manderMar 9
Due to the raining amount of #linux opinions regarding newbies. I shall subject my dear competent friend to a test where he is to install Linux and a game from steam with minimal help from me. What #distro do you people think will do best? Please start a war in the replies.

No, I won't subject him to Nix.

Goal is to create a blog post with the shortcomings to HOPEFULLY help a few linux newbies on their way to success.

Retoots appreciated
Show threadEvelyn Estelle

@mander If your friend likes to read documentation and knowing what they are doing: Arch Linux.

If your friend is not particularly tech-savvy and want something that works out of the box: Linux Mint.

The only caveat is that the more up to date your packages, the easier it is to run games (in Wine, Steam or otherwise). I had some issues with older packages on Linux Mint (and Ubuntu) when I tried to run windows games, or play VR.

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Show threadmanderMar 9
@dragonfi I will discourage arch, I use it myself, and I don't think it is a good starting point
Show threadEvelyn EstelleMar 9

@mander I see where you are coming from, and agree with it in your context, but to be pedantic:

It depends on what you want to get started with.

If you just want the computer to work out of the box, it is a bad starting point.

If you want to understand how to maintain it, it is an excellent starting point.