I see there's some sort of "how's Linux now" discourse going around Mastodon and so I'll give my brief summary:
To be blunt, Linux is just the least-shit option to run on your PC nowadays lol.
If you want a good start, try Kubuntu https://kubuntu.org/, I get along great with it. Familiar interface, without all the shovelled shit Microsoft constantly try to force on you. Same KDE Plasma interface Valve use for Steam Deck's Desktop Mode.
Even if you last tried Linux say 2-3 years ago properly, it's quite a different world. Thinking on the rise of Flathub / Flatpak, getting apps is so much easier now across nearly any Linux distribution: https://flathub.org/en
That's one thing I thought we were missing some time ago, that is close to solved now.
Valve Proton has made gaming close to solved too. Most single-player games work great, but anti-cheat remains problematic.
Almost everything I play is really smooth. Hilariously, my Windows 11 install runs games worse somehow confused. And I've done basically no tinkering to my Linux install, I use almost all defaults...
@gamingonlinux After using a launch Steamdeck for a few years, I decided to give it a go on my main PC. For the games * I * play (mostly single player, or indie multiplayer) it solved the gaming problem with linux.
I'd say at this point, if you're not into big time multiplayer games, it's good to go.
@gamingonlinux This one of the reasons i would suggest Linux Mint, the software manager allows you to download Flatpaks without touching the terminal, and the best part is that you don't have to input your password (Although it's a great security practice and should not be skipped) for it since it passes through the user and not through administration and the dependencies won't wreck your system.
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