Hello guys i have a qustion about which distro i should use?

I want to dual boot windows and linux

I just want a safe place away from microsoft eyes to do edit and drawing and other hobbies on my pc. And playing some games like cs2 & 2d games Also the distro run my wallpaper engine Should be popular distro so if i have a problem i can ask about it

Please dont tell me linux mint because i tried it 3 times and everytime i do anything simple the distro goes off and i should re install i won’t give it anymore chances thank you 😖

Edit: thank you guys for typing your suggests. after some search i will give bazzite try and if won’t work like i want. I will go with the other suggests I really enjoyed reading all your suggests

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
    3·
    4 days ago

    So… do it?

    Now to the question which distro, honestly it does not matter YET!

    You probably don’t even know what a distro is (no offense) but what you did highlight clearly are the needs, namely :

    • playing games
    • popular
    • not Mint because somehow it breaks (would be VERY important to understand why though)

    … so that actually narrows things down quite a bit.

    The most popular distribution are the easiet to find (I’m on Debian and SteamOS so I use Arch BTW) and that’s a safe choice indeed. Playing games does not narrow things down much as most distro, if not all, do not prevent against playing game and IMHO the optimization specific to gaming are pretty much pointless in most cases.

    Your edit point that you are trying a distribution already so yes, please, do go for it. I do suggest though that WHEN things go wrong, like it did with Mint, you take the time to understand WHY. This in itself will help you to either switch to another distribution and arguably more importantly what even is a distribution and finally which one of the remaining ones (if you do actually switch rather than fix) are more appropriate for you.

    Finally my last recommendation is to back up your data. That’s what IMHO make the difference between having fun distro hopping versus pulling hair out stressing that your last game save, or work notebooks, will not be deleted.

    Have fun learning!

    • Mojtaba@lemm.eeOP
      3·
      3 days ago

      Your last point i learn it in the hard why and for the post i just wanted to see people suggests because everyone i asked near me says linux mint and i really hate it because what happened with me i already said what happened in the comments so i won’t again