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Why Mint and Ubuntu? (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 7 months ago by Leminski to c/pcmasterrace

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Keep noticing that when taking about Linux distro recommendations (on Reddit) users recommend Mint and Ubuntu for gaming.

Now don't get me wrong, they're great distros and with a bit of work are great for games, but I feel like theres better recommendations for new users looking into getting into gaming on linux.

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[–] KazuyaDarklight 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I keep seeing Pop!_OS brought up for gaming.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've been using Pop for a few months as my daily driver to replace Windows. It had been a few years since I'd used Linux and I wanted something stable for Nvidia drivers. I've had next to no issues with it.

[–] LifeLikeLady 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mint lets you install Nvidia drivers pretty easily nowadays. My surfacebook 2 has a 1050 mobile built in and it couldn't have been easier to get the drivers installed.

Ubuntu I don't recommend, nor Pop_OS simply due to Snaps. Where as flatpak is the standard built into Mint.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Snap is installed, but the default app store, Pop!_Shop, only has .deb and flatpak that I've seen.

https://pop-os.github.io/docs/manage-apps/using-pop-shop.html

[–] Endmaker 3 points 7 months ago

I tried Pop!_OS 3 times, and all 3 times, my computer crashed irrecoverably at some point.

I ended up replacing it.