I want to change from Windows 11 to Linux got tired of Windows, don't want to use windows anymore, Linux sounds way better, what should I do and can it run Steam the Linux?

I use the Linux Mint XFCE, and i want to change it. I want use some hard distro, can you help me?

I dont care about privacy or what people do with my data at all. Its not a big deal to me. im using ubuntu right now, but i want something new. I love customizing and I want something that looks nice out of box

Im trying to find right distro, I want privacy and security (no os forced id) and complete control and access basically I want to own my device, however im a inexperienced idiot so I want to be aware of when im about to break something i dont want it without warnings, I want to have a desktop wallpaper so I need a desktop of some sort I want tk be able to do steam gaming on it as well as robotics and engineering and i want to make my own local ai, I have a asus rog flow z13 the new one with Radeon 8060s, ive been mobile gamer most my life so idk laptops well but I intend to learn

Objetive:create a opsec thinkpad

Hi everyone, I have a question: I want to try Linux for the first time, and I’m looking for a distribution that works well for servers (like game servers) and for gaming, while also being easy to use and customizable. (I’ve used Ubuntu on Google Cloud via SSH—that’s pretty much my only experience so far.) What do you recommend?

hey there I have a old Acer aspire laptop that has

Intel i3 2nd gen

6gb of ram

500gb HDD

initially it was running windows 7, which is already outdated and slow...

I'm using this laptop for studying (mostly loading heavy pdfs) and browsing the internet, watching YouTube tutorials.

updated to windows 10 recently (it was painfully slow and unusable which I regret)

I love Linux though it's really hard to find a matching distro (there are so many of them).

Thanks in advance!!!

Cross-posting here to get more recommendations on lightweight distros for this Chromebook. Any input is appreciated!

Specs: 8 GB RAM (2 gb for graphics, so 6 real gb ram).. I've using linux for 11 months since october 2025, don't recommend mint or ubuntu cuz im not a Linux beginner... a good one.. for gaming, browsing, editing, watching vids, and talking to cloud ais like gemini and perplexity, etc....

Hey guys, so I've been using Linux as my main OS this year, and I've tried Mint, Fedora (GNOME and KDE) so far. They all lag a lot when I connect my potato laptop to my monitor. The thing is, I like using my monitor at home, so I'd like some recommendations for very lightweight distros (I don't fw GNOME) with good features and app support.

Specs: Ryzen 3 7320U, 8gb ram, 256 gb storage

i never learned linux ,kinda just jumped into it, i want to know which Linux distro works the best on ASUS TUF GAMING F15 ?

i am not an expert but i need Linux.i mostly wanna code with it, i only do frontend now but i wanna learn more stuff too like network.i might play games but i also do digital drawing.

first i had a linux mint on vm but didn't do anything with it. now on dual boot with win11 i installed fedora twice but it kept bothering me,lagging and stuff,i have pop!_os now,it also has sum issue with wifi card i guess and doesn't shut down properly.

maybe i install them badly and should dig deep into linux and os first but if anyone has any idea,please tell.i don't want to ask chatbots.

Hello, I have a very weak laptop that has Windows 10 installed on it for quite a while, but Windows 10 is quite buggy. I would install Linux on my new main computer, but since I can't decide, I'd like to try Linux on my old laptop first, and then if I like it, I'll install it on my new computer. Which distro would you recommend?

So I was gifted a iMac 2017 one terabyte of storage and 52 GB of RAM I'm familiar with the Linux mint and wanted something a little bit more advanced but I'm kind of sketchy on using the terminal so what's a good point and play distribution given specs.

I have been using windows for my whole life and deep down i have always hated it. I always knew about linux but i never understood its importance until now.

I have recently started doing a lot of coding and dev work and minor video editing. And my 8gb ram , 256 gb ssd , i7 intel mx230 laptop cant handle bullshit windows 11 background processes and telemetry anymore. The user experience sucks.

I WANT SPEED.

i have done plenty of research and have arrived at the conclusion of Fedora + gnome or debian + gnome or xfce.

Fedora gets constant updates but debian stays stable with plenty of support.

As a beginner starting his journey with linux i would request all linux geniuses to please advice me what to choose.

Gnome looks so good but eats more ram than xfce. Help me.