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Obviously this is somewhat subjective, but I've had a lot of problems in my previous attempts to switch to Linux, so I'd like to create a list of distros to try out, and see what works for me. I'm mostly expecting to be doing basic office work and light gaming via Steam.

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[–] moxymarauder@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 day ago

display manager. it'll cause issues with switching applications and rendering and such. Wayland is the direction everyone is going.