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submitted 3 weeks ago by Levi@lemmy.ca to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

Hi. I've been using Linux for decades on my work machines, but most of my knowledge is pretty rusty. However for gaming I've always used a Windows machine. I'm thinking of getting rid of microsoft entirely, since I've been hearing such good things about steam & proton lately.

I was going to just install Mint on my gaming computer, but since there are a ton of experts here, I figured I should check in to see if there is any reason not to use Mint for this? And if there is any other considerations or setup I should be aware of to keep my games running well?

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[-] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Mint is fine :3 there's probably gonna be something about not using the latest kernel or whatever in terms of getting "peak performance", but I don't think that's a major issue generally? Also last I heard the nvidia 5000 series cards had issues with gaming, but I don't know what state we're at now

Other than that on steam you'll need to enable proton in the settings, there's a tab for compatibility; protondb.com is a good website to check before making any game purchases as it lists compatibility and tinkering steps that people have needed, and that's all kinda it?

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