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    Year of Linux on the Desktop (lemmy.world)
    submitted 11 months ago by Limonene@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He's running Windows 7 right now, so I'll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

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    [–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    I strongly reccomend Zorin OS. I was in his exact shoes when I decided to switch to Linux and for very similar reasons. It feels pretty similar to Windows 7 IMHO, and I like its default dynamic background that changes throughout the day. Steam games run great on it btw.

    The other reason I reccomend Zorin is that it is aimed at windows users and Mac users. There's an "app store" that is in fact a software manager, most windows apps run pretty well (although I reccomend using Bottles for that) and the layout is designed to feel similar to Windows. All the fun Linux stuff is still right there for you to use, it's just slightly out of sight so it doesn't overwhelm you at the beginning.

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    [–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago (9 children)

    Wow that's shit, I know a lot of people who would still be quite happy to continue using Windows 7

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    [–] ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

    Linux mint tends to work quite well on steam with proton after initially setting everything up

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