Eh, the install for most distros is pretty hard to screw up, just be careful about your Nvidia drivers. I’ve had bad luck with laptops with Nvidia in past, but actually running the game in Linux (at least from steam/proton) should be pretty seamless.
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PixelatedCleric@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
I’m scared of screwing up the install and not being able to play my current vice videogame (Marvel Rivals).
My laptop is a MSI Cyborg 15 A13V.
Addv4@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
PixelatedCleric@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 hours ago
Yeah, my laptop’s drivers is what makes me nervous.
Actually learning a new OS? Nah, I can get around that.
Same way I been learning to use Matrix/set it up for friends.
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 16 hours ago
Use a distro that has automated install of the drivers. MX Linux was just running a provided program (that ran in a terminal but eh) and rebooting, and off I went gaming. I think some of the other gaming-specific distros can also install them for you.
Addv4@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Any issues with the GPU drivers switching between integrated and discrete? That’s what I was having issues with on my last laptop, didn’t really have too much else as a problem, and why I often hesitate to recommend people with laptops running Nvidia graphics to switch too quickly for that reason.
mlg@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
TheyKeepOnRising@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Marvel Rivals has a gold rating on ProtonDB (meaning it works usually without tinkering).
If you’re concerned about drivers, use Bazzite as your distro. It manages drivers automatically and comes preinstalled with support for pretty much anything on Steam. In addition to being a highly polished distro with strong gamer presentation.
hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Adding to that, drivers are basically a non-issue in 99% of the cases by now. Linux has really outdone themselves on that.
Case and point, I plugged in an audio interface into Linux after installing a DAW and pipewire and it just worked out of the box.