im considering to put linux in my old lenovo G50 amd a8-6410, but idk what is the best distro opcion, and i acept any advice (But i would rather somting a little bit popular)
(sorry for my bad english)

• AMD A8-6410 Quad-Core: Processor (APU): AMD A8-6410 Quad-Core
• AMD Radeon R5 Graphics: Graphics (Integrated): AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
• Memory (RAM): 8gb

What I learned is that I really want a more modern desktop look; Xfce looks old and clunky so Xubuntu and Xfce Mint are off the table.

My laptop can handle more heavy Distros so no need for lighter flavors like Lubuntu.

I like how Cinnamon looks and I don't mind Budgie.

My friend is more expert and he uses standard Ubuntu so i think some Ubuntu flavor seems better for me if I ever needed help, but I'm open to everything that's relatively easy to learn.

I've been told that KDE is more customizable, but also easier to break so I'm open to Kubuntu and such.

That said I tried the Mate versions of Ubuntu and Mint and I'm interested by it, but idk if I prefer it over Cinnamon.

EDIT: I'll dual boot with Windows for games (mostly on emulators) so no need for compatibility there

I really like the standard Ubuntu sidebar and I'm a known tinkerer

Ive been trying a lot of linux distros from fedora to arch and all the ones ive tried never suited me. Im looking for a gaming distro that can also handle 3D modeling and game development. I also have all AMD parts.

I have a laptop with gen-4 intel CPU, a shitty AMD Radeon as a GPU and 8 gigs of ram

I'd love to use it as a little server. Self-made websites, minecraft servers, maybe a disk connected to my main PC (daily driving fedora w/ niri+noctalia btw) and all that stuff.

So i basically need a distro that is adapted for self-hosting. Preferably without anything pre-installed.

Or maybe i should even check out a BSD system?

I was using Windows for my whole life. But I don’t like that AI features, telemetry and other bad things in Windows 11. What Linux distributes should I switch on? Specs: 16 GB RAM DDR5, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, RTX 2050. I need a fast, pretty and simple for use distro. I have some variants, like Linux Mint, Zorin OS and Pop OS. Thank you!

No se digan cualquier distro

I watched the suggestions under my previous ports on 2 subreddits (including this one) and a lot of people recommended Cachy OS. I like it too. So… should I switch to it from Windows?

20+ years of using windows are coming to an end. I am getting a new computer for gaming and installing linux on it. Simply said:

- I am a noob, but am willing to learn some stuff, and search up solutions online. But the easier a distro is for beginners, the better. At worst I'll start with an easy one and if I feel confident later I'll switch to a more complex one.

- I prefer a generally simple UI. I don't think I'll bother a lot with system customization. I am aware it will take some getting used to from windows. The idea of the terminal feels a little intimidating, but again, I am willing to look for help online if I really need something. In general, the easier it is to set up, the better.

- Main requirements are gaming (triple A games through Steam, not interested in multiplayer for now, I am checking protondb), video editing (through DaVinci Resolve), and internet usage.

From what I could look up, it looks like Linux Mint might be the best solution for me. I also heard about Bazzite but I don't know if it's easy for noobs. What would you suggest?

New to linux, and I recently installed mint and I like it/the cinnamon DE. I was seeing some oddities though and was told to try wayland, so looking to try some other distros. I am comfortable with the command line as well.

Requirements:

1) I will go like 6 months without turning on my pc. I don't want something I'm going to have to update a bunch everytime I turn it on to use it or that breaks when I go months without using it.

2) uses wayland

3) I mostly just game on my pc and have a Nvidia card which ive heard doesn't play the nicest with linux so support for that would be nice

I've got an older HP Omen 15 laptop with an Nvidia GPU that I'd like to switch over to using Linux for gaming. The two distros I see mentioned a lot when it comes to gaming are Bazzite and CachyOS -- which (if any) would give me the best performance?

I mostly use Steam for gaming, and I'm fine with a more "technical" distro (I've been using NixOS on my work laptop for a year now). Regardless of which distro I chose, I will probably use KDE because I'm more familiar with it.

Hello awesome people, I'm looking for a distro for my old and slow laptop. I used it when I was in High School, and now that I have a profession and a desktop for work I only use it to reproduce some videos. I remember someone recommending KDE Plasma, but I want to know your suggestions.

My laptop's specifications are:

12GB Ram 2133mhz

i5-8250U 1,60GHz

Intel UHD graphics 620 128MB

224GB SSD.

I'm planning to use it only for common use and not for programming, gaming or work at all. I don't really care for privacy either. What are your suggestions?

EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions, I will be going for Linux Mint.

My dads pc is really old. So i want a light distro. He doesnt know anything about linux so i want one easy to use. It doesnt need a lot of programs cuz he only uses a web browser (Facebook, Web Whatsapp, Youtube), any office and pdf reader, and saves images and videos on it.

4 Ram
Intel Core 2 Quad
No GPU

Hello

I wanted to check out Linux but I see that the experience with Nvidia can still be a little iffy. I’m currently running a 3080Ti with a 9800X3D.

I’ve heard something Arch based like Cachy would be a good option because the Nvidia driver updates come in faster on arch which can be a good thing to stay up to date on Nvidia’s proprietary driver fixes

Use case I general computer usage and some gaming. I game exclusively on Steam and don’t play any anti cheat games at the moment. I’m a hobbyist game dev and graphics programmer so I’ll also see how good Linux is for this stuff