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Recommended linux variant for gaming. (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by cynar@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I've been using Ubuntu as my daily driver for a good few years now. Unfortunately I don't like the direction they seem to be heading.

I've also just ordered a new computer, so it seems like the best time to change over. While I'm sure it will start a heated debate, what variant would people recommend?

I'm not after a bleeding edge, do it all yourself OS it will be my daily driver, so don't want to have to get elbow deep in configs every 5 minutes. My default would be to go back to Debian. However, I know the steam deck is arch based. With steam developing proton so hard, is it worth the additional learning curve to change to arch, or something else?

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[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 30 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you like Ubuntu but don't like the direction it's going, you can try Mint. It's Ubuntu, but with the bad decisions reversed. Or use LMDE, which is Mint but Debian based.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’ll +1 for LMDE here as well.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

Yep. LMDE, add the kisak-mesa PPA and use Steam Flatpak and you're off to the races

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just run Ubuntu on an old Mac for email and browsing.

Just curious, what are these bad directions?

[–] Platform27@lemmy.ml 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Some people like to rag onto Canonicals bad decisions. These include:

  1. Putting ads in the terminal
  2. Use of Affiliate links in the DE
  3. The forceful use of Snap
  4. The proprietary Snap infrastructure
  5. The feeling of being abandoned, in favour of the server market (lack of desktop innovation)
  6. Lens search, that allows company (eg: Amazon) tracking.
  7. Anti-privacy settings enabled, by default.
[–] Thjoth@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't know about any of these, but terminal ads by itself would be enough to make me switch to something else. So would the affiliate links. Why would they think that's a good idea? Well, aside from money, obviously.

[–] RmDebArc_5@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

I think you just answered your question

But the ads are just for Ubuntu pro, which is free for personal use so it’s more of a tip. And the Amazon part was to my knowledge just in the unity days. Not defending Canonical, just showing more of the picture