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Best Linux Distro For Playing On Steam?

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14762903

I am switching to Linux for the first time.

I heard Mint is really good but am not sure exactly which distro is best to use with Steam, as well as with newer games, as I primarily use my computer for gaming.

I generally play games like Final Fantasy XIV, Baldur’s Gate 3, Elden Ring, Elder Scrolls Online, and Total War: Warhammer 3.

Andrenikous ,

My desktop is amd 2700 cpu and nvidia 3080. I have been on Linux for at least a year now. Nobara was okay but borked itself from an update. Bazzite is my current os and it’s been rock solid for gaming. Just use protondb to make sure individual games work right.

DarkThoughts ,

Anything that does not use completely outdated kernel versions (if you're using AMD) should be fine for that, since Steam packages most of the other relevant dependencies already. I personally don't recommend Gnome as a DE and also think KDE or Cinnamon are easier to get into coming from Windows but other than that I'd just try the popular options and see what you'll like most.

therealjcdenton ,

The real question should be what desktop environment you want, Linux distros aren’t very different for an average user, it usually boils down to what’s included by default, what the package manager is, and what the desktop environment is. Someone said Nobara, which is a good choice. Use the KDE Plasma version tho

Entropy ,

I’m not a Linux guru by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m a pretty big gamer and I daily drove Linux as a sort of experiment for a few months a last year. I went with Manjaro and had a pretty enjoyable experience.

sirico ,
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Bazzite with steam deck option enabled

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