I’m just so sick of Microsoft and Google. But there’s two things holding me back:

  1. I wanna play Steam games on my PC

  2. I am just an amateur hobbyist, not a tech wizard

Is there any hope for me?

  • Coco@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    23·
    2 days ago

    If a computer is a car, then Linux(the Kernal) is the chassis. Mint (the distro) is the motor, and Cinnamon (the desktop environment) is the fancy interior.

    KDE plasma is a fancy interior that works with tons of different motors.

    Cinnamon is designed for mint and works best with it.

    DISCLAIMER: All of this is analogy and isn’t technically correct in a pedantic sense, but it works well enough for me. I’m sorry if my analogy isn’t exactly accurate.

    • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
      15·
      1 day ago

      I’d say Linux (the kernel) is the motor/engine and Mint (the distro) is the chassis. The chassis defines the shape of the vehicle and its size class, for instance.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        8 hours ago

        Well I’d say the distro is the model/manufacturer, Linux is the motor/engine/software, and the DE is the HUD/dashboard/wheel/pedels.