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Distro Recommendations (kbin.earth)
submitted 3 days ago by HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I have a home built PC that I want to get off Windows 11.

Specs:

  • Ryzen 3700X, upgrading to a 5800X3D soon
  • RTX 2080 Super
  • 500GB NVME for OS, 2TB SATA SSD for files, programs, etc.
  • 1440p Ultrawide monitor
  • an 8bitdo Ultimate controller

Usage:

  • I usually play indie games, emulators, and occasional AAA games. Most of my library is on Steam, with some games on GOG, e.g. Cyberpunk.
  • I have an original Steam Link in my living room, and I use it to play games from my PC on the couch. Does Steam on Linux even support this?
  • I also write game mods, so I need a distro that is a good fit for software development (C++, Python, and Lisp).
  • Random miscellany: I use mullvad VPN, stream movies from a friend's plex server, and use an SFTP client to back up photos and videos from my phone.

I've been an on/off Linux user in the past, so I know my way around basic/intermediate terminal usage and configuration. Buuuut every previous attempt to move to Linux ended in disaster, so I have little patience for asterisks, strings attached, etc. If you're offering a distro I've never heard of before, you're probably gonna be hard pressed to convince me.

Thanks for the help!

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[–] imecth@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you like to mod games you'll probably want arch linux as it's heavily modular - you choose everything. You can use the archinstall script to get you setup or follow the installation guide.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not sure the modularity of Arch would really be relevant to modding (modifying, not modular) games.

[–] imecth@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It speaks to your willingness and eagerness to tinker with your systems, that's pretty much arch's core audience.

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What steers me away from Arch is that I don't want an OS that is a project in and of itself. The OS should be simple and stable to help me do my actual projects.

[–] imecth@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Just like every project, you engage with it only as much as you want to. You can just use the arch install script, update pacman every couple of weeks and stop there.