Vitskapsdama2d ago

Got to keep my work laptop and just realised that I'm now free to ditch Windows and install Linux. It's a Thinkpad E14 gen 3 with AMD Ryzen 5, 16 gb ram and a 256 gb ssd. I dabbled with Mint a long time ago but consider myself a somewhat informed newbie, who now has the time to experiment and learn.

So I'm looking for tips and advice about which distro I should check out, what I should take into account and anything that can help me with this project.

#askfedi #linuxhelp

Show threadFuture Sprog2d ago

Mint is pretty good. I used it for years (after Redhat, Debian, Mandrake, Ubuntu, …)

I’m currently using Bluefin on my laptop and Bazzite on my gaming PC. The upgrades are easier. See:
https://universal-blue.org/

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Show threadVitskapsdama
@futuresprog Thanks! Is Bazzite better for games? I'm not a hardcore gamer, but do have quite a collection on Steam and GoG. One of my interests is to see what I can get going in Linux.
Mar 27 at 9:02pmWeb
Show threadFuture Sprog1d ago

Yep! It’s worked perfectly out of the box for Steam.

Haven’t tried any of my GoG games yet.

Blizzard I had some issues.

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