Hello I'm Doctor_Rex I'm the OP of this post:
My Windows 10 install broke, but I'm hesitant to switch to Linux.
I'd like to start by thanking everybody who responded to my questions. Your answers have helped a lot when it came to my worries on switching to Linux.
I've taken in a lot of your recommendations: Fedora, Fedora Kinoite, Nobara, Bazzite Linux, VanillaOS,
I've decided on Fedora Kinoite, as it has everything I want from a distro.
It was very kind of you all to answer my questions but after making that post and reading your answers new questions propped up.
These questions are a little more opinionated than the last ones, and a little better thought out, but please take some time to answer them.
Questions:
- Is Wayland worth using? Especially when you consider all the issues that may come from using an NVIDIA card.
Are there any real noticeable advantages/improvements to using Wayland over Xorg.
- Does bloat actually matter or is it just a meme?
Does bloat actually have a noticeable negative impact on your system or are people just over reacting/joking.
- What are some habits I should practice in order to keep my system organized and manageable?
Any habits or standards that I should abide by in order to save myself headaches in the future?
- Any other resources besides the Arch Wiki that I should be aware of?
Self explanatory.
- What do you wish you knew when you first started using Linux that would have saved you a headache in the future?
I'm not referring to some skill but instead something pertaining to Linux itself. Feel free to skip this question.
I'll be going to sleep soon, so apologies if I don't reply but please take a moment answer any questions you think you can.
Thank You!
Edit: ~~AUR~~ = Arch Wiki. Fixed a typo
1. Wayland
Yes, wayland has proper fractional scaling, speed advantages (probably not very noticeable in light apps), and overall better security than X. Xorg is gonna stop being maintained by RedHat around 2028 and wayland is picking up steam. KDE recently made their next big release (Plasma 6) wayland only. New apps that will be ported to linux will probably only want to support wayland, so it's good that you familiarize yourself with it. But if you have a old card then it might cause issues. 2000 series and later should be fine even with the open-source drivers though right now, you should use proprietary.
2. Bloat
Well, there are people who might think that having one extra driver more than you need is a warcrime. But this mostly a meme. Xorg is, however way more concentrated than wayland.
3. Headaches
I didn't experience this personally but I was probably saved by this. Learn basic commands just in case. You can do most things with the GUI but knowing these wont' hurt. Here's an engaging video to help a little. Also learn basics about some ubiquitous Linux glossary (You most probably already know these) like : Desktop Environment, portals etc.
Hope this helps!