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Linux is becoming more appealing for gamers – here's why
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this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2025
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I am trying to use Mint Linux. It does not just work.
I am not against lunix, but you do need to dedicate time and effort to learn how to get it to do what you want it to.
It has not been an out of box experience for me. In my case, I am running into a GPU issue where installing Nvidia drivers makes the OS boot in safe mode and I have to restore to a previous state from the timeline to get it to boot normally.
Edit: Thanks for all the suggestions! I appreciate that I got these responses from this community instead of a negative dogpile!
Edit2: Hearing a lot of pop_OS suggestions, might give that a spin if I keep on running into Mint issues.
Tough to swallow pills for the Linux community: Linux is not for normies.
I agree with you completely. I'll advocate for Linux everyday. My Steam Deck converted me. My gaming PC is great with CachyOS. I've just finished setting up my Debian server. I'm really getting into this.
But the truth is that this shit is not for normies. And now there are going to be a torrent of replies saying "but it worked fine for me, so your experience is invalid".
I think Linux is for everybody, depending on their setup (distro+hardware)
And what software they need/want to use. I would prefer people use alternatives to software that only runs in windows (or is difficult to get working in wine), but you can't really fault someone for that one sticky program that want to use. (Or have official support for in a business environment)