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Which distro?

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?

Kyatto , (edited )
@Kyatto@leminal.space avatar

EndeavourOS, Simply Arch with an installer, has KDE as an option for DE.

I use it, I love it. Arch is great. E-OS just cuts out the first few hours/days of set up.

Crazyslinkz OP ,

Lol that’s on my current rig. It’s not bad, but I feel if that I’ll end up back on arch instead of having the endeavouros overlay.

VubDapple , (edited )

Endeavour is really good

Telorand ,

Look into:

  • Bazzite (Fedora Atomic)
  • Nobara (Fedora)
  • ChimeraOS (Arch, AMD-only)
  • Garuda (Arch)

All are preconfigured for gaming. Bazzite and Nobara use the fsync kernel, not sure what Chimera uses, and Garuda uses the zen kernel.

Otherwise, Arch is still the most popular choice for gaming if you look at the statistics.

Crazyslinkz OP ,

Thanks, I’ll look into them.

sol6_vi ,
@sol6_vi@lemmy.world avatar

Check out Garuda Linux. Comes with a preset catalog of gamer related nonsense on KDE - or - they offer a minimal KDE version as well if you’d rather set things up your way.

I started with the preset one and then switched my machines over to the barebones one once I had a handle on Linux. It’s been a smooth ride. Things only break when I break them touching things unnecessarily out of curiosity because I don’t know what I’m doing.

Garuda is arch btw

Crazyslinkz OP ,

Why not just install arch then?

BigDotNet ,

Unpopular opinion but for gaming I believe windows it’s better than Linux, I use Linux but I’m not a gamer.

Crazyslinkz OP ,

Yeah, there’s some issues with it, but I’m really tired of windows and don’t really want to install 11 or pay for it.

Thanks for your response.

PushButton ,

As a Linux only user, I totally agree with your message.

People who downvote you aren’t of good faith, are delusional or just dumb.

Linux is better in every single category except ease of use for non-technical users and gaming.

Let’s stop with this bandwagon of MS bad, Linux good; Linux is good enough for us to not lie and speak the truth…

nobleshift ,
@nobleshift@lemmy.world avatar

Have you perused Distro Watch?

Lots of good info & news, and info on just about every distro there is, stuff you’ve never heard of. Years and years ago this was my introduction to FreeNAS that made a huge difference in my life. You should check it out if you haven’t already.

Crazyslinkz OP ,

I have forgotten about that site. Thanks.

Veraxis ,
@Veraxis@lemmy.world avatar

Arch w/ KDE gamer here. I have generally had a good experience with it. I think everything you said is generally accurate. In terms of customization, lack of bloat, and a good wiki, Arch is generally considered to be all of those things. A rolling distro like Arch I believe will also be getting the latest proton updates, which may help with sooner game compatibility/optimization updates on more recent releases.

I say go for it.

Crazyslinkz OP ,

Thanks for your feedback.

zcd ,

I game on arch (btw) But honestly I don’t think the distro itself really matters for gaming? Just choose the one you want and give er

Crazyslinkz OP ,

Valid point.

I kind of wanted to see if there’s something I wasn’t aware of.

TimeSquirrel , (edited )
@TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org avatar

It kinda does matter if you want updated drivers and packages and stuff. I use Debian because I love its bare bones, generic approach and I'm used to it, but I'd never recommend it for anyone playing the latest games unless they like cruising five years in the past.

SaveMotherEarthEDF ,

I always come back to OpenSuse Tumbleweed. Once I have everything setup, it’s stable as a rock and kde works really well on it.

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