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I had already dabbled in Linux on and off years back. I already wanted to switch, but I’m a moron at computer stuff, so Linux was always a bit out of reach. Too much to learn and memorize for the basic things I needed it for. (addendum: We’re talking about 25 years ago)

But Win 10 annoyed the piss out of me. Like, to the point of breaking my laptop in a fit of explosive anger. I’m not usually a “throw-the-controller” kind of guy. But that shit got to me.

So around the time Win 11 was first announced, I decided to give Linux yet another shot. And lo and behold, I found Mint. Everything was setup and streamlined exactly for a moron like myself. It was literally easier and more straight forward than Windows.

And with a little bit of reading and copy/pasting commands smarter people than myself have written around the internet, pretty much any problem I’ve encountered have been solved within a few minutes.

So I recommend Mint to anyone looking for alternatives to Win 11.

It has been good to me.

And a big Thank You to all the glorious nerds that take the time to not on only make this, but also take the time to help us hapless dummies fix the small problems we encounter in the process of switching.

Hmm… I’d try running it through Steam.

I feel like I’ve generally had better results with Steam than Lutris.

What are you playing on atm?

If you’ve already tried setting up Win 10, Mint should be downright enjoyable. It’s much more user friendly in my humble opinion.

Mint has treated me just fine since I converted.

I’m not proficient with Linux whatsoever, but Mint has literally been the most newbie user-friendly OS I have tried to date. So Windows can suck it.

For gaming, Steam runs things great. And for other things like GOG, Battle.net, Lutris has server me well. Proton does a good job.

Future headlines right there.

Nice

I switched from Windows to Mint. Best thing I ever did for myself as It’s extremely user friendly.

Is it the best choice for you? That depends on what you’re looking for in Linux.

Personally I was just fed up with Microsoft and all the corporate shenanigans. But I’m too old and dumb to learn how to properly utilize Linux (not gonna kid myself on that front), and Mint has proven a great “Baby’s First Linux” for me.

A quick look at TPB’s top 100 games tells me that was a lie.

Linux Mint for sure.

It’s more welcoming to newbies than even Windows.

Isn’t the entire point of the newer versions of Windows just to force the engagement with applications you normally wouldn’t use?

I just started dual booting to see what Linux could do nowadays. And yes, there’s a few games I have trouble playing, but it’s mostly games like Subnautica that gives me trouble. And in all honesty, that game barely works in Windows as it is.

I haven’t had problems with anti-cheats at all. Like, Helldivers 2 runs as well on Linux as in Windows.

Oh no, you misunderstand. It’s not help you find stuff on your computer.

Probably because Valve doesn’t make games anymore. Not on any serious level anyway.

Most of their games are old as hell, and most of them where in the “proof of concept” relm. They only really made games to push the technology they were working with.

It’d be a poor argument to bring up their old catalog of games from 20 years ago as something that made them a worse company today.

It’s about more than just taking a 30% cut of sales. Everyone agrees that it’s a high price. So what else might the potential competition do that make them stand out as worse than Valve?

Also, overworked and underpaid Devs are a different matter. You have look at their Publishers about that. I believe Valves Devs are quite well paid and far from overburdened.

I think that, regardless of brand, most users just want the most basic (almost blank slate) OS that can run the programs they choose to install.

And that is close to, if not completely, impossible to get if you don’t have a mind for Linux.

Same. However I do work manual labor, so nothing too fancy lasts long.

I, for one, welcome Japanese George Washington, Indian Hitler and Inuit Ghandi to our historical database.

Nah, there doesn’t seem to be a problem simply writing nasty comments. Personally I’d prefer getting downvoted to hell than a ‘pile-on’ in the comments spewing bile.

Can’t we do both?