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use linux
Is Linux gaming only workable if you have an AMD GPU? I was bummed to hear its not viable with a NVIDIA card
Edit: I'm referring to this recent Gamers Nexus video where they tested Bazzite. My SO says that the 1% lows are a deal breaker? I'm not very savvy with the specifics. I really wanted to install Bazzite but SO told me that its not viable yet.
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.
And some updates just break because they don't include all packages for al versions of their driver. I updated a Ubuntu from 560 to 570 and I got a non responding graphic card and error missing the package nvidia-fs. I had to upgrade to 580 even if it it the latest and more buggy version
it works like a charm with my rtx2060 and the new rtx2080
there's several distros with a focus on gaming like steamos and bazzite. I personally use cachyos as it worked right out of the box without installing any drivers.
I have a 3090 ti without any issues
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.
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.
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.
I have 1065 Ti without any issues. The "nvidia not compatible" sentiment is outdated and they started playing ball recently by working on open source drivers.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™
I’m planning on making the switch soon. Was thinking of using an old Apple Airbook M1 to explore Linux
Just a heads up, running Linux on Apple’s proprietary hardware can get a little complicated. If this is your first foray into Linux, I recommend using a standard PC laptop.
Ahh ok. Maybe a dual boot on my PC is a better option. I’ve just always had bad luck with dual booting. I always seem to mess it up
highly recommend installing linux on a separate ssd and removing the windows one for installation.
Also your steam library most probably won't like being loaded from the windows drive, because it is formatted to ntfs, which isn't perfectly supported on linux.
Loving pop!_os for gaming
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. Come 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.
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.
What's MS? MicroSoft?
If so, I just use Chromium for my "work" browser with M365 web apps for most things, and only spin up my Windows 11 VM when I need to do heavier OneDrive or Excel tasks.
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
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.
if only there was a much better operating system for gaming
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.
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.
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!!!!!
Doesn't look like a shitpost to me
I've been on Debian for years now. I'll update when I'm done gaming.
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. It's honestly been great and works great if you use Steam alot.
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.
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.
Lol skill issue. I use Bazzite BTW.
Install stepmania and tell me how, I'm suffering.
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…
Yeah I happened to notice it in bazaar while working on it. Currently struggling to get the dance mat working. The game controller menu freezes and crashes whenever it's plugged in. Works totally fine on steam though, but I can't make steam hijack the signals. Gonna try a hidraw driver I found later.
Darn, I don't have a dance mat0 :/ Silly approach but output dancemat to keystrokes? I have made some silly combinations work with AntiMicroX (https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicrox?tab=readme-ov-file) installed as flatpak.
Maybe helpful:
Bazzite comes with joydev, analog, and xpad, so just a cursory search has me believe this should work more or less out of the box (https://askubuntu.com/questions/33676/how-to-configure-an-usb-ddr-dance-pad-for-stepmania) but I acknowledge I have no way to test this. You might have to modprobe each module or add them to /etc/modules-load.d/ddr-pad.conf ...
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Good luck!
I'm using a PSX mat with a PSX to USB adapter. I think that might be causing the problems. Stepmania detects it as 2 separate "Twin USB Joystick" but only the top buttons (start, select, X, O, and up arrow) respond in the input test. I did try adding it to steam and enabling steam controls, but that just adds 2 Xbox controllers to the existing list and stepmania still only sees input from the PSX ones. I did see it in input devices but I'm not experienced enough to know how to muck around with that.
I think my best bet is to get a proper USB mat and hope that just works.
Can't tell if serious. But there are like... Uh... Instructions on how to install Stepmania. Works for Linux. https://github.com/stepmania/stepmania
/ed: lol you can compile from source! Gentoo Penguin.ico
Yeah I tried a bunch of stuff and kept hitting walls. Cmake doesn't work on bazzite or my mint on distrobox. Apt-get install on mint checked some dependencies but didn't install anything. Think I tried pulling source files from git but something went wrong there too. Tried stable and beta branch as well. I kept notes on my efforts I can check later for more accurate info.
Use an Arch distrobox and install from the AUR.
Arch box endlessly (30+ mins) loading apps for export so I can't even open AUR, but I noticed stepmania pop up in bazaar so... One click install basically. Finding the folder to drop songs in was a small hassle and themes and announcers aren't showing up, but the game runs and songs show up so I'm content for now. Gonna see if the dance mat works tomorrow.
because they don't give a fuck about you
can't wait to move to a new system
Waiting for SteamOS to replace Windows
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.
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.
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.
Damn, I really thought he ended up attacking the other guy
He's lying, Jason Momoa killed and ate Henry Cavil as is the custom
How could Aquaman do this
Homelander said it would be funny. And that he would kill him if he didn't.
Man, The Boys was great those first few seasons
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