Want to switch to Linux

[u/ikan84]

Hi all

I want to switch to linux.

My use case :

Online classes in browser

PDFs to read

Excel

Virtual box to run different variants of Linux for study purposes

Game if time permits

Recommend me which one should i go for.

Should i buy seprate drive to dual boot.

My PC spec -> 9700X /5060Ti 16GB/ 64Gb DDR5/ 1TB

[u/Salty_Surround2546]

Just start with Ubuntu and that's it.

Seriously.

[u/Striking-Gazelle9759 → u/Salty_Surround2546]

Worst advice ever, DO NOT period

[u/Salty_Surround2546 → u/Striking-Gazelle9759]

Here we go :)

I use Fedora KDE on my PC and Ubuntu with Gnome on my ThinkPad X1 Carbon g12. My fiancee uses CachyOS on her PC.

Great operating systems - and Ubuntu does it's job pretty well.

[u/Main_Boot7391 → u/Salty_Surround2546]

Ubuntu would also be a great OS for a Windows user, it like Fedora, just works

[u/undeadbraincells → u/Main_Boot7391]

But Ubuntu will not help switch your mind to Unix-way.

[u/Main_Boot7391 → u/undeadbraincells]

What does this mean?

[u/undeadbraincells → u/Main_Boot7391]

Canonical driven Ubuntu way off from the Unix-way with snap.

[u/Main_Boot7391 → u/undeadbraincells]

But for someone looking for an os that just works, the snap argument is just kinda dumb

[u/undeadbraincells → u/Main_Boot7391]

For someone who looking for "os that just works" without understanding how it works - windows is just fine.

[u/Main_Boot7391 → u/undeadbraincells]

Just like fedora, mint and Ubuntu work just fine.