Not everything is packaged as Flatpak or AppImage, unfortunately. Additionally, Flatpaks don't allow for CLI/system tools as well, last time I checked.
Linux nerds are gonna make this really complicated for you when in reality most distros have similar performance FAR better than Windows. So what we want here is user friendliness in which case I DEFINITELY recommend Linux Mint. Start with that and when you become a Linux nerd yourself you can test other stuff even though it's really not necessary
Linux nerds are gonna make this really complicated for you when in reality most distros have similar performance FAR better than Windows. So what we want here is user friendliness in which case I DEFINITELY recommend Linux Mint. Start with that and when you become a Linux nerd yourself you can test other stuff even though it's really not necessary
ZorinOS is pretty easy to jump into also. I started with it. Looks like better Win10 with Dark theme. Then I jumped to Ubuntu Budgie and settled finally on CachyOS.
Vid for someone unsure what their first distro should be:
I installed Bazzite and I'm pleased with it so far. I'm using a second drive for Steam games, and I'm new to Linux, so I had difficulty understanding drive permissions. I've got it working now anyway. The two games I tested worked fine.