I spent all of yesterday building a PC (NOT easy, Jesus Christ) and now it needs an OS. Fuck windows, or course, so I want a Linux OS. I’ll be mainly using my PC for gaming and editing videos, and I’d much prefer something that works similarly to Windows just for comfort purposes since I’m already familiar. Also I’ve heard Linux is incompatible with some games?
So, nerds, what do you recommend?
Linux Mint is good, pretty easy to set up and use. Has a similar interface to Windows by default. It’s also popular, so it’s usually easy to find a solution to your problems when you run into them.
I second this. I installed Mint 10 days ago and it just… Works? Like, things aren’t exploding, I get automatic backups, easy graphical interface, and everything simply works. Highly recommended.
FYI Mint’s default included automatic backup system, TimeShift, backs up your system, not your personal files. Pika is probably what you want for backing up personal files automatically.
Timeshift can back up your personal files too… it is just set not to do that by default.
Oh sick, that’ll simplify things! Thanks
Actually, how do you set that on? I’m trying to find it and have not been able to so far. Looking it up mostly I see “it is recommended to use another backup system for your personal files.”
If you open Timeshift, go to Settings then the Users tab you can change it from Exclude all files to Include All Files or Include Hidden Files
I turned on Include Hidden Files a while ago and suddenly found I had a 500GB snapshot in timeshift… it was backing up my ~/.steam folder which I definitely did not want… you can further customize what you want it to back up in the next tab, Filters
Thank you that’s actually so simple!
yep, you’re welcome!