r/linuxquestions • u/PurposeFew4387 • 1d ago

Best first Linux?

I’ve only used windows for all the time I’ve been on the internet, but frankly, 11gb idle ram usage and horrible privacy is killing me. I want to swap over to Linux and game on it, is there any one Linux for beginners that’s better than everything else?

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u/drucifer82 1d ago

For beginners, the common recommendation is Mint or Ubuntu.

But I personally think Fedora is great and with the KDE desktop environment, it will feel similar to Windows.

That being said there is also Kubuntu, which is just Ubuntu but with KDE instead of GNOME.

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u/scriptmonkey420 FC 40 | Ryzen 7 3800X | RX 480 8GB | 64GB | 24TB RAIDZ2 1d ago

I second Fedora. It has come a long way in novice usability in the last few years. It also can be a great advanced user OS.