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    All of them except the wrong one.

    [–] Stomata@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

    I don't use arch btw

    I use coasters, btw.

    [–] Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Hey can y'all help me out? I wanna start switching over, but I need a beginner friendly distro that can work well with my 2070 super for gaming. I need something simple to set up or I'll get ADHD paralysis and never do it.

    I'd also love if it worked well with my Valve Index, but if that still has a lot of issues across the board I may still have to dual boot :c

    [–] AmanitaCaesarea@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    If you like the color green pick linux mint. If you like blue pick zorinOS.

    If you really want to use arch as noob pick Garuda.

    80% of recommendations will be an Ubuntu/debian child so pick whatever looks good and works. See the first two.

    If you really don't like Ubuntu/deb check out Fedora. If you want a big screen steam mode pick bazzite.

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    [–] rapchee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    i started on mint, with a 2080, played through hl alyx (with one weird issue - when i had my old xbox 360 controller plugged in, alyx and vr home couldn't start, but that was a few years ago, maybe it's not an issue any more).
    which is to say, the index is not the issue, most vr games don't have a native linux version, so you have to rely on proton, and especially with nvidia cards they're far from guaranteed to run

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    [–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Mint. It started as the beginner friendly distro and it's becoming the "main" distro as of late.

    [–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    Given they have an Nvidia and want stuff like the Valve Index to work (so in the best case to have all those super new drivers, libraries installed and stuff) it should be a distro that comes with a lot preconfigured, like the Nvidia driver.

    I've heard a lot of good things about Bazzite in this regard.

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    It depends on what you're using it for.

    [–] polle@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Random PSA: set your bios to sleep state linux.

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    [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Easy! The only I use. The rest are too bloated and/or have too little built in and are too easy/hard. Real Linux wizards agree

    I like Ubuntu but Rocky is also fun.

    [–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Once you slack, you never go back.

    [–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Daily driven Mint, OpenSuse Tumbleweed and Fedora. They're all great, with their own pros and cons.

    [–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    I don't know maybe the bue one

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    [–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

    I don't have time to mess around with Arch or customizing things. I tried a couple live boots and went with Mint. Spent 2 hours picking a theme, wallpaper, and menu icon. Boom, done.

    [–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

    The One I'm Using :tm:

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