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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 862801">You&#039;ve gotten some great recommendations. As I am sure you have already noticed, Linux comes in many flavors and everyone will have their preferences as to which one they like. Whats nice about Linux is that you can run the Live Iso and test it out (won&#039;t be as fast as installing it), but you can try it and see what you think.Xfce is known to be a very light weight interface, but KDE is pretty good also. KDE use to have the reputation of being very heavy, but ever since they released KDE plasma (version 5), it has been very quick and smooth IMHO.&nbsp; Another one to try is Manjaro, it comes both with KDE and Xfce, but I&#039;ve found it to be quite lite even in a VM. My other favorite is Kubuntu.I say keep playing around with various distros and find which one you like. Definitely take the time to read and watch videos to help learn the nuances of these distros. There&#039;s quite a good amount of info out there to help you, but it can be a little confusing at times. Take you time play around with them and get comfortable.Ah welcome to the world of Linux.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite115" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Yes it can be a pain at times to get things running optimally. Some distros are better at it than others. Nvidia seems to be a pain in some instances when it it comes to Linux. AMD however seems to get along quite nice on Linux by comparison. I would still keep trying distros until you find the one you like most and works with your hardware (driver wise). As I&#039;ve said above, when you have free time, make sure to read/watch Youtube videos as they are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Linux. Trust me, there are many people before you that have run in to the same issue, so usually there is plenty of info out there on how to get around some of these things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 862801"] You've gotten some great recommendations. As I am sure you have already noticed, Linux comes in many flavors and everyone will have their preferences as to which one they like. Whats nice about Linux is that you can run the Live Iso and test it out (won't be as fast as installing it), but you can try it and see what you think. Xfce is known to be a very light weight interface, but KDE is pretty good also. KDE use to have the reputation of being very heavy, but ever since they released KDE plasma (version 5), it has been very quick and smooth IMHO. Another one to try is Manjaro, it comes both with KDE and Xfce, but I've found it to be quite lite even in a VM. My other favorite is Kubuntu. I say keep playing around with various distros and find which one you like. Definitely take the time to read and watch videos to help learn the nuances of these distros. There's quite a good amount of info out there to help you, but it can be a little confusing at times. Take you time play around with them and get comfortable. Ah welcome to the world of Linux.:p Yes it can be a pain at times to get things running optimally. Some distros are better at it than others. Nvidia seems to be a pain in some instances when it it comes to Linux. AMD however seems to get along quite nice on Linux by comparison. I would still keep trying distros until you find the one you like most and works with your hardware (driver wise). As I've said above, when you have free time, make sure to read/watch Youtube videos as they are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Linux. Trust me, there are many people before you that have run in to the same issue, so usually there is plenty of info out there on how to get around some of these things. [/QUOTE]

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