Hey everyone! I've been using Windows since the '95 days, but I'm getting pretty fed up with Windows 10, especially with all the bloatware and issues that come with updates. I'm looking to make a switch to Linux as my primary OS while keeping gaming in mind. Right now, I've narrowed it down to three distros: CachyOS, Nobara, and Bazzite (though I recently heard about Pika). I've read that newcomers should probably avoid Arch-based distros like CachyOS because they can be overwhelming. As for Bazzite, I've seen mixed reviews about the support from the team and that they can be unhelpful, which worries me. Nobara, while it seems cool, is maintained by just one person, and I don't want to deal with a distro that might stop getting updates. I don't mind learning some terminal commands, but I'm nervous about potentially breaking my system during installation. My setup is pretty decent—I have an Intel i5-11600K and an RTX 3050, and I mainly plan to game at 1080p. Thanks for any insights!
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OpenSUSE is a solid choice! It has built-in BTRFS support for easy snapshot restoring. That means if you mess anything up, you can just reboot and select a previous snapshot to restore your system without any hassle. You can also choose between Tumbleweed for rolling updates or Leap for a more stable experience. And definitely go for the KDE environment—it’s the most feature-rich GUI for Linux.
I was in your shoes a couple of months back! I've been dual-booting Windows 10 and Fedora, and I can honestly say switching was fun. Fedora has a big, active community, and updates come quickly. Plus, Nobara is based on Fedora, so you're covered there! Games run well on it, just keep in mind some games with anti-cheat might not work as smoothly.
I haven't explored OpenSUSE much but I’ll look into it and definitely give it a try!