I've never trusted linux, always saw the downsides and problems compared to the experience on windows... now there's friction on the experience on windows ... ALOT of itso im willing to make try linux but i dont know where to start.i do have some things i am looking for1 : user friendly / gui (least amount of console as possible), i can deal with some console stuff but would like to keep it to a minimum.2 : art uses, i make videos / draw / make 3d models with blender / stream with obs and make games with unity and goddot, hopefully all of these work, especially my drawing tablet from20123: game servers, on my spare time i play and host games on the machine, its convinient that it can both be the server and run the game like i do on windows for tf2, ragnarok, minecraft, factorio, risk of rain , ect4 : security, as mentioned, i work on my own games and also stream from time to time, and i know the nightmare that it is for people who stream to deal with swatting and ddos and hacked accounts, i already know the basic of security (dont click unknown stuff, down download things you dont know, dont run new things on the machine without virtual machine, ect), but some extra level of privacy so i can work on my games and not have it leak before the release date would be nice5 : brick proof (im an idiot), i am bad at typing and english isnt my main language so i dont want to make a typo and having the whole thing die.6 : utility, being able to automate tasks like backups similar to windows scheduled tasks and automating macros or repetitive actions using voice attack, i often run into a situation where i have to do a motion 200 times and i just automate it with voice attack and a scheduler to do it at specific times.considering all this, what distro would you recommend me to meet as much of these things as possible, maybe some selling points and potential downsides ill run into would be nice to convince me, just a name wont really get me to consider it.
>>108108512>I've never trusted linux???>5 : brick proof (im an idiot)ok that explains it
>>108108525linux had 35 years to not kill itself with command lines, game devs learn to do that within the first week of coding when it come to recursive loops, and this hallucinated air of superiority is what make us normal people despise the system, we have a demonic multi billionaire backed virus masquerading as an operating system that at least has the decency of welcoming new users to it despite all of its flaws. but i appreciate the comment with no suggestions, sure showed me.
>>108108512eat shit nigger
>>108108512Try Linux Mint or a flavor of Ubuntu like Lubuntu, Xubuntu, or Ubuntu MATE.
>>108108512I use mint.Its a very nice experience, has little in the way of complexities. Straightforward gui interface. I also draw and use blender. Some art software may not be easily usable like photoshop iirc. But I've been using krita which is free and open source and it runs fine.My drawing tablet has been simple plug and play but its a more modern wacom intuos.Blender works just fine.I have never used unity but it looks like it has linux versions and I have used godot and I know it works just fineits also fairly brickproof as long as you don't go fumbling around with low level files in the terminal. has snapshot feature which means you can set up snapshots every month or so, and if ever your system breaks, you can usually restore a snapshot and get it back to functioning.I've never had my system break without me actually trying something low level though.
are you a complete fucking retard that should be in a straightjacket?>bazziteare you kind of a retard but still smart enough to google if the command you're about to do will nuke your system or not?>mintif you're gonna use it for art stuff I'd recommend something with KDE, I don't know if mint let's you pick your desktop environment easily and I wouldn't recommend retards trying changing it manually on their main pc, but I'm sure cinnamon is just as good.>utility, being able to automate tasksbrother you're in the utility/automation OS, all you have to do is lose your fear of using the terminal and look up how to do shell scripting.
>>108108512Debian
>>108108745I was a hardcore l33t archfag and I'm slowly realizing debian was the best distro all along, at least the minimal install so you don't have to use gnome
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>>108108512bazzite if you want an experience close to the steam deckdebian or ubuntu if you just want a basic desktop. opt for Gnome as the DE, and install Dash to Panel (gives you Win10 style taskbar).
>>108108512>1 : user friendly / gui (least amount of console as possible)The command line is the entire point of Linux. it actually makes things easier and, after a learning curve, you have much more control. Linux is intended for programmers, IT professionals, academicians and educated hobbyists.Unironically, you should get a Mac. Full GUI, easy to use for the non-programmer, yet with the underlying stability of a unix-like OS.
>>108108512Bazzite is guaranteed brick proof, secure and aimed at gaming. You can run any software you'd like on it, although the process is a bit different since you will never use the package manager from your base OS (but that is a good thing).https://docs.bazzite.gg/Installing_and_Managing_Software/
>>108109421linux is made for everyone my guy. the point of FOSS is its collectivist agenda, not to be gate kept by NEETs/compsci majors.If terminal is so good, why is there zero user market for DOS post 1995? by your logic FREEDOS would be #1 on distrowatch.Its fine if YOU like it, but lets not conflate that with the MO
>>108109570>why is there zero user market for DOS post 1995because linux took that market
>>108109660ah yes, the OS that just recently, after 34 years, reached 3% of the overall user base. the other 97% use GUI only big dog. The numbers do not support some kind of terminal mandate.
>>108109660forgot to add, chromeos and android have been going GANGBUSTERS compared to desktop linux. wanna know what they share in common? they never require a terminal for 99% of users.
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>>108108512Start with Mint and if you find it lacking then you can start searching elsewhere. Forget everything you know about Windows, it won't be helpful on Linux. You'll be learning to use a computer from the ground up. Either be willing to learn or stay on Windows.
>>108109732>>108109778You asked why there's no market for DOS, linux is why.Yes, most people rather have GUI applications, but the people that want something that is just a terminal will go to linux or some other minimal OS.Also most server computers don't have a GUI, that would be a usecase for DOS that linux took, this chart you posted doesn't consider it, only personal use.
>>108108512Manjaro.
