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What’s the best distro for gaming on linux? Any tips and tricks? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by Frostwolf@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Admittedly, the last time I tried it was maybe 5 years ago. I used ubuntu (can’t remember which distro) but I recall having to fiddle a lot with drivers and WINE. Is the scenario still the same today?

With the horrors of Win11 widely talked about, I’m thinking of flirting with linux once more. Is it a good idea at this time? Or is gaming on linux still niche as it once was?

What is your distro and what tips and tricks/perspectives you can share with a newbie like me :)

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[-] darcmage@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

You'll get better suggestions if you mention the games you play and the hardware you're using. For example, destiny 2 is still unplayable in Linux because of choices made by the game devs.

[-] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks for mentioning it. Nothing too modern. Fallout 4, Skyrim and Starcraft 2 are my staples but C and C games like Tiberium Wars and older would be nice too. I wouldn’t count on modern games to run perfectly but maybe there’s a chance that older games can?

[-] darcmage@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you're not having any issues playing these games in windows, they'll most likely work perfectly fine in Linux. I had no issues running fallout 4, Skyrim and StarCraft 2.

Distro choice is less important than you think but there's always distrochooser.

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