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Linux distro for noob
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I would caution against Arch. I don't think it breaks as often as people suggest, but you may run into a problem like steam not loading when you want to play something with your friends. That gaming session is shot unless you can fix it on the fly. After a few years you will, but you need to balance those kinds of growing pains against doing something you want to do in the moment. Don't expect it to work the way you expect every time.
I'm not going to use steam but yeah, I see what you are saying