Perhaps including what kinds of hardware work best with them. I’m interested in people’s opinions on this.

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    3 years ago

    Which distros have the most hardware support?

    • Almost all firmware is baked into the kernel, so any distro with a modern kernel
    • Avoid:
      • Debian, Slackware
    • Use
      • Anything with a modern kernel
      • Linux Mint (has extra driver support)
      • Pop_OS (has extra driver support)
    • Pro Tip
      • When doing your Linux install, select non-free firmware
      • This doesn’t mean you have to pay for the firmware, it just means it’s not free & open source

    Ultimately, they’re all the same. If you want to play games and have an easy life, ask these questions:

    • How do I want to install software? (This is “what distro”)
    • How do I want my desktop to look? (This is “what desktop environment (DE)”)
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      3 years ago

      You only need to “Avoid” Debian if you are a real beginner. Adding the non-free repo and installing firmware from there requires adding just a couple lines to sources.list then installing certain packages.