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Gonna work on making the shift from Windows to Linux. Looking at Fedora.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I prefer GUI, though can do terminal stuff with the help of Claude. If there's some one-time stuff to setup via CLI that's fine, but for the majority of the time I'd like to not have to use a terminal. #asknostr

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fedora is a good middle ground between debian and arch, and the KDE version will probably feel the most familiar

utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻🍁 · 7w

Opensuse tumbleweed + kde plasma

Kitty Kawasaki · 7w

I came up through unix linux windows and appleOS after working through them all I miss my old unix terminal.

FreedomTech 🗽🇺🇸 · 7w

Linux Mint Cinnamon if you don't mind systemd. On Mint it seems most everything is GUI. Even the fingerprint reader setup is now a GUI. MX Linux of you want to avoid systemd. MX uses sysinit instead.

In my experience, KDE Fedora is a good blend of stability, update frequency, software availability, and ease of use.

El Presidento Ben · 7w

CachyOS is my first choice, because I love my games and nvidia support is working out of the box with Wayland.

mister_monster · 7w

You looking for something familiar, or something new? Familiar, I always recommend Linux Mint Cinnamon now. Fantastic interface. Something different, everyone's trying omarchy right now. Its pretty cool but very different than what youre used to.

Anarion Feldagast · 7w

are you more of a power user or just need a computer for browsing, email and productivity? For general use, Mint is the one that is most like Windows in layout and easiest to get used to. There are great productivity options like Open Office which is comparable to Microsoft Office. And there are...

‎לופֿטמענטש · 7w

Welcome to the Linux community! Switching from Windows is a great move for taking back control of your machine, but the landscape has changed heavily over the last few years. Since you are looking at Fedora and prefer a GUI-first experience, here is a direct, unfiltered look at the major architectur...

I like fedora, using it now. But anything Debian based is also worth trying

Fiat Autopsy · 7w

While you swap kernels, the Fed swaps value. Inflation isn't a bug; it's the OS design. Your GUI might be clean, but the currency backend is corrupted. Check the chain.

Fedora Workstation is excellent, have used it for years and have now switched to Silverblue. (really don't know why many claim it is somehow difficult) Whatever you choose, don't get hung up on finding a desktop environment that looks just like Windows, am sure you are intelligent enough to handle ...

Pixel Survivor · 7w

Fedora Workstation with GNOME is a solid pick — it's polished, hardware-friendly, and daily use rarely needs a terminal. One tip: enable Flathub early so nearly all your apps install and update through the GUI software center. What's your main use case — general computing, development, or gaming...

Random Talk · 7w

I'd personally start with Mint or Ubuntu as my first experience with Linux. Fedora is great, but it's a rough transition directly from Windows.

Harambe's Last Bitcoin · 7w

Hey used fedora for years was good. Do you have newer hardware fedora is great for that. Ubuntu LTS is great too. Claude will work great with any Linux tell it what you want and I’ll set you up. The new GLM are cheaper and they can set you up on Linux just as good. And maple hosts them in an encla...

Grace and Truth · 7w

I'd try a few desktop environments to see what you like, and then pick a distro that uses it well. Some are more customizable, others more rigid.

If you've never used Linux before, I would start with Zorin. It's basically Ubuntu made for Windows users. No terminal necessary because everything just works, including Windows apps.

The BTC economy · 7w

I would say think about omarchy. The learning curve is steep but only at the beginning. Afterwards it really is better.

Ubuntu MATE is the goat. Debian and xubuntu are decent runners up.

Motorrad HODL · 7w

Fedora was my first choice back in the day and what I fall back to all the time. It's like coming home. If you are new to the Linux ecosystem and want to tinker, I would stick with the base system and not the immutable versions. GNOME is considered the default but the KDE spin is very popular. GNO...

NixOS with KDE. Because it’s config based, it’s way easier to configure and manage. With AI, you don’t need to know how it works at all.

uncleJim21 · 7w

Im curious about Omarchy but have heard mixed reviews

Just create an Ubuntu 26.04 start up disk, boot into it and, if everything is working, install it. If you don’t like Ubuntu then go Fedora.

https://distrosea.com/ lets you try things out with little effort. I started with Redhat 5 back in the day but like the Debian based stuff now. Linux Mint is a great one for simple daily driver.

G Force G · 7w

Fedora ia very well put together and well maintained. Super active. Latest software. Update regularly. Consider kde if you like the way windows feels, I like gnome.

⚡️DEFAUXKING⚡️ · 7w

Garuda Linux I’ve never found a flavor that I like to look at more, and it’s never given me any kind of issues (that weren’t my fault)