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That's simply wrong, security is a reason.
I also disagree on that, it would be much more helpful for new users to give more detailed descriptions of distros, than simply saying "use ubuntu".
There are many wrong choices, so users should inform themselves before the installation.
And obviously I disagree on the validity of stable distros.
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Just search for it in a search machine of your choice.
Maybe I am wrong, but you should check before you think "thats the distro".
I assume it might not be the right choice.
The first sentence on distro watch:
"Clear Linux is a minimal distribution primarily designed with performance and cloud use-cases in mind."
Minimal is the word you don't want as a Gamer.
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Reminds me of some old training I had. The instructor's mantra: "Smooth is fast". For me, that's not a speed metric, but how cumbersome it is to get to the point when you're ready.
A smooth distro let's me administer it so I can get to the gaming quicker. Complicated set up, command line, editing confs, adding repos aren't difficult, but they aren't gaming.
I've tried OpenSuse Tumbleweed for almost 2 years now and have been impressed. It setup very easily, included file system snapshots in case of breakage and needed fairly minimal tinkering to get it to gaming shape (I think I had to check a box in repository management).
Only bump I can think of is that it is preferred to update packages via the command line, but I think that is true for many distros.
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It is true that earlier software flaws and bugs are often identified and fixed in later releases, but also newer releases are often larger, with more features, and more difficult to maintain than the earlier ones.
It is perfectly possible for an earlier piece of software to be more stable, less buggy, and more secure, than the latest update. The latest updates haven't had the opportunity for quality testing, that older software has had.
There are different levels of security flaws as well - Ones which are very low risk (and less urgent to fix) and ones which are a big threat and need an urgent response. Older software tends to get these important security patches as soon as it is available.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/19/heres-why-ubuntu-linux-2004-feels-insanely-fast-and-responsive/#3d2f226142cc
Ubuntu 20.04 is really responsive and smooth
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off topic: also when talking about smoothness always make me remember about that Santana song. I think in spanish smooth would translate to "suave" which means a completely different thing. and nothing to do with speed and performance. there is no other acception.
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troll the idiots so they leave the forums themselves I say... BUT there's the actual gripe with moderation - you'll be moderated for keeping the Internet clean and culling the entropy. NOT the idiots.. in most cases, sadly.
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am talking about something completely different here. and no, there's nothing useful in a thread like this.
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it's not learning this discussion. I KNOW what's learning is. and it's not this. same goes for 90% threads on similar subjects on the net sadly.
I've started with literally 2-3 pages of printed text first discovering that there's HDA in linuxes rather than C: or D:
but it's important how you go from there. there's much more oppo's to learn today than 15 yrs ago, but sadly way less perseverance to do so...