After I left Bazzite I switched to Garuda, it is also gaming and performance focused, works with Nvidia, and has been super easy as a beginner.

It may be worth a look.

KDE connect works great with Linux. You can easily put stuff on and get stuff off your phone.

I keep looking for something better, and yes it has some limitations, but the free online version of SketchUp is the easiest and most intuitive 3d design program I have ever used and I keep coming back to it.

You need to set up a free Trimble account to use it, don’t let that stop you from giving it a try

Keep your eye open for opportunities to advocate for Linux in the workplace, change will come.

Windows said they were going to force AI into the OS, so I left.

I installed Bazzite, it was easy and just worked, but I decided I didn’t like immutability. So I installed Garuda, and it was also easy and just worked, even with an Nvidia card.

So now I’m on Linux and run a bunch of windows games with proton and they also work.

I’d have no idea. Yeah, there’s a feminine name I could extract from my current name, but my first impression is that I wouldn’t want that. I have no idea.

Good luck with your journey!

After I left Bazzite i switched to Garuda, which is also gaming and performance focused. I also chose the xfce option, which has been great.

If your are considering switching, give Garuda a look. I’m also on a gigabyte board with an Nvidia card.

My family has been through two “don’t get married” interventions. Neither worked, both ended in divorce.

Neither of you have ever even had to live on your own yet. You haven’t even started learning who you are as adults.

If this does work out in the long run, it will be dumb luck. You have the same chance with any random stranger.

And since no one else has said it, I will. You were 16 dating a 14 year old, that’s not ok. At that age all she can do is cosplay a relationship, that’s a child.

One day she is going to wake up and realize she got into all this before she even understood what it was, god help you both when that happens.

Garuda is Arch, and is also focused on being super easy, gaming focused, and performance tuned. It’s not immutable though.

Foundry has so many game systems, even systems like custom system builder, which let you make your own.

If all you want is spreadsheets, why not use shared Google docs or something?

After breaking my hard drive with Bazzite not understanding immutability and trying to bypass it with permissions changes,I switched to Garuda as a beginner. It’s Arch based.

It has been easy, gaming just works, updates just work, it came with the drivers I need.

All this Arch hate needs to go away. It’s not what it was. I haven’t had to learn anything more complicated than Windows was.

As you are researching, take a look at Garuda. It is beginner friendly, gaming and performance focused, has good helper apps, and is Arch based so it is getting frequent updates.

I’ve been using it as a beginner for over a year and it has been capable, stable, and easy.

If you are used to steam os, also check out Bazzite, it is designed to be a similar experience.

Some families teach their kids that your ability to pick a gift directly equates to your value as a person.

Clearly her failure in this instance is more important to her than to you.

Whatever you do, try to help her feel valued.

I’d say you’re first job is to determine what you don’t want. Google the differences between distros and pick the philosophy you like. Some have corporate backing, some favor stability, some stay cutting edge, some are more community developed, etc.

I started with Bazzite (Fedora) and switched to Garuda (Arch). What got me to each was researching “best gaming Linux” and later deciding I didn’t want immutability.

I mainly just wanted it to work right out of the box, but now that I have it I also love that Arch is always keeping me up to date. There is still a lot of fear mongering about Arch, but Garuda was just as easy as Bazzite, which is recommended for beginners all the time.

I think Garuda is amazing, and recommend it wholeheartedly, but no matter what you choose there will be some learning curve, so pick something that sounds cool to you so you stay motivated to figure it out.

I use Garuda, it’s Arch and is just as easy as Bazzite.

I use Garuda. Yes, it’s Arch based, but it’s also all set up for gaming and newbie friendly. I started on Bazzite, then switched to Garuda, it’s just as easy.

We have passed the point where it has to be complicated. If you choose something like Garuda, Bazzite, or Mint, it should be a pretty straightforward switch.

No, that’s Garuda.

Also gaming focused, also super easy, not so locked down it won’t let you change your login background, also has great Nvidia support. Arch.

Yes, but you also don’t need a minority ruling class to treat everyone under their control as a disposable resource in order to be able to have money and buy things.

Instead of a system where money is power, let’s craft one where people have power. We do that by regulating away the capitalists.

“But other people who tried that ended up with despots!” Yes, well, despots will always try to take control, let’s build a society that doesn’t let them.