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Linux gamers, what distro are you currently on? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by nlm@beehaw.org to c/operating_systems@beehaw.org

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I'm currently on Win11 but I'm getting that familiar Linux itch and want to dual boot a while again. I tend to gravitate towards Ubuntu simply because it's so big and well supported by most things.

I've run Arch in the past but I've gotten too old and lazy for that if I'd be completely honest. I have played with manjaro and endeavour though.. and opensuse tumbleweed, rolling is kind of nice.

Not sure what I'd try out first this time so I figured I'd get some inspiration from you guys!

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[–] nlm@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Oh I've tinkered with Gentoo plenty in the past (I still miss OTW if that rings any bells) and no, I really don't have the patience for it these days. :)

And yeah, I'll probably end up installing something a bit more fancy soon-ish.. for now I plopped Kubuntu 20.04 on there and Diablo IV is downloading as we speak!

[–] 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

I'm using Gentoo.

If I wanted a smooth no-tinkering experience, I'd use Ubuntu. Or hell, steamos.

[–] ctrl@lemmy.cafe 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

gentoo!

i love the versatility it offers, but it's very much so DIY. it has great documentation. anyone who considers themselves a "linux enthusiast" should try an install in a VM at some point or another, if nothing else it's a great learning experience.

for gaming in particular: flatpak steam / lutris / bottles. it's great because it's completely distro agnostic. i can take the $USER/.var directory and put it on any distro with flatpak installed and it'll just work.

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[–] danct12@geddit.social 0 points 1 year ago

Arch Linux. Been using it since long ago and play most of my games on it.

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