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AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Windows 10 is being supported until next October, you’ve got more than a month. That said, I’ve been on Linux for just over a month and I’m so much happier with it. I really like KDE Plasma as a desktop environment. I made the leap because I was unhappy with Windows, but at this point I genuinely prefer Linux.

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tacosplease@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Ah. Thank you!! I was planning to disconnect the computer from wifi next month until I got around to setting up Linux. Nice to know there is more time.

I used Mint like 15 years ago trying to set up retropie on a cheap netbook. It felt really smooth, but I couldn’t get something to work and just never had time to research a resolution.

I’m sure it’s more user friendly now or at least the tools are more successful on first install. Going to find out sooner or later. I really just use that old PC to store pictures and play retro games, so it shouldn’t be hard to convert with a little time for research.

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- foggenbooty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  If you’re coming from Windows I recommend Fedora KDE Spin. If has a similar look and feel and is very up to date while remaining stable.
  
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  - tacosplease@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Thank you for the recommendation!
    
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AstralPath@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
KDE really is nice. It can be a little bit buggy when messing with themes and panels and stuff but overall its nice. I’ve got it looking like waybar and I’m really enjoying it.

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kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Which distro are you on? Plasma has reached it’s 6.0 version I think now. I used it back in the day and KDE apps are really more powerful than their GNOME counterparts any day.

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- bluewing@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Don’t sweat “what distro” so much. All the major distros offer the same desk tops. So pick a distro you like and just download the KDE Plasma spin of it and enjoy.
  
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- AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Bazzite, it’s based on immutable Fedora. But it made sense for my use case because it’s one of the more consistent at working out of the box with Nvidia graphics cards and I wanted the gaming stuff, but Plasma should be more or less the same everywhere. I’m not sure which version of Plasma it’s running but Bazzite is generally pretty up to date with everything but I can’t check right now.
  
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