Some distros like fedora and ubuntu have support from ~500-lb gorillas, if that’s heavy enough for you
Comment on Steam Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3%
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I am figuring on switching once Arch Desktop SteamOS is officially released. I want Linux’s privacy, without technical irritations and official support from an 800-lb gorilla.
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Not quite enough for me, personally. I am somewhere between casual and power user, so a “normie” distribution like SteamOS is probably where I want to be. Tried out Mint, but there was teething issues when I tried to customize my game install locations and whatnot. Lutris, Heroic, and so forth all had issues at that time, several months ago.
I play lots of indie and Japanese games, so having stuff reliably work without diving into a terminal is important for me.
Nico_198X@europe.pub 2 weeks ago
there are lots of communities ready to help you dive into Linux.
Bazzite EndeavourOS
just to start. the nice thing about Linux is that you’re not alone!
AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Add Nobara to the list too!
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My issue is that one might be alone on their obscure distro. I tried out Bazzite, but hit a fair number of issues getting stuff to run and my UI to look how I wanted. It contains many emulation layers to run packages made for other distros, but if they don’t quite work out of box, you can’t just look up the tutorial commands built for the other platforms.
My next go might be something popular like Mint or Ubuntu just to make issue searches easier.
Nico_198X@europe.pub 2 weeks ago
understandable. if you’re not afraid of the command line, i highly recommend EndeavourOS. great community, great doc, Arch-based.
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’d absolutely prefer getting away from the command line, but no distro I’ve tried has fulfilled that promise; there’s always something I’d like a certain way where there’s no intuitive UI to make that setting change.
I’m just knowledgable enough it doesn’t scare me off, it just annoys me.