I currently use Linux Mint with Cinnamon which is fine. Ive been using it since early December. I had (and still have) some small issues, most of which Ive fixed.

I recently got a new GPU (a 9070 XT) and Im running a similarly cutting-edge CPU. In general, my whole desktop is made up of fairly new hardware.

So my question is: is there anything that speaks against switching to Fedora with KDE? That distro seems like it would make better use of modern hardware and be more “cutting-edge.” As I said, Mint is fine, but it seems rather slow when it comes to adopting modern technologies by comparison at least from a novices perspective.

As a disclaimer one of my best friends recommended I try it out (He has been using Fedora for years ) he also works in IT so should something go wrong I have someone a phone call away that could help me.

Main purpose of this machine is gaming

    • buckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      2 days ago

      There seems to be a prevailing belief that people switching from Windows to Linux should be guided toward DEs with a broadly Windows-like presentation, like Cinnamon and KDE.

      I disagree and think a more drastic change could better promote learning, for the kind of person who voluntarily switches to a different OS in the first place.

      What I’m saying is, maybe give Fedora Workstation a try when you switch to Fedora this weekend.