Question Which Linux distro for a full AMD build ?

[Elliah246]

I tried:
Mint
Debian
Garuda

I'm used to Windows 10 so my knowledge about Linux is super minor.
Which distros are the most user-friendly and work with GUI over CLI and supports the most software that's also available for Windows 10 ?

 

[BFG-9000]

Wubuntu looks like Win 11 and even has integrated full .exe and .msi support through an improved Wine compatibility layer, but there are good reasons not to use it.

If you just want it to look like Win 11, you could always install Win11OS-KDE in Kubuntu.

 

[COLGeek]

I tried:
Mint
Debian
Garuda

I'm used to Windows 10 so my knowledge about Linux is super minor.
Which distros are the most user-friendly and work with GUI over CLI and supports the most software that's also available for Windows 10 ?

I use Mint on my LLM/ML/AI rig. AMD CPU (8700G) and GPU (7800 XT). Works flawlessly with all of the Linux apps I am using.

Regarding Win 10 apps. what specifically are you wanting to run on Linux?

 

[Eximo]

I use Kubuntu directly, a KDE shell for Linux. KDE is Windows-like as opposed to most of the Gnome based builds which replicate MacOS more.

But I only need a basic OS for that system, so nothing fancy.

 

[Elliah246]

I use Mint on my LLM/ML/AI rig. AMD CPU (8700G) and GPU (7800 XT). Works flawlessly with all of the Linux apps I am using.

Regarding Win 10 apps. what specifically are you wanting to run on Linux?

There is quiet a lot of software i want to use or atleast an equal alternative.
Thats actually the single main reason holding me back from swichting to linux yet.

adobe premiere pro
audacity
steam
libre hardware monitor
msi afterburner
obs studio
open rgb
fancontrol
revouninstaller
7zip / winrar
ytdlp
voidtoolseverythingsearch
foobar2000
librewolf browser
libreoffice
notepad++
vlc mediaplayer
qbittorrent
shutup10
simplewall
mullvadvpn
portmaster

the last one, portmaster from safing is a kernel level extension firewall that officialy supports debian but when i ran it on debian it didnt really work. if i cant get it working i need another way to fully monitor all network traffic and the ability to block entire companies like google with a filterlist would be mandatory aswell.
the second program i couldnt get working (on garuda linux) is mullvadvpn.
i need this vpn because im not using the internet without one.

 

[Elliah246]

Wubuntu looks like Win 11 and even has integrated full .exe and .msi support through an improved Wine compatibility layer, but there are good reasons not to use it.

If you just want it to look like Win 11, you could always install Win11OS-KDE in Kubuntu.

I really do not like anything about w11 so i absolutly dont want linux to look like impersonated microsoft spyware

 

[COLGeek]

There is quiet a lot of software i want to use or atleast an equal alternative.
Thats actually the single main reason holding me back from swichting to linux yet.

adobe premiere pro
audacity
steam
libre hardware monitor
msi afterburner
obs studio
open rgb
fancontrol
revouninstaller
7zip / winrar
ytdlp
voidtoolseverythingsearch
foobar2000
librewolf browser
libreoffice
notepad++
vlc mediaplayer
qbittorrent
shutup10
simplewall
mullvadvpn
portmaster

the last one, portmaster from safing is a kernel level extension firewall that officialy supports debian but when i ran it on debian it didnt really work. if i cant get it working i need another way to fully monitor all network traffic and the ability to block entire companies like google with a filterlist would be mandatory aswell.
the second program i couldnt get working (on garuda linux) is mullvadvpn.
i need this vpn because im not using the internet without one.

The majority of those will work natively on Linux.

The one that stands out the most is Adobe Premiere Pro. I've seen references to working with Wine, but that may be the one that causes the most grief from your list. Are you editing photos/images, videos, both?

I don't see a need for Revo on Linux.

 

[Eximo]

I recall looking up Davinci Resolve for Linux not that long ago, that could easily take the place of Adobe Premiere.

 

[Elliah246]

The majority of those will work natively on Linux.

The one that stands out the most is Adobe Premiere Pro. I've seen references to working with Wine, but that may be the one that causes the most grief from your list. Are you editing photos/images, videos, both?

I don't see a need for Revo on Linux.

correct no need revo on linux.
i could run premiere pro in a vm but then i would first need to learn how to run a vm.
yes pictures and videos.

 

[Eximo]

Always Gimp and Inkscape for image editing. (Photoshop and Illustrator)

 

[LinuxDevice]

Keep in mind that there are a number of distributions which use different GUI software. I think that has been a theme among many posts. For example, Gnome was mentioned, and this is more or less the GUI part. One can get a Gnome GUI with Ubuntu, Fedora, and many other distributions. I definitely like KDE better than Gnome.

If you were looking at Ubuntu, and you wanted Ubuntu, but you want KDE instead, then you could get Kubuntu.

Most distributions, including Kubuntu, have available an ISO image which can be put on a DVD or USB thumb drive; then boot to it, and try it out without installing it (this is why it is a "Live" image; one can boot to it or install with it). Beware though that if you use a Live image, then boot time is quite high before you reach the test phase where you can take it for a spin.