Absolutely. Maybe I'm a bit biased. I can't stick to anything immutable (other than my Steam Deck, and believe me, I've tried many times), and always come back to distros I can have absolute control over.
However, I have all my employees running Silverblue (mostly because none of them even know what CLI means π€£).
Prove it. Yeet your previous comment without throwing it out.
Telegram with Grok.
Threw yourself under the bus there, didn't you? π€£
The guys over at GrapheneOS removedslap Google regularly, and I love it.
There's always a chance any app, even from fdroid, will require play services, but that's still highly unlikely. You should be fine with fdroid alone, yes.
Chances are that, if you do break something, it'll be on the Windows side.
Bazzite is very solid for new users as it's very convoluted to access and modify anything system related.
Having said that, if you have any intention to learn how to use Linux distros, and eventually remove Microsoft from your life, immutable distros like Bazzite will limit you dramatically, so I suggest you start with a regular "mutable" distro. Now, if your intention is just to have something that works, scape Windows every now and then, and come back to Windows, it's hard to beat an immutable distro.
My name is none of your business, and I approve this suggestion.
For most of us using Linux distros for years, we already have a preferred distro that is highly unlikely to be Ubuntu or even Debian based, but for first-timers, I honestly believe Mint is the way to go. But seeing how mint has been a flop for you (as another poster said, it'd be great to know what went wrong) an immutable distro (like Bazzite) would fit your current needs better, but these distros are not the best way to start learning about Linux and eventually migrate from Windows entirely.
Awesome. I'm very curious about your findings. Looking forward to it.
That's a good idea, and maybe even Henry from Techlore.
Done. Are you going to be sharing the results here? That would be cool.
There it is.