I've used linux distros for a variety of tasks in the past but am finally committed to moving my primary machine to it. This is mostly used for games, writing, development, and web browsing. I've selected Manjaro as my distro.
Anyone have any tips or suggestions? Software to install. Things to keep in mind. Cool things to do you couldn't on windows?!
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IMO Manjaro is a newbie trap. I don't know why it gets recommended, maybe the default color scheme looks nice, but I feel like people disproportionately have problems with it. And not just the historical "set your clock dates back because we forgot to renew our certs" sort of problems. There are better rolling release options, from Arch itself or other Arch spinoffs like EndeavourOS, or OpenSUSE Tumbleweed.
If you're a Linux novice I don't think I'd even suggest a rolling release, but I can imagine it's a lot of fun if you're dedicated to maintenance to get the latest packages quickly.