Hi! I’m getting a new laptop any day now and I plan on going back to Linux after maybe a decade on Windows. What works best for gaming nowadays? Is manjaro good for that? I prefer a distro with a nice name but of course that’s not the central thing. I’ll also do some book keeping, writing et cetera but I don’t think it’s much to worry about. I also hope to use my Valve Index on it.

      • laxsill@aggregatet.orgOPSvenska
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        6 months ago

        I’m kinda leaning towards Bazzite. I’ve downloaded it, but I realized I don’t have any USD drives at home :-/

        • yala@discuss.online
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          6 months ago

          Excellent choice! I’m sure you’ll manage 😉 (right after you’ve found yourself a USB drive).

          • laxsill@aggregatet.orgOPSvenska
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            6 months ago

            Installing now. Surprised by the amount of work needed to make my BIOS accept that Linux isn’t a security risk, but also surprised that Wifi worked just out of the box, even during the installer. A sign I’ve been away from Linux for a while.

            • yala@discuss.online
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              5 months ago

              Consider making another post after everything has been done in which you note down your expectations, experiences etc.

  • Seasm0ke@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Ill put my vote in for Garuda Linux. If you’re using Intel nvidia it is optimized out if the box. It is built on arch so youd manage it similar to Manjaro. kDE Plasma with Wayland is smooth. I cant get GNOME network displays to work to add my TV as a monitor but otherwise everything has been great.