I'm really fed up with Windows constantly updating and messing things up, so I'm looking to switch to a Linux distribution. I'm new to Linux and mainly use my PC for gaming and studying, so I'm hoping for something user-friendly but also allows me to tinker a bit. I'm considering a few options: Fedora with KDE Plasma, Linux Mint with Cinnamon, Bazzite, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Cinnamon, or CachyOS. My PC specs are an i5-10400F processor, RX 6700 XT graphics card, 16GB of RAM, and three 480GB SSDs. Any recommendations for a new user?
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I highly recommend CachyOS with KDE Plasma. It's super user-friendly, you get access to the AUR, and it's a great setup for newcomers.
I've been really happy with Bazzite. I switched from Windows, and it just works—perfect for gaming, although some anti-cheat games won't run on Linux. My son and I both switched to it, and we couldn’t be happier!
What about anti-cheat games? I've heard that Linux doesn't support those well.