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Best Linux Distro For Playing On Steam? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by iMastari@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14762903

I am switching to Linux for the first time.

I heard Mint is really good but am not sure exactly which distro is best to use with Steam, as well as with newer games, as I primarily use my computer for gaming.

I generally play games like Final Fantasy XIV, Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring, Elder Scrolls Online, and Total War: Warhammer 3.

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[–] Yuki@kutsuya.dev 48 points 7 months ago (10 children)

Any distro is fine.

At most you'll maybe see a 1 to 3 fps difference due to a different DE, but that's about it.

I would check Protondb to see if your favorite games actually run on Linux before making the change!

For people who just start out using Linux, pick something tjay considered stable and looks a bit like the OS you're used to right now.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 18 points 7 months ago (4 children)

It's probably worth noting though that the only distro Valve officially supports is the latest Ubuntu LTS running KDE/Plasma, Gnome, or Unity. That doesn't mean you'll have problems on other distros -- and you probably won't! -- but Ubuntu is the distro they're testing on. Valve also maintains Ubuntu-specific troubleshooting resources as well.

[–] visor841@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That said, Valve does not support the official Ubuntu way of installing Steam, which is via snap ('apt install steam' will install the snap). So you have to make sure to install the Steam way (manually via the deb) instead.

[–] femtech@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

Learned that yesterday as helldivers 2 would crash right after starting it with the snap version.

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