Linux Mint is a great beginner distro.
I got my dad, who is very non-tech, to switch from Windows 10 to Linux Mint; he has been using it for over 2 years now. He went from using Edge, Microsoft Word, and Outlook to using Firefox, LibreOffice and Thunderbird.
People need to realize that you do not own the games that you buy from stores such as Ubisoft and Steam. You are renting these games at best. These companies can deny access to your games at any time they see fit. Whether it’s deleting inactive accounts, a change of policy, business going bankrupt or any act of god.
This is why I only buy games from stores such as GOG or itch.io where I actually receive a DRM-free copy of the game. It’s mine forever so long as I back it up; which is not hard to do since storage is so cheap nowadays.
For me it’s OpenRCT2. I’m not sure if it counts since it’s basically a mod that requires the base Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 game to play.
Thank you. I have bookmarked Gamejolt.
Never heard of itch.io. I like how it has a collection of open source games. I have bookmarked it. Thanks.
An always online requirement is just another form of DRM. If a game has DRM, I simply don’t buy it.
I just use rsync to backup my home folder to my NAS.
What you’re describing is just another Reddit. Where, eventually, a few select individuals with all the power make the wrong decisions and this entire disaster happens all over again.
Lemmy (and the fediverse) is a chance to change all that. It brings power back to the people, to the community.
I love how certain problems like this only come to light once a certain amount of activity is reached. It wasn’t much of a problem before the Reddit migration when this place was a lot less active. New posts slowly dripped in… but now it’s a constant flow.
Based on my own experience as well as taking into account the suggestions of other people, here are the top three Linux distros for beginners:
These are basically just “install-and-go” distros; no need for advanced setup.