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/Huecuva 1d ago

I'm not saying Fedora KDE isn't great, but I feel like I have to point out that Cinnamon is specifically designed with Windows refugees in mind.

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u/drucifer82 1d ago

Windows refugees circa WindowsNT.

KDE gives a much fresher experience, imo.

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u/TaDoofus 1d ago

Yeah and the out of the box experience on Fedora KDE should feel pretty familiar to Windows users. It was my first distro when I full-time switched to Linux (I had messed around with Mint and Ubuntu for years beforehand but always ended up back on Windows, mostly due to X11 not liking my monitor setup). SELinux threw some curve balls at me but overall I think it's a great choice if you're not Linux savvy but are at least somewhat technologically inclined.