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I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux (www.theverge.com)

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[-] degenerate_neutron_matter@fedia.io 25 points 3 weeks ago

Mint does have a graphical app store. Steam also has a .deb package on their website to download, which opens by default in the GUI installer when you double click it. Using the CLI is fine, but it's definitely not necessary.

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