Hi everyone, I’m planning on moving from w11 to kubuntu (lts release - 24.04). I’m a gamer at heart, a game designer by education, and wanting to get away from Windows. I could really use some top tips, best practices, and things to look out for. I have run Linux on a Chromebook, but never as my primary PC.

I’m preparing by copying tax info, critical documents, game prototypes, and D&D documents to a USB.

Then run Linus from a different USB on restart?

Thank you for your help, and any references to specific how-to’s 😅.

  • Beagle@discuss.tchncs.de
    6·
    24 hours ago

    Backups, always do backups of your important stuff, this is not a thing exclusive to Linux, but something many people forget about.

      • octobob@lemmy.ml
        1·
        11 minutes ago

        I learned a ton about Linux building a few servers. A simple NAS can be a great starting point.

        I have my NAS mounted as an NFS format. Since I use Linux on my desktop and server, the storage pool integrates seamlessly into things like my file browser and terminal. And don’t underestimate having “basically unlimited” storage capabilities. I have thousands of old games stored on my NAS, I play them via emulators or on steam.