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The best linux distro for gaming and graphic design? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by NONE_dc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am in the process of building my own PC. Nothing fancy, just something that is much more powerful than the old PC I currently have. I've been using Linux on my laptop for a few years now (KDE Neon), and I'm very happy with it, I would like to put Linux on my next PC, but I have my doubts...

I don't know if I should stay with the distro I already use or if there is one that better suits my needs.

On the one hand, I'm a graphic designer but I've been using only FOSS for many years, I only use Adobe in the office (reluctantly). On the other hand, I have seen that thanks to Steam with Proton gaming on linux is getting better and better. What I don't know is if SteamOS can be good not only for gaming.

I would like to know if there is a distro that works well both for gaming and designing using FOSS (like Krita, Inkscape, KDEnlive, etc) or if it's ok to stick with KDE Neon.

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[–] jimmux@programming.dev 8 points 4 days ago

Bazzite is made for gaming, so it's a safe choice in that regard.

They recently released a DX (developer experience) spin, which I've been running lately. That feels very similar to the other atomic Fedora developer spins, so it has a lot of creative software working well. I've used GIMP, Inkscape, Darktable etc. on it, and there's even some nice automation to install/update DaVinci Resolve.

They're also working on a GDX (game developer experience) spin, which should be even better. You might want to check that out when it's ready.