So ive use windows pretty much for everything and ive kinda had a enough of windows. i was thinking of trying linux on an old laptop that i just upgraded to 8gb of ram and im not sure wha tos to put on it. i was thinking something lightweight maybe ubuntu mate? i need somethign like windows that will allow me to game and do other things liek gaming maybe even streaming or reading? idk. also what are some neede dsoftware, browser so rthigs needed for linux. i com efrom a family who has never trie dlinux and hates it because its “the smar advanced coders os” somethign liek that.
anyways im a noob so go easy on me please als i may have ben linux distro hopping but i still feel lost.
Linux Mint is the general goto for noobs. You’re welcome to noob over everything on Mint. I switched back when it was an early Windows 10 alternative.
I’d previously only used an Ubuntu distro to save an ailing Mac that really bounced back into decent usability with Linux. Everything about Ubuntu and Mint seems pretty straightforward in a half decent intuitive interface sense.
Before that I only ran Linux in a VM.
There are good reasons to try harder distros and learn a lot more about Linux, but Mint or Ubuntu are user friendly if you’re wanting to avoid all the complications.