▲ 56 ▼ What is the best distro for gaming? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by stephfinitely@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments I know gaming has gotten a lot better on Linux and I'm working on a new PC and I'm wondering which distro to try.
[–] ssboomman@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (4 children) Unpopular opinion but ubuntu. You will eventually run into an error you have never seen before and and someone using ubuntu has already solved it and posted it online somewhere. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] Tarastie@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] threegnomes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) POP!_OS* permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago About to get a new laptop, and it's gonna Pop! permalink fedilink source parent [–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago I’m loving Pop!_OS, would love to get one of their laptops as well but the shipping fee is insane permalink fedilink source parent [–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) mint or lmde? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 years ago* Mint is based on Ubuntu and LMDE is based on Debian. I think Mint is more up-to-date and more newbie friendly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) And they solved it by reading the ArchWiki 99% sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* Arch, btw 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent [–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago Counter point, Ubuntu specifically has so many old posts and answers that aren't necessary in modern systems, deprecated, or straight up no longer correct. Also a lot of recommendations that can screw up a system in strange ways. I feel like many issues (ie. Bluetooth, USB, Wifi) are due to people stumbling on old posts with configs and tools that have changed and blindly applying them permalink fedilink source parent [–] digdilem@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Really unpopular opinion: Windows. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fschaupp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not yet a Linux distro :3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Linux wasn't /techically/ specified... permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Tarastie@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] threegnomes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) POP!_OS* permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago About to get a new laptop, and it's gonna Pop! permalink fedilink source parent [–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago I’m loving Pop!_OS, would love to get one of their laptops as well but the shipping fee is insane permalink fedilink source parent [–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) mint or lmde? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 years ago* Mint is based on Ubuntu and LMDE is based on Debian. I think Mint is more up-to-date and more newbie friendly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threegnomes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) POP!_OS* permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago About to get a new laptop, and it's gonna Pop! permalink fedilink source parent [–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago I’m loving Pop!_OS, would love to get one of their laptops as well but the shipping fee is insane permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bastion@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago About to get a new laptop, and it's gonna Pop! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago I’m loving Pop!_OS, would love to get one of their laptops as well but the shipping fee is insane permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) mint or lmde? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 years ago* Mint is based on Ubuntu and LMDE is based on Debian. I think Mint is more up-to-date and more newbie friendly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 years ago* Mint is based on Ubuntu and LMDE is based on Debian. I think Mint is more up-to-date and more newbie friendly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) And they solved it by reading the ArchWiki 99% sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* Arch, btw 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago Counter point, Ubuntu specifically has so many old posts and answers that aren't necessary in modern systems, deprecated, or straight up no longer correct. Also a lot of recommendations that can screw up a system in strange ways. I feel like many issues (ie. Bluetooth, USB, Wifi) are due to people stumbling on old posts with configs and tools that have changed and blindly applying them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Really unpopular opinion: Windows. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fschaupp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not yet a Linux distro :3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Linux wasn't /techically/ specified... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fschaupp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not yet a Linux distro :3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Linux wasn't /techically/ specified... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Linux wasn't /techically/ specified... permalink fedilink source parent