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Recommended linux variant for gaming. (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by cynar@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I've been using Ubuntu as my daily driver for a good few years now. Unfortunately I don't like the direction they seem to be heading.

I've also just ordered a new computer, so it seems like the best time to change over. While I'm sure it will start a heated debate, what variant would people recommend?

I'm not after a bleeding edge, do it all yourself OS it will be my daily driver, so don't want to have to get elbow deep in configs every 5 minutes. My default would be to go back to Debian. However, I know the steam deck is arch based. With steam developing proton so hard, is it worth the additional learning curve to change to arch, or something else?

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Exactly. Proton is Valve's name for their WINE-based product. It's basically WINE with some patches to work with the Valve ecosystem.

It's also largely community driven, but that didn't make it not a Valve product, Valve still controls what goes in and what doesn't after all (which is why projects like Glorious Eggroll's proton builds are so prevalent, sometimes you want to try stuff Valve hasn't approved yet).