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Which distro? (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 2 months ago by Crazyslinkz to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19744473

I'm going to be building a new computer soon for myself. (Going AMD for the first time, since intel microcode issue.)

I would say I'm an expert or advanced user, as been using pcs for 25 years and set up arch and slackware in the past. I have tried many distros and would like some feedback.

I mainly use my pc for gaming. I want something customizable, KDE ish, and without bloatware. A good wiki is a plus.

I think that i may end up with arch... is it better for gaming since it's bleeding edge and isn't steamos built off it?

Side question is distro chooser accurate?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Rolling distro, up to date kernel, very good KDE support, stable?

OpenSuse Tumbleweed has got you covered.

Though this weird bloat fetish usually leads to Arch...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the other side: point-release distro, LTS kernel, also very good KDE support, practically unbreakable?

Debian to the rescue.

This one won't lead to Arch.

[–] Crazyslinkz 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Isn't debian a bit behind on graphic drivers?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

you must have missed the part where OP said he was going AMD this round lool

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough, but that is OP, my friend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

it would seem I missed that point entirely bahaha
fitting username to you sir

[–] Crazyslinkz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What's amd have to do with graphics drivers on debian? I'm out of the loop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm just fanboying for amd and an idiot. please disregard my trolling

[–] Crazyslinkz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does amd have better or faster support for drivers then nvidia?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ime yes, but only because well...there is no such thing as nvidia driver support

[–] Crazyslinkz 1 points 2 months ago

😆 good point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They are, but for AMD, it won't matter much as the driver has matured by kernel 6.1

[–] Crazyslinkz 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Understood, not really a fetish, more of I don't want extra stuff that I don't want to use or take space for no reason.

I want to use every drop of my system for performance, maybe that's from my "old person" in me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Non-running software doesn't affect performance as it isn't anywhere near your RAM or CPU. What often people perceive of bloat is frequently software dependencies that are likely to be used over the course of the OS's usage.

Often I have found bloat free setups end up taking hours of digging out dependencies on multiple occasions. Life is too short. I have things to build.

[–] Crazyslinkz 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It still takes space on the drive. It takes an icon on the start menu.

And then there's that little devil in me that I don't want to send feedback back to servers of what I do with my system.

Maybe I'm paranoid or maybe I just want to squeeze all the pure power (and space) I can. It's like an old hot rod, there's no radio; there's no heated seats; it's made to go fast and have fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It does take space on the hard drive. Can easily remove desktop shortcuts. Telemetry on open source software doesn't usually happen without consent and you can turn it off (Firefox for example).

This is more of a feeling type thing. If it makes you feel good though, go ahead.