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I've been using fedora but I would like to try something new and I think about arch linux but I don’t know if it’s good for gaming. What do you think?

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[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 months ago (16 children)

It's good. The steam deck's version of steamOS is arch based, so that should tell you a lot about its capabilities.

I'd recommend choosing an Arch-based distro like Endeavour or Garuda so you don't have to go through the rigmarole of installing vanilla Arch.

[–] northmaple1984@lemmy.ca -2 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Arch documentation is great, if you're only doing it once it shouldn't really be a concern.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago (5 children)

How about doing it never.

I'll never understand why some people think that the arch install is such a transcendental event that you absolutely must subject yourself to.

And even if it were, sometimes you just want to install Linux not have a life-changing experience.

[–] northmaple1984@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago

It's pretty damn informative, that's why I encourage people who are interested in Arch to do it once.

I agree that if you are doing it several times it's a waste to do manually all the time.

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