For the sake of our privacy one thing should always be remembered: We should always look for free and open source alternatives of proprietary applications and softwares. #foss
@Kakeru I def agree with this 100% FOSS is the way to go. 🏆
@TheDoctor @Kakeru this is true. I would love to ditch windows for example but I'm a gamer 🤗🎮
@TheDoctor @Kakeru I will have to talk to u about this later! Merry Christmas 🎄 🎁!!
@TheDoctor @Kakeru is it hard to setup your graphics card or get drivers?
@Wetrix @Kakeru That depends somewhat on the distro you use. But in general it´s not a big deal. I´m using manjaro and drivers are just available in the standard repos. Nvidia drivers are proprietary so for some distros you have to jump through a few hoops. Still it is not a big deal especially if you are not new to linux.
@TheDoctor @Kakeru what is the best distro for a noob that wants to game without going through a nightmare with drivers etc 😅? Ubuntu?
Try Linux Mint. Ubuntu has the reputation but it is no longer deserved. For someone who wants a system that just works, is intuitive and similar, and let's them also learn more, Linux mint is where it's at.
XFCE or Mate versions are my personal preferences, but there are others. If you like eyecandy KDE is very good and very popular.
@TheDoctor @Kakeru
@mistermonster @Kakeru @TheDoctor mint if what I used to run on my laptop it was awesome!
I got a matrix app. Not sure exactly what or how to join 🤔
@Wetrix @mistermonster @Kakeru This is rather a matter of taste. For a beginner I´d recommend one of the larger distros. Especially if you're coming from windows Mint is a good choice in my opinion but you can also pick Ubuntu, Fedora etc. The desktop environment doesn't matter just pick what suits you.
For gaming Pop!_OS is a good choice because driver setup. But at the end of the day you can game on all of them.
Helpful resources:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH4d4o0Otxa7BNYs5Z5UEjg
@TheDoctor @mistermonster @Kakeru thx for all these links and taking the time to put this all together! Much appreciated! 🙏🏻
I did try matrix tonight for about half an hour. I was immediately asked if I was a SJW in our privacy fed among other things 😆
I think I'll just stick to the fed. I'd spend too much time in there 🤣
@Wetrix @mistermonster @Kakeru Very welcome. I would also add that protondb.com for steam games is a great resource as well as lutris.net and the lutris app for (almost) everything else. Between those you should be able to play most games that are playable on Linux.
@Wetrix @mistermonster @Kakeru If you wanna join on matrix you need to pick a homeserver. This would be an obvious choice: https://privacytools.io/services/chat/
It doesn't matter much however because of federation. Please don't choose matrix.org otherwise you're good.
@Wetrix @Kakeru Sure, I'm a gamer after all. Half of the games I currently play run natively the other half via wine/proton.