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Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 support will end tomorrow (January 1st 2024) (help.steampowered.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/steam@lemmy.ml
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This affects roughly 0.91% of the users according to the latest hardware survey (november 2023)

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

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[–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

If you've never, ever used Linux before and are not confident about its tools, it's almost always better to use a fresh machine. NTFS and Linux really don't mix well, for example.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Haha, yeah, as I've learned. I'll try again when I build a new machine. I really like the overall look and feel of Mint.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's been a few years since I used Mint, but I enjoyed it. Most of the Debian-based distros are very similar, actually. All are decent for beginners. If not Mint, Pop is another good option.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Also Zorin

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I installed Zorin on my wife's (=no prior Linux experience) laptop something like 2 years ago. Considering the fact that she still uses it almost daily, I'd say you're right.

    Personally, I dislike some of the custom stuff it has over the more standard desktop environments, but I do think it's great for usability in that it feels Windows-adjacent.

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