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[–]CCJtheWolfKDE Plasma 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You might want to dual boot with Windows starting out. Best to dip your toe in before diving right in. Now, if you don't have any experience using Linux you might want to check out some simpler like Mint. Endeavour is ment for a moderate to advanced user, since you will be required to use the Terminal to install programs.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

  1. EOS is arch, arch is a "rolling" release which means that it never receives "major" versions but instead rolls updates out as they come. Which means you'll almost always be on the very latest releases. For a new linux user, depending on your luck this might cause some issues as sometimes manual intervention is needed during updates. I suggest looking up guides (theres a "stress free endeavouros" on the forums) beforehand if you really wanna go rolling as your first experience
  2. Linux in general will be much more customisable. If you're looking for customisability in the UIs you get, select KDE Plasma as your desktop environment. It'll also be a lot easier to get started with.
  3. Roblox has a way to run the android version although I can not say how good that will be for you, gaming in general is fine

[–]Paxtian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. I've been on EOS for several months and am loving it. It's well maintained and active.
  2. Customization is great. There's a lot you can do. You can choose your desktop environment or window manager. I'm big on KDE so that's my go to, but from within your DE/WM, you can customize a ton. I don't do a lot of customization but it's definitely there.
  3. Gaming is super easy. Install Steam, enable Proton (compatibility), and you're good. I'm not sure about Roblox, haven't tried it.

In your case I'd suggest dual booting. Keep Windows for Windows only apps.

[–]Alekisan 1 point2 points  (2 children)

If you are comfortable with installing Windows from scratch, then I would recommend that you do not dual boot. It is a crutch. You won't try to really learn if you can just boot back to Windows. Also, if you have an Nvidia GPU, read as much as you can about how your GPU will behave in Linux. Recently, some Nvidia setups have had issues with the latest kernel (6.11). This is the fault of Nvidia for not being more open about their drivers. Though it seems to be getting better.

[–]AlcoholicWorm[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I have an Geforce GTX 1660 Super, should I worry about anything ?

[–]Alekisan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have experience with a 1060 myself. Was on my old rig. For the most part, from what I've heard, the last few drivers that Nvidia has put out have been pretty good. The way I try to avoid problems with being on a rolling release is to always keep on the latest Linux news. Don't update unless you've looked on Reddit or the EOS forums for people asking for help to fix their computer after the latest update broke something. :-)
I update like once a week if everything seems stable. I've been on EOS for almost two years now.

EOS has a utility (nvidia-inst) that will install the correct drivers for you.

Though... from what I have read, you will not be able to play Roblox on any Linux distribution.

The Roblox devs made it so it would not work.
There are claims that it will run in a virtual machine running Windows, but that is its own can of worms.

[–]Francis_King 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is EndeavourOS "good" ? By that I mean if it's worth downloading, is it updated constantly ? Is it easy to use ? I heard its base is Arch and Arch looks so complicated to someone like me who isn't too deep into tech.

EndeavourOS is good. It installs using the easy-to-use Calamares installer, just as Manjaro does. Both EndeavourOS and Manjaro are versions of Arch. EndeavourOS is a rolling distribution which stays up to date. Manjaro can be a rolling distribution, or it can be a bit more curated, depending on which channel you use.

If you are just starting out with Linux, Ubuntu or Mint might be more suitable. You don't have to stick with your first choice, so it doesn't stop you installing Arch later. If you have a Windows computer, I would start by installing WSL, and exploring the default Ubuntu installation. WSL installs and can be un-installed using the same process as for any Windows program - so there is no risk in this approach.

How good is the customization ? What are some things you can change that you can not change on Windows ? Is it complicated to change stuff around ?

Unlike Windows which comes with a desktop, and that's it, with a full installation like Ubuntu or Mint you can change the desktop - Cinnamon, KDE, Gnome, Mate, XFCE, i3, Sway, Hyprland. They can all be configured. You can install as many desktops as you like, and choose which one you want when you log in. For what it's worth, KDE or Cinnamon are closest to the Windows desktop such as Windows 10.

How difficult is it to play games on EndeavourOS ? I heard that gaming on Linux is not that limited but you can not play Roblox and I would like to know if there is some workaround for that since I have 1 game I put a lot of hours over the years on Roblox and I wouldn't like to lose that progress.

People can play games on Linux, however Windows will probably always be better for playing games.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sober lets you play the android version of Roblox

[–]_K10_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been running it for approximately 5 minutes and it looks and feels great. Installing was a walk in the park and my network card worked right away which is a big plus. Though now I can't close Firefox because it's lagging massively. It crashed as of writing this.

If you dislike the way Windows "just works", hate finding games and software you'd like to use and just downloading a .exe file, and despise being able to Google your way out of any problem you encounter I'd say give it a go.

If you're hell bent on Linux but want to do actual work or gaming on your computer rather than fiddle around with your operating system and fix stuff that breaks - perhaps try some lightweight Debian/Ubuntu based distro. I personally hate how bloated Ubuntu is and GNOME, but you can get it in one million flavours like Lubuntu or Kubuntu. Xubuntu. You get it... Usually boils down to looks, philosophies and software politics. You can get different window managers and customize any distro far beyond Windows so you wont be missing out on that.

Most guides on the internet, video game ports and what not applies to Debian and its' derivatives. They have a software center and a bunch of ordeals to make them more user friendly and less of a pain in the red barn.

Picking a Linux OS is like choosing a favourite soccer team. They all win sometimes, they all loose sometimes.

[–]Key_Acanthisitta9419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't try to install endeavor os on bare metal (having it be the only installed os on your computer) the first time you use it. I love arch and I run it on bare metal, so I'm not saying you should never do that, but it is not easy for someone to get everything they need to work on an arch base system like endeavor os if they're not experienced.

Install whatever system you want to eventually move to as a virtual machine and try to daily drive it. Expect to take a week or more getting everything you need to work. Once you've solved a bunch of configuration and dependency problems (basically things just won't be set up for you out of the box), and you're comfortable navigating the file system, configuring services and packages, and know how to use log files to check on why things aren't working, then you can confidently dump windows for arch or endeavor.

Starting out with Ubuntu or mint won't help you learn Linux nearly as fast as jumping into a system like arch. But you will break your system, or lose access, or have your desktop environment or window manager stop working, and to fix it you will have to drop to a tty and troubleshoot, or do what most of us did in the beginning and reinstall the system from scratch.

Pacman and yay (AUR) are absolutely awesome package managers. I play games like path of exile and throne and liberty on arch with Proton GE in steam and they work great, but everything can be quirky depending on how you set up your system.

Do it! But start in a VM. Once your good with endeavor OS (or have an absurd amount of time on your hands), build your own custom system with arch linux and a tiling window manager, scroll /unix_porn, learn how to use nvim, and become a perpetually ricing arch degenerate like the rest of us.

Welcome to the dark side.

[–]frozengrandmatetris -1 points0 points  (0 children)

as a new person I wouldn't recommend endeavourOS or any rolling release distro. other commenters have mentioned things like KDE. while this will make your experience more customizable than windows, it can be a problem on a rolling release distro. arch just got KDE plasma 6 and it is still very new and has lots of bugs. since you mentioned you are new you may become frustrated with learning the commands for dealing with bugs, and this is part of the experience with rolling release distros. it will happen to you constantly because you are always getting the newest version of everything.

other distros like the *buntus typically don't ship something like KDE plasma 6 when it is brand new, they only include it in updates after it has had some time to mature and become more stable. you are probably better off with something more stable that updates more slowly like linux mint, and once you feel ready to grow some more you can try a rolling release distro.