My current rig is featuring an I7 10th gen and a nvidia 4070ti. Is there a distro that you recommend me to use as a linux beginner that is also good for gaming and streaming, that will work with my pc parts? Because I heard that intel and nvidia are famous for causing issues on Linux.
I boarded my friend on arch and he took it like a champ. Beware, it has a very steep learning curve and needs patience. But otherwise, a more pre-configured distro is better. Cachy os, endeavour, or as much as hate to say, fedora.
The more important thing is the DE. I strongly suggest Plasma (kde).
Agreed. I installed kubuntu on my desktop today and I’m super happy with it. Not snaps etc but kde plasma feels like a cross between windows 7 and 10. Like you know it’s not windows but it’s close enough where you can pick it up. I’m used to openbox so it feels very different.
I forgot to mention the I DO NOT recommend ubuntu :)) but a start is a start.
I would recommend debian or MX linux instead.
Now board another friend on NixOS and break their soul :)
I’m a Guix guy myself. So I’m boarding them on arch+guix like myself slowly 😁 l think if you have someone to walk you through, guix is pretty easy to get started with.
Don’t worry, Arch will do that over time.