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
My Personal Opinion (nobody is allowed to get mad at me about this) is that KDE is ugly
rude
I specifically said nobody is allowed to get mad at me.
Were you on Windows before Mint?
Yes I was on Windows 10 for quite a long time > then I tried Windows 11 then Mint and now Im gonna switch this weekend to Fedora.
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.
I would be ok with ugly but it also felt very slow. Even after disabling the animation delays that they decided to put everywhere for whatever reason.
I also had it crash like 4 times a day. There is something else wrong with my computer too but that’s a lot more crashes than usual.
I found COSMIC to be unacceptably crashy, myself.
KDE has a severely inconsistent design language or something. Nothing is ever really sized the same across the board.