I want to get some experience with Linux before win 10 goes end of support. I won’t be using this machine for work. Gaming primarily but also 3d printing and possibly some light piracy. Is there any reason not to install steam os?

Thanks in advance kind and wise nerds in my phone.

  • FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    13 days ago

    I had nearly no idea what I was doing and starting with Debian seems to have gone ok. Others said Linux mint is beginner friendly but I haven’t tried it.

      • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        13 days ago

        I dunno, I just installed 12 on a 32-bit oldster and it was smooth and painless. I guess you need apt but any linux distro is going to have a little bit of a learning bump.

        I say any distro you want to try - go for it. You’ll likely overwrite it in a week or two anyway. In the process you’ll pick up the 1337 sk33lz and eventually find your flava.

    • nafzib@feddit.onlineEnglish
      4·
      13 days ago

      Debian is a fine distro, but it’s main strategy is being “the stable distro”. So most software packages are at least a little out of date because they only put the most stable and tested versions of software in their default repos. You can add other repos to get around this if you want the latest and greatest, but most other repos keep their main package list more up to date.

      Debian is fantastic if you want to set up a quick and easy home server due to it’s long and solid history, huge user base, simplicity and stability.

      • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        12 days ago

        So most software packages are at least a little out of date because they only put the most stable and tested versions of software in their default repos.

        And for many people, this is a good thing. By favoring reliability, Debian Stable provides the most low-maintenance experience of any distro I’ve ever used. (And I’ve been using them for a long time.)

        The packaged software is generally up to date when a new Debian release lands. It’s a year or two between releases, but that’s fine, because the vast majority of software already had the features I needed, and I’m not addicted to watching version numbers rise or fiddling about with UI changes that some developers like to make every month. Security updates do come between releases, and the two or three packages that sometimes warrant a faster update cycle are easy enough to add if needed.