So ive use windows pretty much for everything and ive kinda had a enough of windows. i was thinking of trying linux on an old laptop that i just upgraded to 8gb of ram and im not sure wha tos to put on it. i was thinking something lightweight maybe ubuntu mate? i need somethign like windows that will allow me to game and do other things liek gaming maybe even streaming or reading? idk. also what are some neede dsoftware, browser so rthigs needed for linux. i com efrom a family who has never trie dlinux and hates it because its “the smar advanced coders os” somethign liek that.
anyways im a noob so go easy on me please als i may have ben linux distro hopping but i still feel lost.
Have you considered steamOS? It runs a fair number of games and the Linux kernel.
Have any experience with it ? I considered it but some comments seem to indicate it’s still really rough to be used as a computer OS
Bad idea for general purpose system. Most of what SteamOS does on its own right now is Steam Deck integration. You can run all the games on any other Linux system with graphics drivers and Steam. It’s not hard to get going