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A lot of the hate in this thread seems unfounded. While this video touches on some things that the community is insecure about, I think it does a good job of providing relevant and true facts that someone considering the switch should know:
For someone not sure which distro to choose, they get:
a warning about listicles and llms being unreliable resources
a warning about a distro that is commonly recommended for gamers that has made the unfortunate decision to ship beta software in a release labeled as stable
a showing of two better alternatives
For someone wondering about game compatibility, they learn:
proton db is a useful resource, and if an online multiplayer game says “borked” you’re not going to get it working. If that’s a deal breaker for you then you should stop here
for a good gaming experience outside steam deck you’re going to need to be comfortable with setting launch flags. If that’s a deal breaker, stop here
Other than the borked one, all games they tried got running without more hassle than some launch flags that were easily found in proton db. I would actually call this charitable since they didn’t need to mess with different proton versions at all which is common
For someone who has used Linux on servers at work, but hasn’t tried it as a primary desktop they learn:
you are Luke, if nothing above was a deal breaker, you’ll do fine
For someone who has never used Linux at all they learn:
Don’t pick pop os like Linus
if you pick bazzite like Elija and nothing above is a deal breaker, you’ll be alright
All of this information is valuable, relevant, true, and important for someone to be aware of before they dive in. I say all this as a gamer that’s been playing exclusively on Linux for over a year now. It is not an experience without friction, to me that friction is worth it. If someone else doesn’t think it’s worth it, I’d rather they not switch right now, rather than switch and have a bad time. Maybe in a couple years Valve will be able to reduce the friction in the broader ecosystem the way they did on the deck. Until then it’s better not to bring people in that are going to be unhappy with the current state.
A lot of the hate in this thread seems unfounded. While this video touches on some things that the community is insecure about, I think it does a good job of providing relevant and true facts that someone considering the switch should know:
For someone not sure which distro to choose, they get:
For someone wondering about game compatibility, they learn:
For someone who has used Linux on servers at work, but hasn’t tried it as a primary desktop they learn:
For someone who has never used Linux at all they learn:
All of this information is valuable, relevant, true, and important for someone to be aware of before they dive in. I say all this as a gamer that’s been playing exclusively on Linux for over a year now. It is not an experience without friction, to me that friction is worth it. If someone else doesn’t think it’s worth it, I’d rather they not switch right now, rather than switch and have a bad time. Maybe in a couple years Valve will be able to reduce the friction in the broader ecosystem the way they did on the deck. Until then it’s better not to bring people in that are going to be unhappy with the current state.