As a first time Linux user pretty much what should I use for gaming. (lemmy.zip)

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I have heard good things about nobara. I don't mind doing a little thinkering to have things work but I also don't want to spend hours doing recharch on how to fix things.

Edit: thanks for giving input everyone. I will try Linux mint and if it does not go well will give nobara a go instead.

Edit part two I had to boot mint in compatibility mode because I got black screen for like 15+ minutes and then I couldn't get it to see more than one monitor and 3 hours later gave up....Just put on nobara will load mint to my laptop and try to learn more because I want to but also tryna game :) you will hear more from me

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[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 20 points 8 months ago

If you mainly play Steam games, Mint will do the job just fine. Just install Steam and you're good to go. No tinkering required.

[-] Blxter@lemmy.zip 8 points 8 months ago

Won't I have to install Nvidia drivers? This is my big concern if I'm being frank (I have a Nvidia card)

[-] unreliable@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 8 months ago

Yes, nvidia can be a bit of pain. Normally you a install proprietary drivers and it works, not always. AMD just works.

[-] png@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 months ago

AMD "just works" unless you dare expect hardware encoding that you explicitly picked your card based on to work properly

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, if you're planning on doing anything fancy (e.g. RTX, FSR/DLSS, streaming w/ a specific encoding, etc), do some digging to check compatibility on Linux, you may need a newer kernel or something. If you just want a general experience (e.g. mostly playing/using apps on default settings), it's less of a concern.

[-] unreliable@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago

Well, that sounds better than be unable to login because kernel unattended update breaks nvidia drivers.

[-] png@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

Depends, unless you wanted to record/stream in higher-than-toaster quality until a month ago

[-] unreliable@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago

The lucky mostly of people don't. I personally have any issues.

[-] png@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago

True, everything else runs great

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