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Installing Linux on friend's new PC, which distro should he use? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by sbeak@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@programming.dev

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edit: Fedora it is then!

He will be running the AMD 9800 X3D w/ RX 9070 XT, B850 motherboard.

I am deciding between either Fedora (probably KDE) and Bazzite (also KDE), but I'm not sure whether an atomic distro would be better/worse for a newbie.

As far as I understand, atomic distros can be easily rolled back after an update, but you are unable to use apt/dnf/etx, you need to use Flatpak, I think. Would that be limiting for the average user? Also, does Bazzite have better driver support for newer AMD hardware compared to Fedora?

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[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I still would never recommend a "stable release" or LTS distro because the vast majority of security vulnerabilities never receive a CVE, and as a result the a large amount of vulnerabilities go unpatched for months. Also I like distros that take security seriously (Fedora and openSUSE).

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Usually they backport security fixes to the stable version.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

As I mentioned, most security vulnerabilities are not reported because it may not seem security related. The distro maintainers can't keep up with every package and read all the commits, so as a result security fixes often go unfocused. It is a real big problem that many security researchers acknowledged.