've seen Ubuntu and Mint as a good start. Not looking to do much. Game here and there (not too worried about Linux compatibility), streaming, editing videos. If I break any rules. I'm sorry.

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[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Long time Mint enjoyer, the ONLY caveat I would put on that is I doesn't yet have stable for support Wayland.

For a beginner, having the ability to run android apps via waydroid could be a real draw card.

Wayland support is coming, but it isn't here yet.

[–] Nyadia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If I read OP correctly, they plan to livestream games. Screen capture isn't as smooth of an experience on Wayland as it is on X11. Which isn't to say one can't do screen capture on Wayland, but that it might be a point of frustration for a Linux newbie trying to stream or record their gameplay.

[–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 1 points 7 hours ago

I understood streaming as on the receiving end, e.g. watching streamed content online.

[–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago

I would actually rate that as a plus.

While it's nice to have the ability to run android apps, I don't think many newcomers expect that.

However, it's much more likely to find an Nvidia GPU in there somewhere, which works notoriously badly with Wayland.

Also Wayland has scaling issues with lower resolution fullscreen apps and settings.

I'd rather have those things working by default.