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Beginner's Guides for Switching to Linux?
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How good is linux gaming nowadays on the desktop? I have a steamdeck but I mainly use it for emulation and rarely play pc games. Gaming is the last percieved hurdle for me to flip.
I use NVIDIA on Wayland with the kernel-open module and... It's pretty much bloody bulletproof. I don't play anything with anti-cheat but outside of that I've less of my Steam library fail on Linux than on Win10.
Well, my wife's gaming PC ran linux for the last few years. And, as a non-technical person, she never noticed, nor had issues playing games.
What OS is she using.
Manjaro. Its a "user-friendly" version of arch.
Have also used Kbuntu.
Both worked well.
Do you know of good emulation setups in Linux? I've run a bunch of emulators (NES, SNES, N64, GBA, and some GameCube and Playstation although not as prevalent), and am interested in getting something to emulate the Switch after I upgrade the hardware.
All of the same emulators you use on windows, works in linux too.
Although, I have honestly not emulated anything newer then a ps2/wii, so, I cannot speak to the switch.
But, https://dolphin-emu.org/ can do gamecube/wii effortless, and runs native on linux.
Likewise, epsxe runs native on linux too. https://www.epsxe.com/download.php
A few years back, I built a HTPC for streaming games to my Livingroom TV.
https://xtremeownage.com/2020/09/29/htpc-retro-build-complete/
This PC has long since been repurposed, into a part of my server rack... but, it did its job wonderfully well. It ran Manjaro.
Now, one cool thing I did, is setup multiple "desktop environments". IE, I could either load into retroarch, or a desktop environment just by selecting it at the boot screen.
Retroarch, would hands down, be my preferred way to emulate on linux, as it consolidates everything into one easy place. however, years back when I did this, I still had to run ps2 separately. But, it did gamecube/wii perfectly.
Thanks for the detailed response! This sounds promising.