Bazzite’s been working pretty good for me. Was honestly easier to set up too, and fights me less, and runs smoother, and also doesn’t spy on me.
How could you do this to me?
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orioler25@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
bhamlin@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I want to like bazzite, but their dependence on fedora makes me nervous. As soon as IBM tells red hat to drop x86 32bit things will start to fall apart quickly.
T4V0@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
to drop x86 32bit things will start to fall apart quickly
Why dropping x86 32-bit is an issue?
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Glad it works for you. I gave it a shot, and had some big problems, in part with desktop usability and installing non-gaming apps. So much dependence on virtual layers.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Git gud.
Just kidding. You can do most things in distrobox, it’s pretty easy. On the rare occasion, you might need to layer a package with rpm-ostree to add it to your OS image.
Everything else is flatpak pretty much. There is a slight learning curve if you’re familiar with mutable distros, but you can do pretty much anything you want on it.
somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
You can try CachyOS instead.
Bazzite is immutable (& atomic, but that doesn’t matter) so it’s not the easiest distro to install software onto.
io@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
if only there was a much better operating system for gaming
Phegan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Loving pop!_os for gaming
definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
CachyOS has been absolutely fantastic for me. As a quick example: I just installed Minecraft Java edition with the Prism Launcher. It’s in the CachyOS repo, so it was 1 step to install Prism Launcher. Even easier than Windows—I didn’t even need to search for a download page. Cove to think of it, I’ll also get automatic updates whenever I do a 1-step full system upgrade, so it’s going to be 0 maintenance.
The year of Linux has arrived. I used to make fun of all the Linux evangelists, but they’re right this time. Linux offers a better experience than Windows, for most common use cases.
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m easily in the phase where I’m dropping $20+ on games without even thinking to look what their status is on ProtonDB. Windows is still around for some back-compat stuff and old projects I’m finishing, but I’m good where I am.
That said, on Cachy, does anyone have recommendations for a Calendar app that works with MS? I’ve tried a few, and a number of them don’t work on Cachy.
Lokoschade@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I recently switched from Windows to Linux and decided on Linux Mint and I’ve had no problems so far, has pop!_os a lot of benefits over Mint for gaming? But I’m also not exclusively using my Pc for gaming, which is why I chose a disto that seems to be more versatile(?) idk still very new to Linux
Phegan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Mint was the other option I was going to go with. I didn’t do a ton of deep diving, I tried pop first, it worked great, I didn’t look further.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They’re all pretty much the same. If you find a distribution that works with your hardware, it will perform the same as the next one.
The few differences will matter (or not) once you’re experienced with the system.In short, don’t worry about it.
King@blackneon.net 2 weeks ago
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
because they don’t give a fuck about you
can’t wait to move to a new system
Anissem@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Waiting for SteamOS to replace Windows
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Spin up some Linux distro while you wait.
Especially if you’re a “power user”, you’ll have a lot of unlearning to do, might as well get started and go in prepared for a lot of disappointment.
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I wouldn’t count on Valve for a desktop OS. Their main responsibility is a good user experience on the Deck and Machine, which will be pretty console-like. Desktop mode’s good enough for maintenance and modding, but not for vast hardware support.
There are some other general recommendations across Lemmy, but the ones that come up a lot are PopOS, CachyOS, and Bazzite.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
The Windows Updatinator!!! This will cause every Windows computer in the tri state area to restart five times over the next hour while constantly telling the user it’s almost done with updates!
[installs Linux]
Curse you Perry the Platypus!!!
Geodad@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve been on Debian for years now. I’ll update when I’m done gaming.
Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Lol skill issue. I use Bazzite BTW.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Install stepmania and tell me how, I’m suffering.
Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Skill Issue! (/s)
Actual answer: Exists as Flatpak. Yes, with disclaimer that it’s no longer maintained and may be a security risk, but then again, the github hasn’t been updated sice 2021 either so…
Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Can’t tell if serious. But there are like… Uh… Instructions on how to install Stepmania. Works for Linux. github.com/stepmania/stepmania
AHorseWithNoNeigh@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I just upgraded my hardware and when booting Windows back up, I got the error that basically says “Your license no longer works, you need to buy a new one”. I’m happy to say that I’ll be using Bazzite as my main driver for now on.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
On the one hand, you can usually contract MS support and tell them you just upgraded your hardware and they can re-enable your key. That thing was meant to stop people from sharing keys and limit how many PCs they have running that key at once, not to force a new key for upgrades. Assuming they still even do that, as it’s been a while since I needed to.
But on the other hand, it sounds like you already found an even better solution.
AHorseWithNoNeigh@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the reply. I did post something to their feedback service but they haven’t reached out yet. I’m honestly not fussed because this gets me to jump into FOSS with both feet. Looking forward to donating money to people who care rather than spending it on a license for those who only desire more than their fair share.
Kattiydid@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
I don’t know if this is the right time to mention that the end result of the “sneak attack” in that clip was a hug and a cute moment between friends… Which … I don’t think was the vibe you were trying to get me to imagine.
Anissem@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Damn, I really thought he ended up attacking the other guy
P1k1e@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He’s lying, Jason Momoa killed and ate Henry Cavil as is the custom
fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
How about BIOS update?
EAC games were literally unplayable on my machine without updating my BIOS.
somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
holy fuck
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Disabling automatic updates should be a no-brainer. Really.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I bought a pro license for win10 specifically because I learned that it gave better control over updates via group policy.
Now I use Fedora, which implemented updates in a way that doesn’t imply “ok, this is all I’m doing until it finishes”, and it never interrupts what I’m doing.
thatradomguy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
zstg@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Doesn’t look like a shitpost to me
shinysquirrel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
use linux
salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Is Linux gaming only workable if you have an AMD GPU? I was bummed to hear its not viable with a NVIDIA card
marcos@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Most NVidia cards work well. Nobody will recommend them because NVidia is known to pull the rug out of your perfectly working card all the time, and being completely aggressive against people trying to make the cards work without by their own.
GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have a 3090 ti without any issues
zakobjoa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have a 2080 and an Intel CPU – Linux Mint worked perfectly out of the box.
Twongo@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
it works like a charm with my rtx2060 and the bew rtx2080
JoShmoe@ani.social 2 weeks ago
Linux runs nvidia fine. It can run most games without a problem. Whether or not it can run a game that’s heavily gatekept is another matter altogether.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I’m running a 3060 with CachyOS and no issues. Mint however gave me some problems. Fixable problems, but problems still. CachyOS worked straight out of the box.
Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Just make a live boot drive and try it out! Maybe get a little partition setup. I’ve been running Kubuntu for 3 weeks just fine! I am tech savvy though, but most of the things I needed to be savvy at were only because my PC is also my media server. It was less than 1.5 hours to set up gaming and all my window management options and whatnot. And now everything just works.
Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m now 4 laptops deep in installing Bazzite. Tldr: anything with Nvidia open drivers will work r/n. In practice, anything above a 1060 is supported no issues.
Anything below and you’ll have an issue with the display engine Wayland. You can make the old drivers work but only under X11. Gaming on an old silly laptop with GeForce Nvm 5200 is totally doable. Will run unreal engine games like Bioshock or portal. But requires manually setting everything up in Arch.
exu@feditown.com 2 weeks ago
AMD is much more reliable and has improved for decades. Nvidia has their proprietary driver and new open source driver. Both work ok, but definitely less good than AMD.
olafurp@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have 1065 Ti without any issues. The nvidia not compatible is outdated and they started playing ball recently by working on open source drivers. Nvidia is huge in the AI space and AI computing is pretty much 100% Linux.
There are gaming issues though on Linux in the form of anti-cheat systems, but other than that running things with Steam Proton just works although specific games that use obscure windows APIs might not be as performant.
Dirt 3 used the NTsynch for the NTFS filesystem and once it got fixed the frame rate saw a massive jump for example.
Long term people are supporting Linux gaming a lot more since it’s already 3% of the playerbase and requires pretty minimal effort for added 3% audience to make Steam Proton play work. Also with the release of the Steam Machine 2026 is going to be the Year of the Linux Desktop™
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It works fine for both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. There’s a slight performance loss on Nvidia cards but not enough that you will ever notice.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I’ve been using Fedora with my RTX 3090 and it works great. I haven’t tried the newer cards, but the 30 series seem to work great in my experience.
Anissem@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I’m planning on making the switch soon. Was thinking of using an old Apple Airbook M1 to explore Linux
watson@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just a heads up, running Linux on Apple’s proprietary hardware can get a little complicated. If this is your first for an into Linux, I recommend using a standard PC laptop.