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And why is Arch more popular than Ubuntu? Surely SteamOS counts as something different, so it's probably not that.
I'm not a fan of Ubuntu, but it's a very popular beginner OS, and I'd assume a lot of Linux gamers are lazy and use the thing that gets them into a game the fastest.
Arch is listed as a whole, while Ubuntu is a specific version (22.04 LTS).
Ah, good point. Still a lot more Arch users than I expected.
I've had so many issues with Ubuntu in the last few years compared to other distros that honestly I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending it as a beginner distro anymore.