Hi guys, I have a question if you would be so kind. I’m a professional developer looking to finally make a semi break into Linux.

My daily driver is a Legion 5 / 6800H with 3070ti 32GB and I have been running Linux Mint in a virtual box now for a few weeks.

I can’t make a 100% transition over to Linux due to the nature of my work but I could be running at round 80-90% of my work via a Linux OS.

With the above said, I’m finally going to install a dual boot instance today. Is Mint a good starting point? Anyone else have experience with Mint and Legion or would you recommend I start somewhere else? (I have heared many people mention POP OS).

Essentially I want something I can jump head first into and just make a start familiarising myself.

I’m trying to regain some control over my data and a jump to Lemmy and a Jump away from Windows feels like a solid start !

Thank you and keep rocking…

  • BoxesOfPepe@lemmy.one
    6·
    1 year ago

    Mint is where I started and I think it’s a great way to begin. Lots of helpful GUI interfacing to get you situated. Plus the popularity makes finding help a lot easier.

    • I'm Hiding 🇦🇺@aussie.zone
      4·
      1 year ago

      If I were starting for the first time today, mint would be my choice too. It’s Ubuntu/Debian enough that guides you Google will work, but it’s seperate enough that it doesn’t carry their baggage (eg. snaps, older packages, etc.).

      As I’m not starting for the first time today, however, I’ll stick to Fedora - but the cinnamon spin, of course.

      • orangesOP
        3·
        1 year ago

        Thanks both… I have just installed Mint and I’m up and running :)

        Heated Fedora mentioned in a few different places so will definitely keep it on the radar !

        • poVoq@slrpnk.net
          1·
          1 year ago

          If you are interested in Linux also from a professional perspective Fedora is definitly worth a look, as it is basically the community version of Redhat Linux, which is very common in larger companies.

          Overall try to stick to stable release distros with your Nvidia GPU. Arch based distros sometimes move too fast for the slower updates of the Nvidia driver to catch up. No problem for AMD or Intel GPUs that have fully open-source drivers though.

    • CheshireSnake@lemmy.one
      2·
      1 year ago

      I agree. I’m on Arch and EOS and whenever I need a guide outside the wiki, 9.5/10 times it has instructions for apt. Makes me want to go back to Mint/Debian sometimes. Lol