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Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux (www.tweaktown.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Maybe depends on what distro you are using. There are ones dedicated for gaming.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Well I tried redhat ubuntu gentoo fedora knoppix mint arch MEPIS and even fucking slackware because apparently i am a masochist

    And you will say 'Oh but those are old distros, now they're much betterer!'

    Nope the weeks of frustration aren't worth revisiting. You really don't understand how much PTSD I got from the linux forums

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Get a techie to set gaming distros for you. My brother installed Bazzite for me and troubleshoots. Speaking of which, Bazzite is meant to be for average users who are less literate on computers. I have rarely had issues on Bazzite unlike with other distros. Indeed, newer distros are better.

    I understand. Linux can be daunting for us average Joes. Plenty of information i see on the internet are either outdated, or simply doesn't work.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Bazzite feels so close to feature complete, but there are still corners I stub my toes on.

    I have to care about whatever Wayland is, because RustDesk on Bazzite fights me (it's my backup for remoting to fix a machine when moonlight or Steam Link is misbehaving), and I miss Steam PCVR hosting, but both of those are edge cases for most folks and I can forego on most systems.

    Meanwhile, the lean, light, singularly focused environment is great and I really do like not having to bother with Windows. I never want Edge to barge in on my day again. I will never subscribe to OneDrive. I don't want an AI companion modem Bonzai Buddy to "help" me remember anything, and memorize my SSN or Birthday along the way.

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  • [+] -17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    ... us average joes...

    Son I've been an IT admin since the early 90s

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Still, Bazzite is pretty much one of the best Gaming distros out there. All drivers are included with the installation (you select which Hardware you have before downloading) and the OS itself is immutable, so you don't have to worry about damaging the OS in any way. The only downside is that it exclusively uses Flatpaks, which does have a few problems regarding interoperability between programs (e.g. Firefox doesn't allow KeePassXC to interact with the KeePass add-on). However, I would recommend Flatpaks either way, since it adds better security and reliability, since you don't have to worry about an update breaking programs.

    However, if you don't need that interoperability, I'd say there is little reason not to use it if you want to play games. And when a game doesn't work, protondb usually gives enough hints to how to fix these issues. Generally, I had less issues with games on there compared to other distros (e.g. OpenSUSE).

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