I shared a version of this guide earlier this year, but felt a website was needed to unpack the different options fully. So after an unreasonable number of hours, I put together the necessary data and website.

I hope this is digestible enough for the average person to help those looking to take that first step, or for people who are equally passionate and want to get their friends or family involved.

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Every time I post these guides, there is always feedback on things that can improve, or I got wrong. Please do share, as it is the best way for these to evolve!

  • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I am very bothered by the OS section. Bazzite should be the go-to for gaming, period. Ubuntu should never be recommended to anyone. Fedora is far more stable and reliable as a starter distro than either Mint or Ubuntu. Fedora Workstation for Mac expats and Fedora KDE for Windows expats.

    I won’t fault anyone for putting Mint in there, but I loathe Cinnamon and would never recommend a distro that excludes KDE by design.

  • guymontag@lemmy.ml
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    17 days ago

    Session is great for messaging! Should’ve included it. Other than that, great guide :)

  • Blizzard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Nice guide! Lemmy is missing though 🐭. Also, what’s the point of moving from Twitter to BlueSky? They are no different. Mastodon is a great option.

    • FallenWalnut@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 month ago

      I haven’t been too focused on Social Media given that it is less about features and more about community. But will look at adding a Reddit replacement.