I apologize if this isn't the right place to ask for OS advice, but it's worth a shot.
I'm upgrading my pc and I decided that this is a great opportunity to finally transition to linux, I have everything prepared and the only thing I need is what OS to use. I really just want something to play tf2 on with better performance, maybe other games too, with nothing intrusive. Now I don't mind having to manually download external shit like Wine or Proton or whatever installer or driver I need, but it would be nice if stuff was preinstalled right out the box.
So far the best contenders seem to be Drauger, Garuda, Nobara, and Pop!OS. But as I researched more about these gaming linux distros, people online seem to have really strong opinions on operating systems lol. Like Pop! apparently being dogshit to use as an everyday operating system, Garuda and Drauger being too overwhelming and cluttered, Nobara being unstable, etc.
Which one should I use? If I end up not making my mind I'll probably just use some beginner friendly os that everyone talks about like linux Mint and Fedora.
I apologize if this isn't the right place to ask for OS advice, but it's worth a shot.
I'm upgrading my pc and I decided that this is a great opportunity to finally transition to linux, I have everything prepared and the only thing I need is what OS to use. I really just want something to play tf2 on with better performance, maybe other games too, with nothing intrusive. Now I don't mind having to manually download external shit like Wine or Proton or whatever installer or driver I need, but it would be nice if stuff was preinstalled right out the box.
So far the best contenders seem to be Drauger, Garuda, Nobara, and Pop!OS. But as I researched more about these gaming linux distros, people online seem to have really strong opinions on operating systems lol. Like Pop! apparently being dogshit to use as an everyday operating system, Garuda and Drauger being too overwhelming and cluttered, Nobara being unstable, etc.
Which one should I use? If I end up not making my mind I'll probably just use some beginner friendly os that everyone talks about like linux Mint and Fedora.
I suggest going for something boring, old and reasonably user friendly instead, e.g. Ubuntu. Most of these new ones are Ubuntu with extra steps.
Has been around for ages, will be around for ages, loads of people use it which makes troubleshooting and googling easier.
I suggest going for something boring, old and reasonably user friendly instead, e.g. Ubuntu. Most of these new ones are Ubuntu with extra steps.
Has been around for ages, will be around for ages, loads of people use it which makes troubleshooting and googling easier.
the best linux distro for gaming is one that the biggest amount of people use so that you have something at least resembling a thriving community to help you if something breaks, doesn't work or bugs out
the best linux distro for gaming is one that the biggest amount of people use so that you have something at least resembling a thriving community to help you if something breaks, doesn't work or bugs out
lots of people seem to hate on snaps in ubuntu so i'd just go with mint or fedora like you said. i used nobara briefly and didn't have any issues but i doubt it's much of an improvement from fedora and there's always a small chance you'll get some bullshit nobara-only issue that will cause a mental health episode
lots of people seem to hate on snaps in ubuntu so i'd just go with mint or fedora like you said. i used nobara briefly and didn't have any issues but i doubt it's much of an improvement from fedora and there's always a small chance you'll get some bullshit nobara-only issue that will cause a mental health episode
Would suggest trying CachyOS or Bazzite.
Would suggest trying CachyOS or Bazzite.
go with cachyos
also checkout this dude https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJEWcPNeBPtP8zX2k9lS-iA he does gaming reviews on distros (but mind you, has a french accent)
go with cachyos
also checkout this dude https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJEWcPNeBPtP8zX2k9lS-iA he does gaming reviews on distros (but mind you, has a french accent)
gentoo https://youtu.be/KwnBZZ7_FGg
Hey guys, I'm talking to you all through linux!
Thank you for the responses. I thought through long and hard and I decided upon Bazzite. I need to move my tf2 config and general passwords over but aside from that, I'm done!
So far, there have definitely been some headaches but there seems to always be a solution for linux, even if it takes a little while to find it. For example, the bazzite installation wouldn't open until I learned that apparently you need to turn off secure boot while rebooting. Steam's store page for some reason just wouldn't appear until I installed something called steam linux runtime. Logitech's G hub doesn't support linux and wine was really stubborn and refused to open it, so my dpi was just stuck on 3200, but thankfully theres a linux manager for logitech products called Solaar that does the G hub's job perfectly fine. Linux seems to be full of this stuff, tiny problems that prop up everywhere that get resolved after one search online.
I can't wait to play tf2 now, thank you guys!
Hey guys, I'm talking to you all through linux!
Thank you for the responses. I thought through long and hard and I decided upon Bazzite. I need to move my tf2 config and general passwords over but aside from that, I'm done!
So far, there have definitely been some headaches but there seems to always be a solution for linux, even if it takes a little while to find it. For example, the bazzite installation wouldn't open until I learned that apparently you need to turn off secure boot while rebooting. Steam's store page for some reason just wouldn't appear until I installed something called steam linux runtime. Logitech's G hub doesn't support linux and wine was really stubborn and refused to open it, so my dpi was just stuck on 3200, but thankfully theres a linux manager for logitech products called Solaar that does the G hub's job perfectly fine. Linux seems to be full of this stuff, tiny problems that prop up everywhere that get resolved after one search online.
I can't wait to play tf2 now, thank you guys!
gentoo is good can confirm :3
gentoo is good can confirm :3
Depends on what type of gaming you may be considering, but keep an eye on SteamOS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdR-bxvQKN8
Depends on what type of gaming you may be considering, but keep an eye on SteamOS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdR-bxvQKN8
Hey guys, I'm happy to say that linux has been running fairly flawlessly on tf2 with minimal tinkering with settings. The way the game looks definitely looks different since i was so used to using dx8 which isnt available on linux, but is in no way a dealbreaker.
Infact, linux has felt really nice, I feel like my only gripe is that since so few things run natively on linux as tf2 does, I do have to do a lot of tinkering and searching in order for game performance to just be playable, let alone perfectly. Just earlier today I was wrestling with my machine to run arkham city properly, and before that I was similarly struggling on how to make deadlock run well. These were games that would run perfectly fine on windows, but need some extra work to just run it in the first place. I now see why so many people online beg for linux support for everything,
But enough negativity, I'm very hopeful for the future of linux. Linux is a very very fine os and I'm sure I won't have to wait very long for some of the bigger games to get native support. I can live without fortnite.
Hey guys, I'm happy to say that linux has been running fairly flawlessly on tf2 with minimal tinkering with settings. The way the game looks definitely looks different since i was so used to using dx8 which isnt available on linux, but is in no way a dealbreaker.
Infact, linux has felt really nice, I feel like my only gripe is that since so few things run natively on linux as tf2 does, I do have to do a lot of tinkering and searching in order for game performance to just be playable, let alone perfectly. Just earlier today I was wrestling with my machine to run arkham city properly, and before that I was similarly struggling on how to make deadlock run well. These were games that would run perfectly fine on windows, but need some extra work to just run it in the first place. I now see why so many people online beg for linux support for everything,
But enough negativity, I'm very hopeful for the future of linux. Linux is a very very fine os and I'm sure I won't have to wait very long for some of the bigger games to get native support. I can live without fortnite.