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What is the best distro for gaming? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by stephfinitely to c/[email protected]

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I know gaming has gotten a lot better on Linux and I'm working on a new PC and I'm wondering which distro to try.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobara is a great suggestion by @el_[email protected], but I'd also throw out a suggestion for Bazzite if you want the "SteamOS"/Steam Deck experience.

It does have the KDE desktop environment underneath to do all the non-gaming stuff as well, but if gaming is your number one focus, it's a pretty cool setup.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It just boots to desktop unless you have AMD GPU and install the deck edition to a regular PC. Seconding the rec though. It has become my main.