Linux Mint, for sure.

Same here. Switched to Mint, now on Fedora. I've gotten used to the ecosystem and I much prefer it to Windows. Will never go back now.

You know... that's actually something I haven't thought about in a while. I do actually look forward to software updates on Linux whereas I dreaded them on Windows.

Thank you for your ongoing work to keep this service running and the AI scrapers at bay!

Bazzite is great as well! Though I will admit I have had trouble installing it on old hardware. A few ddr3 systems with 2.5" ssds, mostly. It works wonderfully on anything from the past 5 to 10 years though.

And you wouldn't think there were that many ddr3 systems around anymore. But there are surprisingly quite a few. Intels 4790k is still pretty useful even today, and you can get 16 - 32gb of ram in these old systems. For those who just want to play decent games from 10 - 15 years ago, or lightweight indie titles like stardew valley or factorio, a cheap ddr3 build is perfectly fine. Especially given the prices of modern hardware. For those systems, CachyOS has always worked.

However. Mint installs on just about anything. I've even installed it on a Dell Optiplex 780 from 2011! It's so little fuss to install and use so I always recommend it to new users.

This is true. And services like Xbox Game Pass, ugh. I mean, it sounds nice in theory being able to play anything that's on the subscription. But at the same time, you don't own anything! Seems any and all companies are driving consumers in that direction...

Shhh! Don't give them any ideas!