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I used Ubuntu once a few years ago but had compatability issues so I went back to windows. Not a great programmer but I'd like to learn. I'm not looking to do much gaming beyond DOOM2 and factorio. Mostly looking for privacy and a way to get back into programming (I have this pipe dream of learning Assembly). I'm not to particular on UI, I can use whatever.

Edit: https://distrochooser.de for anyone who stumbles upon this post with the same question

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[–] garam@lemmy.my.id 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fedora is great with gnome for beginer and don't get in way to much like Ubuntu when used daily

[–] terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fedora has been great. I will admit though, that gnome without extensions or tweaks for a desktop isn't the most fluid UI. Works better for tablet/laptops though.

I prefer kde for desktop. I'm also looking forward to the big xfce update that supports Wayland.

[–] garam@lemmy.my.id 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are Fedora with KDE and it's much more bleeding edge than any other distro.

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

/me stares with one eyebrow up at this comment from EndeavourOS... (Fedora would be easier to set-up for someone new to Linux, though.)

[–] terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed, I'm aware of the kde spin. I forgot to include them together I guess. I had used kde on my desktop for a while.

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Going from Windows to Gnome is pretty jarring change, as much as going from Windows to Mac. Something with Cinnamon, KDE, or MATE would be a much easier transition to start with.