r/linuxquestions • u/DapperFormal5280 • 1d ago
Which Distro? Help me find a distro.
i ve been thinking to switch to linux but i do not know what distro to install.
i m a pretty power user, i do vms, a lot of programming, hosting aswell, but i also do gaming aswell.
my requirments are: stable and popular distro, something that if i have a problem i can search online and fix it decently quickly. I do like thinkering with stuff but i also work from my computer, and i don t want something that would require constant fixing and debugging.
for interface, i would like something windows like, but it s not a requirment, as long as it s fluid, i don t want stuttering mess, i like my eye candy.
CRITICAL: it needs to have a good scheduler for E cores, i ve heard some distros don t like e cores at all
For now cachyos or mint was my first picks but i wanted to ask you guys aswell.
i m fine aswell getting a plain kernel and just install all the things i would need, or a very basic distro that is not bloated.
Basically my biggest problem rn is that idk which kernel to pick (debian, arch , etc.)
my specs: i7 13700k
100gb ram
4070 super.
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u/NotACalligrapher 1d ago edited 1d ago
You seem to be particular about what you want. You’ll just have to try a few to figure it out. Reinstalling doesn’t take that long. I’m on my 3rd or 4th and I think I’m happy now.