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Or if they really want specifically Debian for gaming, use PikaOS instead because it is gaming optimized Debian. CachyOS or Bazzite is stilk a better choice IMO though.
Never heard of it hehe. The only derivative I have ever used is Mint.
Mint is directly based on Ubuntu. Mint also has LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition).
I really don't want to use an Arch based system.
I'm worried about stability and security issues. I don't mind using a distro with slightly older packages if it means I won't have to troubleshoot anything or risk any vulnerabilities. That's why I stuck with Ubuntu for so long.
In that case definitely would recommend PikaOS. I myself run Bazzite for my main gaming machine, but when I was considering making a gaming PC server I looked into it because it's built on Debian and that has more stability and security for a server, and it seemed really great. It's likely only improved more since then.
Use Fedora KDE. It's general purpose distro. Bazzite is more gaming oriented but IMO you should stay with conservative setup if you want hassle free experience.
Yeah, I've considered it. But I don't really like the company behind it. And the short support cycles isn't great either. They also make it complicated to install 3rd party proprietary drivers and codecs, which is lame.
Bazzite is based on Fedora and is fairly stable.
Then just use Bazzite
They never mentioned no immutability. They wanted stable.
I’ve had zero issues, never had to ostree a single thing, its absolutely fine for daily use
I'm a long time Linux user since 2000 or 2001. Started on Mandrake lol. Used RedHat Linux in school too. Then moved to Ubuntu in 2004 and stuck around with them ever since.
I compiled my own Linux kernel to include specific modules for special features on my graphics card back then, like the RCA video input and output. Or for connecting to the internet on DSL. Man, I had a lot of free time back then.
I also worked at Xandros where I build the Linux OS for the Asus Eee PC. Those little 7in and 9in netbook laptops back in 2008.
So, I'm a little bit experienced lol.
Exactly. I am not interested in an immutable distro.
I'm not looking for the "shiny new thing" like CachyOS or Bazzite. I want the stability and ease of use of Ubuntu but without the fucking snaps. But I want a KDE Plasma desktop as it is my desktop of choice.
If you keep it simple, it will not be an issue. I think cachyOS does it really good. That being said. Go with bazzite. It will give you the best Out of the Box experience. For me Debian based systems lack far too behind in feature updates for it be a viable Desktop OS (Don’t at me. It is my personal opinion lol). I remember waiting for a year for KeepassXC’s passkey update which made me switch to Fedora on my office laptop from pure Debian. Of course I could have used flatpak but it then didn’t integrate well with the browsers. Fedora and its derivatives are the perfect middle ground for your use.
Go with Bazzite. Stable or LTS distros are more insecure than rolling release, and Debian has a history of leaving vulnerable packages not updated (eg. Chromium).
Debian/Ubuntu use AppArmor for very minimal mandatory access control policies. Fedora (which Bazzite is based on) uses SELinux, which is better.