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Recommended linux variant for gaming. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by cynar@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I've been using Ubuntu as my daily driver for a good few years now. Unfortunately I don't like the direction they seem to be heading.

I've also just ordered a new computer, so it seems like the best time to change over. While I'm sure it will start a heated debate, what variant would people recommend?

I'm not after a bleeding edge, do it all yourself OS it will be my daily driver, so don't want to have to get elbow deep in configs every 5 minutes. My default would be to go back to Debian. However, I know the steam deck is arch based. With steam developing proton so hard, is it worth the additional learning curve to change to arch, or something else?

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[-] ono@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There’s clear performance differences between 6.1 and 6.6.3

As already stated, kernel 6.5 is available on Debian Stable.

Ofc, you can install newer kernels, you could install kernel 6.6.0 if you wanted, but you’d be going outside of the stable repo to do it which kinda defeats the entire purpose of Debian Stable.

No, it does not. Stable Backports exist for exactly this reason.

Not to mention that mixing and matching packages can lead to problems in the future. Like accidently using the wrong dkms driver version on the wrong kernel version.

I don't know how you might have managed to do those things, but no, installing the Stable Backports kernel would not cause either of them.

Please stop spreading falsehoods.

this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2023
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