Last year my wife said “most games can be run on Linux now because of steam deck, I think I’ll switch to Linux” and I said “well I guess I’m switching too” so I un-installed windows, and I’ve been full time since, even starting to self host jellyfin and nextcloud. She and I have both done linux in the past, but gaming was what was holding us back. There wasn’t anything WRONG with windows per se , except maybe the looming threat of windows 11, I just really love linux, open source, and being able to easily lift up the hood to peek inside

I use arch BTW. And Debian, my first love.

I’m so sorry, but you don’t split (fission) helium to get energy. You combine (fusion) helium to get energy. You split something heavy like uranium to get energy.

I already wish apps like youtube would leave the status bar visible so I can see the time while watching videos

I use it in my nextcloud. I really like it. I tried to use libreoffice, but I didn’t like it.

I’m working on getting this up and running on my pi 4. If I’m successful, I will post a guide

I switched because there’s nothing I can do on windows that I can’t do on Linux. Granted, it can take some legwork and reading tutorials to get certain games running on linux. But I just feel more in control of my stuff on Linux.

As a beginner, I really suggest you make the move to Linux as easy as possible for yourself. It’s more likely to be a pleasant experience, and thus a long term one. Try something easy like Linux mint. Once you get used to that, you can start distro hopping.