Pop!_OS was also the first distro I tried and I had a lot of problems with it, I dunno why people keep recommending it.
I’ve been fulltime on EndeavourOS for over a month no with no issues, but I also don’t have any peripherals that require software to work correctly which makes me a rare case these days.
I got quite a few friends wanting to avoid Windows 11 and taking a serious look at Linux.
Sadly less than half who’ve tried it out have wanted to stick with it, Due to technical problems or some neche software not being available/having a suitable alternative.
I keep hearing this from people but as someone who plays a lot of multiplayer FPS the only game I’ve had to give up is Rust.
Even most EAC games seem to work if the developers allow Proton/Wine users.
I’ve noticed it more and more over the years how people will fight tooth and nail to defend a product for no other reason than self validation.
I’ve even had one person try to sell me on OperaGX as if they were reading off an AD, When I asked them technical questions about it they just pulled the conversation back to selling up the gimmicks. I finally straight asked them why they were advertising something for a company they don’t work for and they just got offended. Was kinda a surreal experience.
Corpo’s and social media “designers” who would throw out their own mother because she’s “outdated”
Honestly as someone who doesn’t use Gnome… I can’t really tell much of a difference, Seems like a strange thing to build hype over.
So my first exposure to Arch was from my one friend who used Arch Linux daily, He was also the type to mess around with and replace core system utilities which of course led to his system breaking a whole bunch.
I avoided using Arch based distros for a while when I first started getting into Linux because of seeing my friend have to rebuild his system every week, When I finally tried EndeavourOS it ended up being the most stable distro out of the box even vs a lot of “just works” distros people recommended.
I’ve finally been able to daily drive Linux for over a month without having to switch back to my Windows drive at all.
Thug Pro for Tony Hawk’s Underground 2.
Plutonium for multiple older Call of Duty games.
IW4x for Modern Warfare 2 (2009), IW4x was DMCA’d semi recently but the mod still works, it’s just no longer being maintained and the server browser has a few bugs.
Even for games I’ve bought off Steam I still use community run multiplayer mods a lot because they tend to either add more functionality or replace dead servers for older games.
I dunno why I didn’t jump on the KDE train sooner, I think it’s default setup is already a better user experience than Windows 10/11, and doesn’t feel like I’m fighting against the desktop like with Gnome.
The ease of tweaking even small things I really appreciate. Feels like an actual upgrade in the UI/UX space from what I’ve been used to from years of hacking together tweaks and programs on other desktops.
I think it’s mostly just the elitists trying to scare people to feel superior.
Linux newbie with a tendency to break everything throwing in my recommendation for Endeavour
I was warned by a bunch of people that an Arch based system is no place for a new comer but it’s surprising been WAY more stable than my time with Pop!_OS.
To all the people who didn’t see the point in moving away from Chromium browsers, THIS IS THE POINT!
I’d like to throw in Youtube Redux.
It’s main function is to restore the older desktop look/feel of pre 2016ish Youtube, but it’s insanely customizable and good for cutting down on random buttons or features you don’t care about.
Only downside is it’s being maintained by one guy and it’s abit slow to be updated sometimes.
Most complaints I got from people were over gaming mice/keyboards or audio equipment that need additional software to fully function.
I do think it’s pretty stupid that some hardware requires extra crap in order to work right but I ain’t gonna convince my friends to throw out their sometimes $100+ peripherals because the manufactures a jackass.
I will totally agree KDE is probably the best DE out their for desktops and already way better out of the box than Win10/11, I’ve been using it for over a month now and not missing Windows at all.