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How to choose your first Linux distribution – Switching to Linux part 2



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When you’re moving to Linux, your first experience matters a lot. If you feel limited, if you don’t understand what you’re doing, or if you have to spend hours researching what to do to make stuff work, you’re going to have a bad experience, and that’s why choosing your distro is a every important step.

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Your use case will define what you need to install. What you need to remember is:

– All distros can virtually run the exact same software nowadays, so choosing one doesn’t close any doors
– All desktop user focused distros can play games.

With that out of the way, we can boil down your choice to…