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Linux Distros (Gaming) From 2018 to 2025 - OMG the Change! (peertube.wtf)
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[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I’ve been test driving Cachy for about a month and it’s so smooth and cozy I am — much to my own surprise — not missing Fedora. I still avoid AUR as much as possible, though. This may be the first time in nearly a decade where I’ve felt completely comfortable with a distro other than Fedora.

I would absolutely not recommend it to a new Linux user, though. It’s still more hands-on than Fedora or Bazzite, but I appreciate that. I also appreciate the automation tools that will set up entire use-cases for you.

Cozy is definitely the right word. Like a warm blanket and a rum-spiked hot cocoa on a cold day.

[-] goatinspace@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Just straight Arch is unstable and difficult to configure.

[-] Attacker94@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It is actually surprisingly stable nowadays, the core system has become very meticulously maintained which means 9/10 times if you encounter an issue it won't brick the system and you only lose access to some package or program until it is fixed

[-] neclimdul@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I've yet to have it brick so yeah, it seems solid.

Now let me go update my system and have it crash and prove me wrong

[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Arch hasn't been unstable in years. Windows 7 was more unstable then what arch is now.

[-] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Is this just based on protondb user reporting/comment data? because I doubt the sample size tells you anything other than these are the builds most used by users willing to contribute to protondb.

[-] ashleythorne@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yes. However, it's still very notable that distros like Ubuntu have gone from 40+% to under 10%.

[-] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Ubuntu is the distro that people hate on the most, which is ironic given how easy it is to use.

Pop_OS hit 12.3% in Feb 2021 and completely fell off the chart in May of this year before coming back for September. I'm one of those users.

Oh, and i'm pretty sure I know where flatpak is from. The instructions to input your system data in ProtonDB relies on steam's system information. My OS shows as flatpak by default because I installed a flatpak version of steam from the pop shop. If someone doesn't manipulate it themselves, it shows as "OS: Freedesktop SDK 25.08 (Flatpak runtime)" - The most recent data shows flatpak as 4.5%. So who knows where those users really are coming from. Cachyos ships with steam, so it won't ever show up as flatpak for that OS unless someone does something really funky.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

S76 has been focusing heavily on Cosmic, so Pop as a whole has fallen behind. The new Beta is very promising, but not something I would daily drive. I love a lot about Cosmic, but it has a long way to go before it’s as polished and functional as Plasma.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It's easy to use unless you NEED the non-snap version of a package.

So I wanted to install GrapheneOS on my pixel. I booted into Ubuntu and the USB connecting to my pixel just didn't work

Turns out, snap is at fault. Guess what, there's no easy way to just say "give me the non-snap package"

[-] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Same experience for me.
Recently I booted the Live CD to test something, downloaded Steam via the Ubuntu App Store and that Snap garbage wouldn't even launch, meanwhile the Steam.deb worked perfectly fine on the same environment. Imagine getting that as your first experience with Linux.....

[-] refreeze@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I wonder if this also reflects a general shift away from Ubuntu of if the phenomenon is mostly limited to the gamer demographic.

[-] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Could be A and B, keep in mind that gaming is one of the largest enticements of the PC platform in general (Phones snapped up most of the home office users).

[-] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

(Phones snapped up most of the home office users).

You just connected so many dots for me.

[-] Cybersteel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Probably those email power users. Still surprising to see Arch so popular. Is it pure arch or does it includes the various flavour of arch. Tbf I also used arch as my daily driver.

[-] hypna@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Is this another one of those where Steam Deck gets lumped under Arch?

[-] ashleythorne@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

No

[-] MoreZombies@quokk.au 1 points 2 months ago

What is STEAMOS considered?

[-] ashleythorne@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It's not on the chart.

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