Adding Linux GPU Benchmarks: Best Distributions for Gaming Tests, ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs
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Date: 2025-09-28
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xXUnrulyXx
I've been using Linux since it came out for the most part. and its come leaps and bounds for gaming.
but... no AAA title support is a big deal, pretty much any multiplayer with anti-cheat will be pretty much out the question. if you listen to Wendell attempt to explain things, and you get lost... thats linux lol.
one of the biggest drawbacks to linux is its GUI.. gnome, kde, etc are all pretty, but really are rather useless compared windows GUI to a windows user. by that i mean, in windows, theres a menu, or dialog box, or radio button for literally everything an end user would want to change or manipulate (not counting power shell users here). but in linux, beyond basic file dragging and some tweaks here and there, if you run into something serious or have to manipulate key system files.. you're going to the Terminal, and theres usually no two ways about it. from there, you're gonna have to learn one of the many terminal editors as well as commands to get to the folder/files you need to manipulate in the first place.. about a large chunk.. huge.. of windows users will literally be back to windows the first time they run into any issues that Wendell mentioned in the video (they even talk about this too in the video).
honestly..i'd LOVE for linux to get full game support from devs, and make no mistake, its the game devs that dont want to support linux.. so i dual boot arch and windows, but.. since im in my game the most.. im in windows the most, and use linux less and less..
all im really waiting for, is escape from tarkov support. the day that happens i can happily fdisk the hell out of my windows partition lol.
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I've been using Linux since it came out for the most part. and its come leaps and bounds for gaming.
but... no AAA title support is a big deal, pretty much any multiplayer with anti-cheat will be pretty much out the question. if you listen to Wendell attempt to explain things, and you get lost... thats linux lol.
one of the biggest drawbacks to linux is its GUI.. gnome, kde, etc are all pretty, but really are rather useless compared windows GUI to a windows user. by that i mean, in windows, theres a menu, or dialog box, or radio button for literally everything an end user would want to change or manipulate (not counting power shell users here). but in linux, beyond basic file dragging and some tweaks here and there, if you run into something serious or have to manipulate key system files.. you're going to the Terminal, and theres usually no two ways about it. from there, you're gonna have to learn one of the many terminal editors as well as commands to get to the folder/files you need to manipulate in the first place.. about a large chunk.. huge.. of windows users will literally be back to windows the first time they run into any issues that Wendell mentioned in the video (they even talk about this too in the video).
honestly..i'd LOVE for linux to get full game support from devs, and make no mistake, its the game devs that dont want to support linux.. so i dual boot arch and windows, but.. since im in my game the most.. im in windows the most, and use linux less and less..
all im really waiting for, is escape from tarkov support. the day that happens i can happily fdisk the hell out of my windows partition lol.
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impy1980
This is fantastic news, the more information and normalisation of Linux exposure we can give the average computer user the better. I hate the you should be using X distro thing, who cares, the main thing is we encourage users away from Windows and it's spyware. Everyone starts as a newb, so let them start on Bazzite, it's easy to use, stable and locked down enough to prevent breaking, many users will be happy to stay, others will become curious, and it's those curious people when they come calling, is when the Linux community should start saying, oh give this distro a go, give that one a go, stop overwhelming and hating on distro choices newbs make, it's that sort of thing that puts people off switching. I've suggested Bazzite and Nobara for newbs who wanna game, then suggested a few other pleasant experiences to move to.
Me personally, I started with Ubuntu, I've used probably 10 other distros, and have been using Nobara as my semi daily for 2 years now, I still need Windows 10 thanks to Adobe, and being locking into that coz of work, but I've all but moved away from Windows as a long term use. Getting into homelabbing on a $60 mini PC Intel 9th gen, I've been using Proxmox which has forced me to use CLI, and I've become way more comfortable with it, and happy to use it in whatever Linux distro I'm running, having Proxmox means I can easily spin up a VM and test whatever Linux distro and it doesn't matter if I break it. I actually now exclusively download everything in a Linux VM rather than on my Windows machine as a extra level of protection.
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This is fantastic news, the more information and normalisation of Linux exposure we can give the average computer user the better. I hate the you should be using X distro thing, who cares, the main thing is we encourage users away from Windows and it's spyware. Everyone starts as a newb, so let them start on Bazzite, it's easy to use, stable and locked down enough to prevent breaking, many users will be happy to stay, others will become curious, and it's those curious people when they come calling, is when the Linux community should start saying, oh give this distro a go, give that one a go, stop overwhelming and hating on distro choices newbs make, it's that sort of thing that puts people off switching. I've suggested Bazzite and Nobara for newbs who wanna game, then suggested a few other pleasant experiences to move to.
Me personally, I started with Ubuntu, I've used probably 10 other distros, and have been using Nobara as my semi daily for 2 years now, I still need Windows 10 thanks to Adobe, and being locking into that coz of work, but I've all but moved away from Windows as a long term use. Getting into homelabbing on a $60 mini PC Intel 9th gen, I've been using Proxmox which has forced me to use CLI, and I've become way more comfortable with it, and happy to use it in whatever Linux distro I'm running, having Proxmox means I can easily spin up a VM and test whatever Linux distro and it doesn't matter if I break it. I actually now exclusively download everything in a Linux VM rather than on my Windows machine as a extra level of protection.
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mercerna
I tried Linux a bunch of times, and every time it's the same issue: it's too involved.
I hate sounding like a macOS user, but on Windows (at least in my experience) in most cases it just works. And when it doesn't, there is a generally short list of things to go through trying to fix it which typically work before you are even halfway through. Linux I feel like a lot of the time I can't install the damn thing without setting a time bomb somewhere, or stepping into a tripwire. Ok, maybe over-exaggerating a bit, I have had relatively stable Linux installs, but every time there's a problem it usually ends up being a 6-8 hour troubleshooting and searching web session, because everyone's Linux is different, and so is mine, and so a large portion of fixes that work for others don't work for me.
I just wanted to play a game tonight...
I can definitely see it getting better, the latest distro I tried was garuda and it almost works with steam out of the box. I still had to spend hours trying to get things right even in a version that comes with steam and other bells and whistles included. Can I manage With time yeah. Do I want to manage Absolutely not. Maybe if one day we get a distro that is very popular, very easy and universal to troubleshoot, and has loads of following to provide the documentation/knowledge base/etc. for it - I will gladly jump on that. For now I'll be sticking with windows 10 and running something like a debloater on the next windows if I have to switch eventually.
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I tried Linux a bunch of times, and every time it's the same issue: it's too involved.
I hate sounding like a macOS user, but on Windows (at least in my experience) in most cases it just works. And when it doesn't, there is a generally short list of things to go through trying to fix it which typically work before you are even halfway through. Linux I feel like a lot of the time I can't install the damn thing without setting a time bomb somewhere, or stepping into a tripwire. Ok, maybe over-exaggerating a bit, I have had relatively stable Linux installs, but every time there's a problem it usually ends up being a 6-8 hour troubleshooting and searching web session, because everyone's Linux is different, and so is mine, and so a large portion of fixes that work for others don't work for me.
I just wanted to play a game tonight...
I can definitely see it getting better, the latest distro I tried was garuda and it almost works with steam out of the box. I still had to spend hours trying to get things right even in a version that comes with steam and other bells and whistles included. Can I manage With time yeah. Do I want to manage Absolutely not. Maybe if one day we get a distro that is very popular, very easy and universal to troubleshoot, and has loads of following to provide the documentation/knowledge base/etc. for it - I will gladly jump on that. For now I'll be sticking with windows 10 and running something like a debloater on the next windows if I have to switch eventually.
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palladin9479
Stopped listening at Bazite and ... Arch. Under no circumstance should anyone not already a professional in the Linux/Unix space be using Arch. Bazzite is just bad as a distribution goes, it's more of a Demo or Live-DVD type setup for throwaway systems. Having to reimage the system to change a GPU driver out is beyond dumb, not to mention simple security packages or other critical components that need updated frequently.
For desktops people are going to be using a Debian derivative if not jus Debian itself. The leader is Ubuntu as it's simple and everything on the planet is built to work with it. If someone really wants to be 100% FOSS!!!!10101 then just stick with vanilla Debian, 99.9% of the Ubuntu software / instructions will work with vanilla Debian. Other Debian derivates are fine also, things like Mint and such, just realize that the more esoteric you go (Bazzite), the higher probability you run into stuff that isn't going to work with it.
But seriously, anything that mentions Arch for home users, ignore everything else that comes out of that persons mouth. They do not have your or anyone else's best interests in mind. There is a reason Arch is memed hard core in the Linux community. It's super flexible but requires the user be very advanced to manage it.
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Stopped listening at Bazite and ... Arch. Under no circumstance should anyone not already a professional in the Linux/Unix space be using Arch. Bazzite is just bad as a distribution goes, it's more of a Demo or Live-DVD type setup for throwaway systems. Having to reimage the system to change a GPU driver out is beyond dumb, not to mention simple security packages or other critical components that need updated frequently.
For desktops people are going to be using a Debian derivative if not jus Debian itself. The leader is Ubuntu as it's simple and everything on the planet is built to work with it. If someone really wants to be 100% FOSS!!!!10101 then just stick with vanilla Debian, 99.9% of the Ubuntu software / instructions will work with vanilla Debian. Other Debian derivates are fine also, things like Mint and such, just realize that the more esoteric you go (Bazzite), the higher probability you run into stuff that isn't going to work with it.
But seriously, anything that mentions Arch for home users, ignore everything else that comes out of that persons mouth. They do not have your or anyone else's best interests in mind. There is a reason Arch is memed hard core in the Linux community. It's super flexible but requires the user be very advanced to manage it.
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Ninjujitsu
I WOULD ADVISE AGAINST BAZZITE. These types of distros are fine/good for casual users who do not want to tinker with their systems. You are going to be doing performance testing. You want/need to be able to tinker with the system, and you will end up fighting something like bazzite in order to do so.
IMO I would stick to base distros. Pick a few of the most popular, I would go with debian, arch, and fedora. If you're feeling feisty throw in the oft-overlooked OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. Personal opinion, but I'd go with Debian Unstable and Fedora Rawhide. Both are considered unstable, yes, but the advantage here is that you get access to the latest versions of software. While things might be buggier, they also are the quickest to have bug fixes.
Pick a kernel to stick with, Zen is usually a safe bet for desktops.
Try to avoid 3rd party packaging until it's needed. A better way to put that I guess is, get most of the stuff from the official repos. get the small remainder from the 3rd party repos (e.g. AUR).
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I WOULD ADVISE AGAINST BAZZITE. These types of distros are fine/good for casual users who do not want to tinker with their systems. You are going to be doing performance testing. You want/need to be able to tinker with the system, and you will end up fighting something like bazzite in order to do so.
IMO I would stick to base distros. Pick a few of the most popular, I would go with debian, arch, and fedora. If you're feeling feisty throw in the oft-overlooked OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. Personal opinion, but I'd go with Debian Unstable and Fedora Rawhide. Both are considered unstable, yes, but the advantage here is that you get access to the latest versions of software. While things might be buggier, they also are the quickest to have bug fixes.
Pick a kernel to stick with, Zen is usually a safe bet for desktops.
Try to avoid 3rd party packaging until it's needed. A better way to put that I guess is, get most of the stuff from the official repos. get the small remainder from the 3rd party repos (e.g. AUR).
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3800S1
Great timing! I've been using windows since 3.1, never really considered linux, but I skipped 10 because it was a heap of s#it, then 11 rolls around and I am hoped that the win odd number = good pattern would save the day, but microshaft doubled down on the s#itness. So for the first time I started researching linux and what it can offer for gaming. The main things I needed was ease of use for something who struggles on software side of things, stability and no unsolicited changes to the fundamental ways the OS works and it's UI with or without forced updates, the last was ability to run old games and old hardware like EAX games and sound cards which I have on my main win 7 machine. After some research, it seems many people have met all these with linux and have community support and solutions to make said things work. MS stuff often has millions of threads for common old game issues, but zero solutions, it seems with linux rare and uncommon use cases have solutions which is very encouraging!
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Great timing! I've been using windows since 3.1, never really considered linux, but I skipped 10 because it was a heap of s#it, then 11 rolls around and I am hoped that the win odd number = good pattern would save the day, but microshaft doubled down on the s#itness. So for the first time I started researching linux and what it can offer for gaming. The main things I needed was ease of use for something who struggles on software side of things, stability and no unsolicited changes to the fundamental ways the OS works and it's UI with or without forced updates, the last was ability to run old games and old hardware like EAX games and sound cards which I have on my main win 7 machine. After some research, it seems many people have met all these with linux and have community support and solutions to make said things work. MS stuff often has millions of threads for common old game issues, but zero solutions, it seems with linux rare and uncommon use cases have solutions which is very encouraging!
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enorbet2
STEVE !!! One major difference with Linux is it is easy to Multiboot! Bazzite is a really decent starter distro but you can easily install it on one partition and Catchy or whatever on another. Try them and see which feels the best to you! Many distros have full Live isos (not crippled like Windows PE) that run on removable drives like USB thumbdrives or M.2 cartridge drives like Icy Dock. USB runs slower (obviously) than NVME but you can quickly get a feel for style and organization to see what fits. I've been gaming on Slackware Linux for 20 years so I'm adept at building custom kernels that get the most, like extreme low latency, timing, and scheduling and specific CPU type selection and optimization but many distros offer alternate kernels for multimedia emphasis and optimization similar to custom built kernels. Those distros are often labeled Studio or A/V Versions.
Congratz! You're not going to believe the freedom and power.
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STEVE !!! One major difference with Linux is it is easy to Multiboot! Bazzite is a really decent starter distro but you can easily install it on one partition and Catchy or whatever on another. Try them and see which feels the best to you! Many distros have full Live isos (not crippled like Windows PE) that run on removable drives like USB thumbdrives or M.2 cartridge drives like Icy Dock. USB runs slower (obviously) than NVME but you can quickly get a feel for style and organization to see what fits. I've been gaming on Slackware Linux for 20 years so I'm adept at building custom kernels that get the most, like extreme low latency, timing, and scheduling and specific CPU type selection and optimization but many distros offer alternate kernels for multimedia emphasis and optimization similar to custom built kernels. Those distros are often labeled Studio or A/V Versions.
Congratz! You're not going to believe the freedom and power.
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realzyxtomatic
As a 30-year career Linux and Windows systems engineer, and a lifelong gamer, I'm very excited to see you moving in this direction! I've played games on Windows since the beginning (and DOS before that), and in the last couple of years have really ernestly moved to gaming on Linux, to the point where I game in Linux almost entirely now. Having used Bazzite and CachyOS, I can say both are fantastic. Bazzite a great option for people new to Linux and want some guardrails to prevent them from borking their system, while CachyOS is a great option once you're comfortable in Linux and want those guardrails removed to give you more control over the system. I really love that Cachy has so many optimizations for gaming, as well, including their own highly optimized version of Proton.
To help support your Linux adventure, I'm off to the Gamer's Nexus store to get some merch!
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As a 30-year career Linux and Windows systems engineer, and a lifelong gamer, I'm very excited to see you moving in this direction! I've played games on Windows since the beginning (and DOS before that), and in the last couple of years have really ernestly moved to gaming on Linux, to the point where I game in Linux almost entirely now. Having used Bazzite and CachyOS, I can say both are fantastic. Bazzite a great option for people new to Linux and want some guardrails to prevent them from borking their system, while CachyOS is a great option once you're comfortable in Linux and want those guardrails removed to give you more control over the system. I really love that Cachy has so many optimizations for gaming, as well, including their own highly optimized version of Proton.
To help support your Linux adventure, I'm off to the Gamer's Nexus store to get some merch!
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bechti44
YES PLEASE.
I moved over to linux 2 years ago. gaming is well.
It sounds complicated and a lot. But honestly, I think its just about specifying the environment. You can easily run an ubuntu and just not update it if you are concerned about switching versions and compare gpu's. I mean how are you doing it in windows There are updates as well...
It would be good to get a basic comparison between linux and windows to se where we are at. I think that one would be most interesting for folks on windows so far. to see: is linux actually gameable
Then define a standard package. Eg:
OS version x with kernel version x , nvidia driver version x and proton version x.
That way you keep comparability between test results. And if you update, you'd need to retest. But I think that's the same with windows...
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YES PLEASE.
I moved over to linux 2 years ago. gaming is well.
It sounds complicated and a lot. But honestly, I think its just about specifying the environment. You can easily run an ubuntu and just not update it if you are concerned about switching versions and compare gpu's. I mean how are you doing it in windows There are updates as well...
It would be good to get a basic comparison between linux and windows to se where we are at. I think that one would be most interesting for folks on windows so far. to see: is linux actually gameable
Then define a standard package. Eg:
OS version x with kernel version x , nvidia driver version x and proton version x.
That way you keep comparability between test results. And if you update, you'd need to retest. But I think that's the same with windows...
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lazyhominid
I've completely abandoned Windows for everything at home now. It's all Linux (and friends). Really happy to see this step. Even only running Bazzite will provide an extremely helpful base. Sure, there will be differences with specific games in specific versions, on specific versions of a specific distro, but when testing a graphics card or CPU for overall game performance that will simply be an outlier in the tests.
I agree on the main benefit of Bazzite, it being immutable. Reducing variables is always helpful, and it will be very easy for someone else to grab the exact same release of Bazzite and do more specific testing if you find an issue of some kind. That's going to be very helpful both for Bazzite, for your test improvement, and for Linux overall.
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I've completely abandoned Windows for everything at home now. It's all Linux (and friends). Really happy to see this step. Even only running Bazzite will provide an extremely helpful base. Sure, there will be differences with specific games in specific versions, on specific versions of a specific distro, but when testing a graphics card or CPU for overall game performance that will simply be an outlier in the tests.
I agree on the main benefit of Bazzite, it being immutable. Reducing variables is always helpful, and it will be very easy for someone else to grab the exact same release of Bazzite and do more specific testing if you find an issue of some kind. That's going to be very helpful both for Bazzite, for your test improvement, and for Linux overall.
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osinstalls
Am on CachyOS as my main (using systemd, have a Win 11 iot ltsc for game but can also run Steam Compatibility mode) and have run Bazzite in the past also. Bazzite being immutable well it didn't bork itself. I remember switching 2019 raiding on Manjaro and Windows, Manjaro and Nvidia in the noveau only days I had so many breaks and crashing, but past few years now it is way better. If you need a cpu upgrade likely you will still need one but I like a lot of the KDE features more than Windows like screenshotting much better than W11 (W10 has a better ui in some ways with screenshotting and less clicks, have modded out the right click menu in the past). Am happy to see more Linux inclusion. It's been an option for years but Steam Deck has upped our adoption.
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Am on CachyOS as my main (using systemd, have a Win 11 iot ltsc for game but can also run Steam Compatibility mode) and have run Bazzite in the past also. Bazzite being immutable well it didn't bork itself. I remember switching 2019 raiding on Manjaro and Windows, Manjaro and Nvidia in the noveau only days I had so many breaks and crashing, but past few years now it is way better. If you need a cpu upgrade likely you will still need one but I like a lot of the KDE features more than Windows like screenshotting much better than W11 (W10 has a better ui in some ways with screenshotting and less clicks, have modded out the right click menu in the past). Am happy to see more Linux inclusion. It's been an option for years but Steam Deck has upped our adoption.
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gamersnexus
Bazzite is a good starter choice. When you get more serious and less game-oriented, Bazzite being based on Fedora Silverblue makes it capable of spinning on dime to something else. I recently installed Bazzite, then just because I felt like it, rebased it to Cosmic Silverblue, then a few weeks later, I flipped it back to my personal SERIOUS non-game favourite Fedora Silverblue 42. There are other spins you can rebase to as well which is versatile and surprisingly easy and risk-free to do because you can rebase back to Bazzite after all this if that's your cup of tea. The toolbox cli tool in Bazzite/Fedora Silverblue is also very practical for advanced users apart from flatpak. Get out of your comfort zone and learn rpm-ostree, ostree and toolbox.
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Bazzite is a good starter choice. When you get more serious and less game-oriented, Bazzite being based on Fedora Silverblue makes it capable of spinning on dime to something else. I recently installed Bazzite, then just because I felt like it, rebased it to Cosmic Silverblue, then a few weeks later, I flipped it back to my personal SERIOUS non-game favourite Fedora Silverblue 42. There are other spins you can rebase to as well which is versatile and surprisingly easy and risk-free to do because you can rebase back to Bazzite after all this if that's your cup of tea. The toolbox cli tool in Bazzite/Fedora Silverblue is also very practical for advanced users apart from flatpak. Get out of your comfort zone and learn rpm-ostree, ostree and toolbox.
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pzkY
Besides differences between Distros, you should also consider the differences between Desktop Environments or Compositors.
On X11, the implementation is fairly similar between DE and Window Managers.
On Wayland, each one has to create their own compositor, implementing different protocols and thus features. Meaning that each KDE, Gnome, Hyprland, Sway and so on, will have performance differences and maybe different bugs. (e.g. Games running at monitor refresh rate, indicating some sort of v-syncc, even though it should be unlocked)
I'd say you get the best performance and consistency between systems on X11 and a disabled compositor, especially more so for NVIDIA, but as far as I can recall, Bazzite runs on Wayland by default.
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Besides differences between Distros, you should also consider the differences between Desktop Environments or Compositors.
On X11, the implementation is fairly similar between DE and Window Managers.
On Wayland, each one has to create their own compositor, implementing different protocols and thus features. Meaning that each KDE, Gnome, Hyprland, Sway and so on, will have performance differences and maybe different bugs. (e.g. Games running at monitor refresh rate, indicating some sort of v-syncc, even though it should be unlocked)
I'd say you get the best performance and consistency between systems on X11 and a disabled compositor, especially more so for NVIDIA, but as far as I can recall, Bazzite runs on Wayland by default.
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Techprep23
Bazzite for me ran with high ram usage at idle. 8gigs of ram at idle.
7th gen i7 7700
GTX 1050ti
I'm not sure if it's a hardware issue on my end or software optimizations I'm not aware of. I wiped out that partition so I don't have it anymore I can't say I was a big fan of gnome either. The only thing I did like so far what's the window management kind of like a Windows 11 where you have these predefined segments in which you can drag an app to and it automatically resizes so you can have three apps all equally taking up 1/3 of your screen vertically. Or three apps one takes up half the screen and the other two take up the other half but in quarters that part's pretty cool I wish I knew more to figure it out.
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Bazzite for me ran with high ram usage at idle. 8gigs of ram at idle.
7th gen i7 7700
GTX 1050ti
I'm not sure if it's a hardware issue on my end or software optimizations I'm not aware of. I wiped out that partition so I don't have it anymore I can't say I was a big fan of gnome either. The only thing I did like so far what's the window management kind of like a Windows 11 where you have these predefined segments in which you can drag an app to and it automatically resizes so you can have three apps all equally taking up 1/3 of your screen vertically. Or three apps one takes up half the screen and the other two take up the other half but in quarters that part's pretty cool I wish I knew more to figure it out.
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Xiyng
Recall is absolutely terrifying. I dread what Windows 12 is going to bring with it, but for the first time ever, it seems like a realistic chance that instead of 'upgrading' from the previous version of Windows, I'll be switching to Linux. I would do so right now in a heartbeat if gaming on Linux was in a better shape (it's already pretty good but not quite there for me personally), but if Microsoft screws up the next Windows (or Windows 11...) too badly, I'll be biting the bullet in regard to gaming and switching to Linux anyway. It's getting bad. I'm already familiar enough with Linux, and besides gaming, there's nothing I particularly need Windows for, so I'm not that far from switching to Linux.
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Recall is absolutely terrifying. I dread what Windows 12 is going to bring with it, but for the first time ever, it seems like a realistic chance that instead of 'upgrading' from the previous version of Windows, I'll be switching to Linux. I would do so right now in a heartbeat if gaming on Linux was in a better shape (it's already pretty good but not quite there for me personally), but if Microsoft screws up the next Windows (or Windows 11...) too badly, I'll be biting the bullet in regard to gaming and switching to Linux anyway. It's getting bad. I'm already familiar enough with Linux, and besides gaming, there's nothing I particularly need Windows for, so I'm not that far from switching to Linux.
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skoltr
Reading the comments I am Shocked to see so few people mention they are on Arch. I use Arch by the way with Hyprland, every time I open my desktop it's such a great feeling compared to windows/Mac bloat.
Worked the last 3 years on windows, now on a Mac. Been on Linux for a bit over 5 years, and the problems I faced are comparable to windows, but without the spy/bloat/adware, last time I had windows installed for a specific game (which runs smoothly on Linux aktually (is in alpha)) it blue screened on the upgrade to 11 screen, I had sound issues crashes.
Now throwing in more forced AI spyware, I rather use Arch by the way, but won't recommend it as your first escape from Windows.
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Reading the comments I am Shocked to see so few people mention they are on Arch. I use Arch by the way with Hyprland, every time I open my desktop it's such a great feeling compared to windows/Mac bloat.
Worked the last 3 years on windows, now on a Mac. Been on Linux for a bit over 5 years, and the problems I faced are comparable to windows, but without the spy/bloat/adware, last time I had windows installed for a specific game (which runs smoothly on Linux aktually (is in alpha)) it blue screened on the upgrade to 11 screen, I had sound issues crashes.
Now throwing in more forced AI spyware, I rather use Arch by the way, but won't recommend it as your first escape from Windows.
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V2000-t8v
Do you know what we want from an operating system SUPPORT SUPPORT and SUPPORT and fast ! To work with many popular programs. User friendly interface and FRIENDLY AND EASY WAY OF INSTALLATION for PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT IN REPOSITORY but ONLY IN THEIR WEBSITE ! And we HATE the TERMINAL !!
What we don't like is to hear one day from the developers is We are sorry but due to economic or other problems (our wife left us, we feel depression, our chickens are not feeling well ) we stop the development of this Linux. Have a good day, good luck and peace on Earth !
Also there is no Autocad (people with licence) for Linux and we don't want to work it on virtual machine.
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Do you know what we want from an operating system SUPPORT SUPPORT and SUPPORT and fast ! To work with many popular programs. User friendly interface and FRIENDLY AND EASY WAY OF INSTALLATION for PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT IN REPOSITORY but ONLY IN THEIR WEBSITE ! And we HATE the TERMINAL !!
What we don't like is to hear one day from the developers is We are sorry but due to economic or other problems (our wife left us, we feel depression, our chickens are not feeling well ) we stop the development of this Linux. Have a good day, good luck and peace on Earth !
Also there is no Autocad (people with licence) for Linux and we don't want to work it on virtual machine.
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kewjoz
Since bazzite is based on universal blue you can also extend it and create a custom image which you could use for reproducible bench-marking. So for example if you find you need native system tools you can layer that on top of the base bazzite image in a way that doing a fresh install pulls/configures everything you need. Similar things are being done for game development where you have things like bazzite-dx which pulls in editors/compilers and any extras to the base system. The community seems pretty open to help work through specific use cases and they would probably be very interested in some sort of automated bench-marking system.
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Since bazzite is based on universal blue you can also extend it and create a custom image which you could use for reproducible bench-marking. So for example if you find you need native system tools you can layer that on top of the base bazzite image in a way that doing a fresh install pulls/configures everything you need. Similar things are being done for game development where you have things like bazzite-dx which pulls in editors/compilers and any extras to the base system. The community seems pretty open to help work through specific use cases and they would probably be very interested in some sort of automated bench-marking system.
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useless274
guys, this is SUPER exciting!!! Love that the gaming support on linux has gotten so good.
i know you're a big company and all.. but if you want help with automation, observability and monitoring I am willing to help. I bet others would also be able and willing.
I'm a 20 years linux user/admin/developer. I'm gaming exclusively on Arch linux for just a bit over a year.
Disagree about the perfect version not being useful - you could influence all the major distros by showing what is the best possible.
Core users - I think you mean the hard-core folks.. but those of us who are enthusiasts can own things breaking.
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guys, this is SUPER exciting!!! Love that the gaming support on linux has gotten so good.
i know you're a big company and all.. but if you want help with automation, observability and monitoring I am willing to help. I bet others would also be able and willing.
I'm a 20 years linux user/admin/developer. I'm gaming exclusively on Arch linux for just a bit over a year.
Disagree about the perfect version not being useful - you could influence all the major distros by showing what is the best possible.
Core users - I think you mean the hard-core folks.. but those of us who are enthusiasts can own things breaking.
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Jason_Carnes
I do not think the linux community realizes how damaging the distro wars are, especially for a new perspective Windows migrator. That individual is not switching because they want to be a power user Linux Pro, they want to play their games without Microsoft spying on them and forcing them to upgrade hardware just for a cash grab. I think the idea to go with one distro right now for benchmarking is a great decision! At time goes on, they might add more distro as request comes in, but for now, don't scare every possible Win10 switcher off over what distro is the best argument, please!
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I do not think the linux community realizes how damaging the distro wars are, especially for a new perspective Windows migrator. That individual is not switching because they want to be a power user Linux Pro, they want to play their games without Microsoft spying on them and forcing them to upgrade hardware just for a cash grab. I think the idea to go with one distro right now for benchmarking is a great decision! At time goes on, they might add more distro as request comes in, but for now, don't scare every possible Win10 switcher off over what distro is the best argument, please!
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