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Shane Kunz
Shane Kunz

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I Finally Found The Perfect Linux Distro

I've used MAC and Windows a lot, but I never got into Linux. That all changed 2 days ago.

I installed Pop!_OS overwriting my Windows installation, and have no regrets so far.

Pop!_OS Landing Page

Pop!_OS was made with developers in mind. Many popular development tools are pre installed. Downloading and installing other popular tools is easy using the Pop!_Shop, or by following along with simple Ubuntu installation instructions.

Pop!_OS Landing Page - Developer Section

Here are some of the reasons it's awesome:

  • It comes pre installed with AMD/Nvidia GPU drivers that have Vulkan & OpenGL support.
  • All Windows games are now available on Linux because of new easy to install tools. The Pop!_Shop allows you to download apps like Steam with Proton, Lutris, and Wine in one click.
  • The Linux Terminal is better than cmd for coding. VS Code works perfectly and is available in one click using the Pop!_Shop.
  • All the Windows apps you use are likely already available (like Steam, Spotify, and Discord) via the Pop!_Shop.
  • The UI is much simpler than Windows, but more powerful than Windows.
  • It's much faster and less bloated than Windows.
  • It takes up less hard drive space than Windows.

You can install Pop!_OS onto a flash drive with balenaEtcher in just a few clicks.

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