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I want to return to Linux. Recomendations? (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social to c/linux_gaming@kbin.social

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Like 10-15 years ago I was into linux and tried a bunch of different distros (PCLinuxOS, Mint, CentOS, OpenSuse...) and was quite happy with the, then, limited options of gaming on linux (It was the time Valve released TF2 for linux)

But time passed, I got a new PC and didn't bothered install any linux distro (because I got a small HDD and didn't wanted to split it in partitions for linux)

Back then stuff like Proton did not even exists, so today I'm kind of lost and don't know what flavour I should pick, so here I am asking for advice

A couple of relevant details about the hardware, my PC is a little bit old (i7-7700) I hope that's not an obstacle to enjoy gaming on linux I also have an Nvidia graphic card

Also, while most people just use Steam I also use GOG regularly, if that matters

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[–] Bristlerock@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've been using Linux - off and mostly on - since a year after Linus released his kernel, and so have tried a bunch of flavours. I agree with aperson: you'll receive lots of recommendations, but only you know what you like.

My daily driver is Ubuntu on an i5-7200U (Lenovo ThinkPad), and before that it was Kubuntu. My main PC is an i7-7900K, so similarly long in the tooth as yours, and both CPUs run the Ubuntu flavours just fine.

My personal preference is currently Kubuntu (faster, lighter, and fewer "this is how it is, and you'll be glad for it" decisions). But there are so many others to try. Find a bunch that support Proton and gaming, grab their "live CD" versions, and see which ones work for you.

[–] entropicdrift 1 points 2 years ago

I'm running Mint on my main gaming PC with an OEM kernel for 6.1 instead of the default 5.15 and the kisak-mesa PPA for my GPU drivers. Runs great, super stable. Love that the built-in updater updates Flatpaks as well as packages from apt.

Given that you've got an Nvidia GPU, Mint using X11 instead of Wayland is actually a plus rather than a detriment. I previously had a GTX 1080 in my PC and the built-in driver manager was fantastic and dead simple to use.

My CPU is older than yours: i7-3770K. Still runs great.