So how has your experience with Linux Gaming been? Which distro did you end up choosing? Let me know here in the comments! Be sure to watch the follow-up video: ruclips.net/video/kNWZ3rRMnXo/видео.html Also one thing I wanted clarify. Since Arch and Fedora based distros have newer kernels/drivers, they're usually a better choice for PCs that contain brand new hardware.
@@99mage99 Yep if you install mods manually it's the same as Windows for the most part, they install through wine. Compatibility can be hit or miss though. Steam workshop mods have good compatibility. If you want to use a mod manager then those are available too. For example here's the link for Mod Organizer 2 which works for Bethesda games: github.com/rockerbacon/modorganizer2-linux-installer
Not a gamer. Started using Linux in 2017. Started with Peppermint 8, currently using MX Linux Xfce. Quick install, quick overall and important to me, stability.
Unfortunately, in both Kubuntu and Garuda, I cannot for the life of me get my xbox one controller to work. Only time it's worked is while playing a game from one of my Windows folders, so I know the Garuda distro recognizes it. But on Steam, there's no recognition. On Kubunto, Steam recognizes the controller, but it makes no difference because it won't work, and I have no idea if the distro does.
@@HankBaxter Some drivers for the xbox controller are wonky. I recommend using this one: atar-axis.github.io/xpadneo/ All the major distros are supported. I personally use this one on EndeavourOS without any issues.
if you don't play competitive shooters you're basically good to go. Hardly have any issues at all playing most of the games i enjoy and have finished about 83 or so games on linux so far and regularly play multiplayer games like gunfire reborn or risk of rain 2 with friends.
Depends on the desktop environment imo, KDE looks pretty similar to windows, a windows-like distro could be Linux mint cinnamon, zorin os, or if you want a more "macOs" type distro go for Pop os! That was my daily for a while.
@@Zenden1STswitch back and forth with a bootloader or go from Windows to Linux forever? One of the Mint Distros is best for painless switch, but they are painfully to install gaming. Not impossible, just a lot more work than installing a windows game. Usually it'd just a matter of installing Steam/Proton/Play-on Linux/W.IN.E. which will also give you access to most windows apps with the noted exceptions of native Adobe products. Although several minor Adobe products have always been on Linux. And web versions should work. In fact I think they did away with desktop versions last year? IDK I've been using the F.O.S.S. equivalents for over a decade now since Adobe pricing is beyond my wallet.
Other than anticheat compatibility, are there any performance related reasons (i.e. latency) that would make Linux unsuitable for competitive FPS titles that do work on Linux?
Great video; it is nice to see more people targetting and helping newcomers to Linux getting started rather than lording over them with knowledge as sometimes has been the way in the past, so kudos to you for this! After all, the more people who run Linux, the better gaming under it will become. Personally I choose Gentoo, but I have run it on and off for a long time, so I'm not really the target audience. Either way, it is nice to see how accessible gaming under Linux has become - I remember only barely being able to play World of Warcraft with wine quite a number of years back. Those were not the days. :')
Thanks, yes I'm trying to make these videos very approachable for new users. And it sounds like you've been using Linux for even longer than I have so I appreciate the positive feedback!
I'm a Windows 10 holdout who refuses to "upgrade" to Win11. Your linux explainer is the best I found so far. I've used linux in the past but never full time like I'm about to do now. I just ordered a 2TB NVMe M.2 for linux so I can set aside my Windows install for possible (but unlikely) future use. I'm leaning toward the Mint distro and will do mostly gaming. I just subscribed and will be checking out you other videos. Thanks!
I settled on Fedora after trying many different distros. It is stable like Debian while still having newer packages like Arch. I briefly considered Nobara, but GE takes too long to update. I did all the gaming optimizations to Fedora in under 15 minutes and its been smooth sailing ever since.
Valve has done a lot to push Linux Gaming to be actually viable since they're one of the few companies out there that has the muscle and vested interest in it being as smooth as Windows. Honestly at this point the only reason I was not running Linux on my Gaming PC was bc it came pre-installed with Windows 10 and I didn't want the hastle, but last year it shat the bed after a storm and it's a heap of trash- the power brick, the motherboard and the CPU are dead- so Im building a new rig and I'll be dead before I pay Microsoft a cent after all the bullshit they do...
This video explain very well and also helps narrow down distro choice for linux beginner and/or gamer, unlike some people that says "any distro can game", and I doubt if they even game. I used to believe that causing me to distro hop a lot, but finally I found my home, EndeavourOS, due to it's minimal, yet user friendly also support for Nvidia GPU.
I switched from Manjaro to EndeavourOS. I was having a few issues with Manjaro, but after switching, my laptop runs much better. I found out (after having RUclips videos start constantly buffering) that I had to switch my audio from PulseAudio to Pipewire and after rebooting my laptop, the problem was solved. RUclips videos started working properly again. Other than that, I've had no problems with EndeavourOS. It is now my daily driver as well.
I would also add that if using something like Debian, you can take benefit of flatpaks to get the latest software, but not everything. But it's really good if there is few software that you absolutely want to have the bleeding edge version of. Backporting is a thing too, but that can cause problems. Basically you don't want to backport anything that has a lot dependencies as it can whack the system unless you know what you are doing. And it's not that officially supported either, even if the official tools do allow you to do that.
Thanks for the support! The issue is probably the driver and not so much the distro. I recommend using this driver: atar-axis.github.io/xpadneo/ All the major distros are supported. Scroll down to the Prerequisites section. I'm personally running this driver without any issues on EndeavourOS.
Great video, I'm a old school guy 54... Love Linux, I like to use them all with VM's... I appreciate you and others for keeping the knowledge going strong, keep doing your thing king... 😉😉👍🤔🤔🤩🤩👏👏👏✌✌
Excellent video, finally someone who explains the fundamentals in a clearly structured, easy to follow video. Great job, need to check out your other videos!
@@MrCrazyjoe259 Oh i ran regular cinnamon... Though, i don't use Mint anymore, i switched to Nobara, and since couldn't be bothered to continue trying distro's, lol. If i'm gonna switch again, i think i'll switch to CachyOS.
Just switched myself from w10 to Linux Mint! Loving it so far. Really anything that wont play on here or on my steam deck i just play on my series x, so i really get the best of both worlds.
Nobara comes with KDE ( although you can get Fedora KDE spin) by default and set for gamers. I dont like Gnome. Endevour if you prefer Arch based distro.
Fedora ended up being the sweet spot for me. I didn't need much extra configuration for some niche games (e.g. additional packages for Ren'Py games) and it just kinda works without much fuss. Newer kernel version for GPU perf improvements is also nice. Mint is where I started, but I ended up having issues due to the Cinnamon desktop not performing well in games I was playing, which was not a problem with vanilla Gnome (which I discovered after testing with Debian). I had bad luck with Debian, between the KDE version being crashtastic and the 12.0 live ISO having a bug preventing package updates that led to me breaking the OS entirely when I tried to fix it. I haven't tried Nobara, but I'd probably do that that if I was into recording or streaming, or if I had an Nvidia GPU. But for just standard gaming with an AMD GPU, Fedora seems just as good with the benefit of being more vanilla.
Nice, Fedora is a great middle ground and I think it's probably the better choice for general use when compared to Nobara. Everything that's included in Nobara can be installed in Fedora, and you can pick and choose only the things you want, so you're not really missing out on anything. And thanks for sharing your experiences with those other distros.
I'm just mad that Nvidia, AMD, and Intel, including Microsoft, want to force A.I. onto us through everything.. I want to avoid artificial intelligence at every turn.
When I do a full shift to Linux rather than dual booting, I'll run a Arch-Fedora hybrid set up. Bazzite for gaming and EndeavorOS for my Arch distro of choice since it's pretty much just Arch with preinstalled drivers and has most software I would already plan to download the instant I install this distro. I simply don't see the utility of a Debian or Red Hat distro all that much and I would install OpenSUSE tumbleweed once I got use to the inner works of a Arch and Fedora distro and run a KVM of all the distros I want to try out and implement Passthroughs for everything I need and want for said distros and maybe even try out some custom Windows OSes. Unlike Windows 10, 11, and Copilot+ in the actual drive, KVMs are secure since they're being emulated rather than being hard implemented in your system. Of course, I would never actually try out Windows Copilot+ or its Shitcall
Started dabbling with gaming on Linux about 2 days a go. Currently trying out Linux Mint XFCE. Might not be set up with the lowest latency so there could be improvements there. ETS2 For me was the most flawless. In ETS2 I seem to have noticed less microstuttering and overall a more fluent experience than I had on Windows (with some measuring, I have been able to contribute that down to my videocard for whatever reason doing a microsleep and clocking back on Balanced Energy schemes.) OMSI2 actually starts. And that is more than I was expecting. Unfortunately, all addon maps work fine, but my own map (which is not offered through Steam) causes the skybox bug (the map contents appear to get loaded, but there is nothing visible but the sky texture.) I have yet to test my other games (space-constraints due to using an old SSD that runs Linux Mint) but all in all it has been a whole lot less cumbersome than I anticipated. Another interesting thing: lsusb sees my HP Reverb Business VR glasses. And all of it: the sensors, the remote controllers and the audio-display adapter on it. Another interesting thing: My Fanatec CSL GT DD Pro wheel actually has force feedback through a script written by a private individual (the github project is called hid-fanatecff). Definitely going to mess around with this a bit more.
What about gamer who also is a digital artist (Blender, inkscape, gimp, darktable, kdenlive, krita, and more) and streamer? i've tested endeavorOS and Garuda, but have been having trobules with the updates on OBS pretty frecuently, and in games, for some reason they run well at the beginning and after some updates, begin to lag :S (my principal reference is Brawlhalla)
Manjaro is great for noobs. Gaming on it was great. I recently switched to arch and the experience is the same, but requires more effort to get it working. I play Skyrim and Fallout mostly, with a few old emulated games in between, so I can’t speak for COD style games, as they aren’t really my thing.
As longtime debian (ubuntu) user I tried few distros myself a month ago. Pop!OS, Ming, EndevourOS. The latest, EndevourOS is my personal favorite. It captures spirit of arch and it has wonderful comunity with knowladge base (wiki and basic guides) etc. Just love it. Thank Phazer for wonderful video. :) BTW Kubuntu is my second favorite. On old computers I use Xubuntu. Manjaro never felt like system for me for some uknown reason.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I agree EndeavourOS is awesome and it's my personal favorite too. The AUR makes package installation super easy and everything is on there.
Fantastic video for the satellite altitude overview of the Linux world. I’ve done a lot of distro hopping over the years; and the most “Windows like” for helping people make the change is Garuda, imo of course. Almost anything anyone could ever want is there, and most of it is scripted into GUI interfaces. That said, I went for the XFCE version for a bit cleaner look and less eye-candy. But the Dragonized version will give the shock and awe effect to those that wonder why Windows would never allow such creative freedom.
If you are using any sort of game specific hardware such as handheld computers like the Legion Go and ROG Ally I'd recommend going with Bazzite instead of the ones mentioned here. The reason for this is mainly that it comes preconfigured for that kind of hardware so all the buttons just work and the OS is made to be navigated with a controller instead of mouse and keyboard. It's basically like SteamOS except it's based on Fedora instead of Arch and it's more optimized for other handhelds than Steam Deck.
I noticed you need a somewhat new LInux Kernal version too.. like version 6.4 and up to work with new AMD CPU/GPU. I just got a Ryzen 7-7800x3d and Radeon 7800xt; and they need newer Linux kernal version to work; this might help others. I am a bit confused which distro to go with, for now Win11 basically suits my needs for now; but I am concerned about the future with Windows going to subscription. Ya, the video is right about Ubuntu beeing newb friendly..... April 25th is the next major release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and it will have Linux Kernal version 6.8.
Currently on windows but I’ve tried out a few distributions over the course of a few months and I think I’ve settled on endeavor as it’s a but easier than vanilla arch but it has latest packages along with the AUR which was a huge selling point for me as I use DaVinci Resolve and that was the easiest setup I’ve had. Also nvidia drivers were really simple to install compared to something like fedora.
Also just found out that you can only undervolt Nvidia on Arch, apparently. That's actually huge for gaming performance with even remotely modern hardware. Sure greenwithenvy will monitor temps, but if it conflicts with python based undervolting, it sounds useless for stock cards. I modded mine with thermal pads and copper and I'm still not sure if stock voltage is ideal due to the power draw limits that go along with it. I haven't actually used greenwithenvy so I could be wrong, but if the +core slider works like afterburner, it's still gonna waste a ton of volts and throttle, and the python method lets you directly change the v/f curve. There's a bit about it on the cachyos wiki, and also in their forums somebody posted their own method. I looked at the latter and it was very simple and included instructions for running automatically at startup
Thanks for the video. One thing I havent noticed anyone mentioning is the ntfs problem where Ubuntu based distros, such as Mint and Kubuntu, will not mount and read ntfs drives. It makes accessing your back-ups impossible till you have done a lot of reading and experimenting, its really annoying. I have yet to find a permanent fix, so I see a lot more research on the horizon if I want to keep using Kubuntu.
This article shows how to do it: phoenixnap.com/kb/mount-ntfs-linux But it's not recommended to use the same NTFS drive on both Linux and Windows because there might be permission issues, as far as I know. Also performance will be bad on Linux. If you want to use secondary drives on Linux you should format them with EXT4 or other Linux friendly file systems.
Problem using Debian or Ubuntu (in its LTS edition) is, if you are coming from Windows with an already built PC; the hardware. Some chipsets of my 1 year old MB are still not supported and I had to install a distro with a 6.11 Kernel.
That's a good point. I alluded to it when I mentioned that Arch and Fedora distros have newer drivers/kernel, but I probably should have explicitly stated this when I recommended Kubuntu. A lot of newer hardware will still work fine on Ubuntu 24.04 though, so your mileage may vary depending on the specific hardware.
I moved off Ubuntu as of 24.04. It would no longer recover from Suspend on my 2010 imac. I could find no forecast for a patch, so I moved back to Debian 12. I had a good 14-year run, but I don't miss Ubuntu' move to snap and a few other developments.
We still have the issue of kernel level anti-cheats that only work on Windows.... thought some already work on Linux... My hopes is that now that Microsoft wants to cut kernel access to those apps eventually those games will also work in Linux
Im gaming on intel arc card and have only gotten one game to launch on fedora everything else just launches then crashes. Would switching to an amd card solve this?
As far as I know Intel GPUs are pretty well supported in Linux and should work with most games. You might need to install a driver package. Check out this thread: www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/130at02/anybody_know_how_to_install_the_intel_graphics/ Looks like you need to install the intel-compute-runtime and oneapi-level-zero packages
I already made the decision to not "upgrade" to win11. The reason im not switching to Linux right now is due to certain games where i want to make sure they run at launch, but im already considering doing the jump next month. From all ive heard its probably gonna be Fedora. I had used Ubuntu a long time ago but had a very sour experience with it. But the thing that i cant wait to see is to have no bloat on my pc. After getting my Steam Deck it felt really nice to not have all these garbage programs, and i cant wait to have a windows free experience on my desktop
Yep that's a common reason why people are switching. And as far as gaming performance goes, it depends. Some games run better on Linux but a lot of native Windows games still run better on Windows. This is because Proton/Wine are translation layers and sometimes require extra CPU resources.
I had Debian installed cause i wanted stable software and didn't care about old packages. But then i upgraded my graphics card and the kernel Debian used did not have drivers for it and it wouldn't boot. I then debated between Fedora and Ubuntu for a later kernel version and settled on Kubuntu because I'm already familiar with apt.
Yeah, I grew up in the days when Windows didn't even really have a start menu. Only used Macs in school. Gnome and Windows11's Mac-ish menu is annoying for me. KDE and Cinnamon are my preferred GUI's. I've been figuring that I'll set my system up for dual boot. Then again, if I can find a Linux distro I like well enough, I can finally just give Microsoft the finger and move on entirely.
M.S. has had their ups and downs throughout the years with various Windows releases and I go as far back as DOS 6.0 and Win 3.11 - OS/2. For me the last Desktop PC Operating System that MS put out that was an OS that was customizable, mostly worked out of the box, didn't get in your way, spied on you the least, etc... was and still is Windows 7. Windows 8 sucked, Windows 10 is an improvement over 8 in some regards, and there were a lot of nice features in Windows 10 {DirectX 12, WSL for direct linux - bash support being able to integrate it into CMD provided you have Windows 10 Pro..., and a few other small features like improvements to task manager}, however their added telemetry, their Tablet - Phone touch screen UI sucks, and their constant bloatware advertising machine is horrendous. On top of that, removing the option to either install or not install updates and forcing them onto you is probably one of their worst shittiest business practices throughout the decades. Also, many of the core functionalities of easily and quickly getting to various controls and settings that use to be 1-3 clicks away from Windows 8+ are 7+ clicks away buried behind a bunch of unnecessary bullshit. Windows 11 I have not used, but I assume it is still heading in that same direction and the fact that you must have Secure Boot enabled at all times, and you must have their TPM 2.0 module on your hardware to dictate to you what you can and can not do with the hardware you paid for, yeah FUCK YOU MICROSOFT! You are about 1-2 steps away from losing a 30+ year customer. So here I am, scouting out and doing some research into Linux alternatives. I still currently have Windows 7 on my 16 year old machine and I am about to put Windows 10 Pro onto it, but I do not think I'll go to Windows 11. I think Windows 10 Pro in conjunction with testing out a few Linux Distros might be my transition to drop MS like a red hat (pun intended). I've been debating between Ubuntu and Arch... Arch you have more control but is for more experienced users, Ubuntu perhaps not perfect but for most cases should just work right out of the box. Now, I'm not a noob to computing, and I can learn Linux fairly easy. For me I think the hardest challenge or part is unlearning Windows habits. We are talking about a good 30+ years of DOS commands vs Bash... And old habits do Die Hard: "Yippie-kai-yay Motherfucker" - Bruce Willis!
How do i get cpu power draw to display on mangohud? it reads 0w for me when I tell it to display. I heard something about Zenpower, but I don't think it's been updated in quite awhile.
I set up my first gaming linux setup recently with nixos, was also my first time using nix but it was really easy to set up for gaming once in. Partitioning the drives was weirdly hard though for nix
I think pre-configured distros like Nobara are important for new users to remove a lot of the difficulties in switching over from windows. Not having to worry about setting anything up except for their steam and knowing that any game fix or launch option they find online for whatever game won't have them trying to install and build a bunch of packages that will need manual updates later on. A not super common example that might only apply to me and like 4 other people are those that wants to use HDR reliably, gamescope is the only real option for that, and it might not always be available through the package manager so you would have to build it. Even though it isn't super difficult, most people are intimidated by it and won't even try. Take a gander at these setup steps I kind of remember doing while just starting to use Linux and wanting to try out some game with HDR on Nobara and Kubuntu (tried kubuntu first and only used KDE because I don't like gnome and KDE is the only one that mentions HDR as "usable"): Kubuntu: Plugged in USB, kept secure boot on, chose USB as boot device, went through installer, almost missed third party drivers' checkbox, rebooted, got weird resolution at desktop, changed to native resolution, opened Firefox and search for steam Linux, saw article about using flatpak version, looked in discover, only found snaps, search for flatpak kubuntu setup, got it working, installed a bunch of stuff, didn't see any of them in start menu, after a while found out you need to reboot to see them, rebooted, found steam, logged in and got proton set up via the same article, installed some HDR compatible game that I can't remember, tried to enable HDR but didn't find the button, quick search recommended updating packages and drivers if features are missing, 1x update and upgrade later, still not there, check NVIDIA drivers and try Ubuntu-drivers install anyway, no difference, get confused but seems like apt can install NVIDIA driver, try to reboot, black screen, long search later, recovery mode, install them again via apt, works, reboot and still no HDR, a bit more research and seems like you need KDE 6 but kubuntu is 5.2.something, check if I can update, negative, a bit more searching and convince myself that somehow gamescope would work because it does on the steam deck even though it's arch but whatever, try to apt install, cant find, search install guide, find GitHub, see build tutorial, get scared, leave, give up on HDR, got annoyed with Linux, started the game, got stutters and decides to look for frame rate monitoring like RTSS, mangohud time, apt install, nothing in game, a bit more search finds goverlay, flatpak download exists, find global enable for mangohud, finally fps monitor and game isn't running great, a bit more searching and proton-ge might help, find protonup-qt, installs proton-ge, select for game runs better. Nobara: Plugged in USB, disabled secure boot, chose USB as boot device, clicked through fedora installer, rebooted, got pop up for "first steps", installed updates and drivers with a couple of clicks and my password, restarted, saw steam on the desktop and logged in, got windows only error, remembered to enable steam play/proton, installed doom eternal, enabled HDR in display settings, found out the games can't find HDR signals ootb and no fps is showing, goverlay is apparently pre-installed, global enable should work, check protondb and arch wiki with keyword HDR, copy-paste launch options and see that user had proton-ge, check protonup-qt and its already installed, add proton-ge to steam, select for game, and I'm gaming with a pretty experimental feature for KDE 6 without any real issues. Yes, you can say that I was more experienced when using Nobara, and it's more up to date and fedora vs Ubuntu isn't a fair comparison, but new users might not know all that. It had also been maybe two months since the first time I had touched Linux on my main desktop PC and not just on an old laptop. I was just kind of hopping around distros and getting confused. My use case with HDR is also not very common, but I had just gotten a new monitor and the "amount of troubleshooting" involved will probably be even worse for people that want to mod, so I think it's a fair point in being something a lot of ppl might have to deal with when switching over.
This was the base overview I was looking for. With Windows 10's end looming and absolutely loathing Win11 (have to use it on work laptop), I've been looking for an out for my desktop. I've been running all my servers on Linux, my personal dev machine is Linux - unless I'm using the Mac. For years it's been Redhat based all the way (CentOS, really), but since IBM took over, they've lost their way (we'll see how long Fedora remains a thing, I don't trust IBM further than I can spit). I recently migrated all my servers from CentOS to Ubuntu Server LTS, so I've gained familiarity there. I've used Linux Mint for some VMs and quite like it - it seems less bloated than full-fledged Ubuntu. Thanks to you, I think I'll give Kubuntu a look-see as well. Professionally I continue to need access to a range of "productivity apps" and easy authentication against AD. So, I feel like I can't just go off into the wild Arch landscape. Thanks!
My work laptop has auto updated to win 11 as well and holy shit I hate it so much. It's not enough that even if it did work correctly it'd be dogshit compared to 10, after the update the performance nose-dived completely and there's also some bug with the system leaking memory resulting in the work laptop crashing due to running out of RAM after 4-5 hours of system up-time. I'd rather get quartered than install win 11 on my personal desktop especially since windows 10 bricked twice within a month of installation when 8.1 was at end of life.
I showed Titanfall 2, Doom Eternal, Metro Exodus, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, StarCraft 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and Metal Gear Solid V. All of them are a blast to play!
I am already running Garuda in my main (gaming) PC for a week now and I am pretty satisfied, for someone who touched Linux for the first time. I am wondering whether I should install something else in my laptop, thinking of Pop!OS, Drauger, Endeavour, or Nobara.
when you said the was anti cheat compatibility I was worried Easy Anti Cheat was one of them but then 3:00 "unfortunately the 3 popular games you have no interest in don't work cause they use battle eye or something scummy and kernel level" wonderful!
I'm currently testing Mint and it's awesome. The only thing I don't like is the old nvidia drivers. Is there a way to use the newest nvidia drivers with Mint or should I switch to another distro?
These are the latest drivers for Ubuntu based systems: launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Scroll down to the "Adding this PPA to your system" section for the commands to install it, then reboot.
Both are great choices and as explained in the video the main difference is the package manager. Ubuntu distros might be slightly easier to use for noobs, while Fedora offers slightly newer drivers. I suggest trying both and stick with the one you like more.
I'm really wanting to switch to Linux, but a few things are holding me back. I work from home a lot, and my job has me strapped to Adobe products. I suppose I could technically switch over to DaVinci Resolve and Reaper DAW completely, but I still need Illustrator and After Effects. Also, even though I'm mostly a single-player gamer, I do hop into Destiny occasionally, and Bungie is being very stubborn when it comes to Linux support.
There are also alternatives for Illustrator and After Effects, check out Inkscape and Natron. This link has more Adobe alternatives: itsfoss.com/adobe-alternatives-linux/ But yea it won't be easy to completely overhaul your workflow and will take effort to learn the new apps.
PikaOS, based on Ubuntu but with Nobara optimizations. Ultramarine Linux, based on Fedora, not as optimized as Nobara but more stable. Holo ISO. based on SteamOS (which is based on Arch) for PCs.
Sure thing. I played Titanfall 2, Doom Eternal, Metro Exodus, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, StarCraft 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and Metal Gear Solid V
@canalconscienciaglobal You must be new :) Valve created the Proton compatibility layer which allows you to play Windows games on Linux. So while it's not a native Linux game, it still works with Proton.
I have tried gaming on linux but always go back to windows. I did a board swap and MS blocked me from using my old key and want a new key purchased. I have tried garuda but had some issues. I hate unity desktop. I think i will try nobara. Any tips on this? 7800x3d and a 4080.
@@PhazerTech I am going to give Garuda another shot and see. If it annoys me I'll try nobara. It's more important to me to really try to get away from MS I am sick on their crap.
@@PhazerTech so back to report. With Garuda I had some graphical issue that would not display setting windows and wifi windows etc, I moved to nobara and it would not see my wifi7 card due to the old Kernal, endeavoros works but fml trying to install via terminal alone lol. Not sure who to try next or if I should tinker with endevor more.
@@chrisgraff2103 EndeavourOS is what I use on my daily driver so I might be biased but I suggest sticking to that lol. Installing via terminal isn't hard at all, and I'm sure you'll get comfortable with it faster than you think. To install most applications all you need to enter is: yay -S app-name So lets say for steam, all you would do is enter: yay -S steam Some applications require dependencies but again you'd install those the same way, just Google for a guide or instructions on how to install a particular program and the dependencies will be given, all you do is copy and paste. Also be sure to see some of my other videos which have detailed instructions, and you'll get the hang of it. EndeavourOS guide: ruclips.net/video/2U1_Vi6zsNA/видео.html Running Steam games: ruclips.net/video/kNWZ3rRMnXo/видео.html Running Epic, battlenet, & other game launchers: ruclips.net/video/5mOCwpS6sII/видео.html
I'm linux user since 2018, what I learned is, if you're using linux for your day by day, and you're working remotely and you don't have windows, you're full over linux, then use debian, you will save yourself a lot of headache, plus, gaming on debian is super stable
Made a gaming on Linux video and didn't touch on gaming kernels :/ I finally managed to figure out how to force Heroic Games Launcher to use a C++ distribution to run Marvel Rivals, but it's laggy garbage. Im assuming gaming kernels are the way, but Im struggling to get them installed. It ALSO appears as though Ubuntu has way fewer critical optimizations than Arch for the tkg kernel, even though Ive yet to figure out how to install it properly on either distro. Only on Garuda did the tkg kernel builder even ask what CPU model Im using. The scheduler optimizations sound hugely important and benchmarks indicate ~10% performance differences, which is pretty big
Special kernels aren't really worth the trouble. They might help in a few games but the vast majority of games won't see a noticeable difference. Custom kernels can also be less stable than the mainline kernel, so if you do work or other things with your PC I'd just stick with the stock kernel. Since you sound like a power user I suggest going with an Arch based distro, my favorite is EndeavourOS. Also if you're having trouble with a particular game try a different runner/compatibility layer. You can also import the game into Steam which should give the best compatibility.
I just installed ubuntu 24.01 lts version. Yes its gnome but honestly I don't mind it, it gives a different vibe from windows. And I have set it up for dual boot without many issues. Had to select ubuntus efi first as a priority in bios. That way I boot with grub and can choose between the two systems If I want. What really surprised me after coming from Fedora kde plasma version 40 is how it just works out of box literally. I even have my nvidia 550 drivers pre installed. Gnome is different but a lot faster and idk fancier then fedora I used. Now I need to figure out some apps how to install them and maybe try running some games. Also it seems like I can open up my windows partition and go through files if necessary. Overall so far its one of the better linuxes I installed so far. Only thing I liked with fedora is how light it was. Only 8gb compared to 28. But I don't mind. Because I don't need to hassle to install drivers and browsers and what not.
Kernel patching is not something that you can do on a vanilla distro unless you do it manually which is crazy and a good candidate to break your system or at least having to do it manually after every single kernel update. Therefore I saw in your video that nobara was saying that it includes kernel patches, although some of them are nonsense to me, like: support for Microsoft surface. So on the one hand it is supposed to be a distro for nvidia cards but it also gets a kernel patch for amd cards? I don't get it. And, finally, I also prefer vanilla distros, but you say in the beginning that a rolling release is needed for gaming because of drivers. But then you use Kubuntu which is not a rolling release and I think that you said that it can take up to 1 year for an update of an app, or was it on debian? Anyway, you said that you can enable 3rd party repository on debian but didn't say the same on Kubuntu, but I think that probably you can do the same? The question is if driver releases are more frequent in nobara than in kubuntu and fedora, or in endeavour and Garuda than in arch. Personally I dropped my support for fedora based distros since red-hat closed centOS by closing its sources and making people pay. I think the same could end happening on Fedora so I won't stay on a red hat backed distro (fedora and all of its spins and subdistros). Therefore nibara shouldn't be an option either. Therefore only Kubuntu and the arches are for me the only acceptable ones. Therefore I want to know what is the driver and app frequency rate in Ubuntu vs Arch/Garuda/Endeavour. I definitely need a rolling release because I want to stay updated in hardware terms, Therefore Kubuntu must have an option to become a rolling release or I will have to switch to an arch. Personally I preferred a good big company backing the distro, but a big company which is not gonna close the distro like Red Hat has done and could so again with Fedora. Therefore, Canonical seems a better option, but the problem is that it also has many comercial interests. On the other hand I was always told that Ubuntu was the Linux distro with the maximum software and driver compatibility, but your video and affirmations seem to reject this affirmation. So now I really have too many doubts and would appreciate someone answering them. PS: KDE is mandatory for any user with minimal aesthetic and functional valuable concepts.
It's irrelevant but I have a question. I have a laptop. I want to switch to Linux. But there is no power/fan management and RGB management application in Linux.
For fan management you can use CoolerControl: gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol For RGB management you can use OpenRGB: openrgb.org/ And I'm not sure what you mean by power management. The CPU and GPU handle all that in the bios, and my most recent video covers GPU OC tools.
@@PhazerTech Thank for respond. In laptops, the power is limited to the CPU and GPU to increase battery life. I tried the application you mentioned and it did not work. I found the Linux application made by community for my own laptop. But thanks anyway.
I only use my laptop for games, office work, web browsing and the only other apps I use regularly are todoist and notion, wich i dont really care. I am only looking for validation at this point to swich to linux. I´m only worried because my laptop is the Asus Zephyrus G16, and I have no idea if the OS can manage the keyboard light and stuff, I actually don´t know if the same configs I can just "copy paste" to Linux.
There shouldn't be any issues controlling the keyboard lights, check out these apps: asus-linux.org/ However I'm not sure if you can use the same configs, you might need to create them from scratch.
Personally I use Endeavour on my daily driver, but for new users I recommend starting with Kubuntu since it's generally an easier learning curve. It's up to you though. If you want the latest drivers and software then go with Endeavour.
So i switched to linux my hardware is pretty old now have a nvidia gtx 950 and playing games on linux but i while playing games i found that if i alt tab or watch a video or listen to music videos my game would crash in couple of minutes after researching i found that nvidia on wayland have a issue with suspension of VRAM but as my work got pushed back i had to go to windows but in couple of days i will get nvme and will install endavouros on it.. i found fedora with gnome works great on my machine untill i solve this issue i have to wait ...
CachyOS is great. It's an ArchLinux based distro that has SMOOTH integration for gaming. I just installed it and immediately started playing Last Epoch with zero issues.
@@PhazerTech - Don't so much care if I have to use one for system updates, but I got in a situation where I had multiple copies of the same software, and none of them were up-to-date -- keep in mind I don't mean betas or nightlies or debug software, I just mean the latest stable releases. It annoyed the crap out of me, especially since I had to remember which one was the right one.
there is one thing that makes me pissed off after i switched to linux and use windows again, and that thing is: idle performance i have deleted every single app out of my windows partition and just leave valorant and discord because my friends only play valorant, but god, it is soooo damn SLOW everything in windows 10 after i switched just looks snappy, slow and sometimes the start menu doesn't even work while in linux, i click something and it happens instantly while still playing a funny animation while doing it here is my specs btw, not great but it's what i could afford and i can run doom eternal smoothly so i'm happy with it: gpu: amd radeon rx480 4gb vram ram: 16 gb cpu: intel core i5 (i don't remember exactly which core i5, but it is a core i5) ssd: 512 gb, dual booted with windows 10 home and kubuntu 24.10
It will, but for the smoothest experience possible (without manual tinkering of graphics drivers) pick a distro that is bundled with proprietary NVIDIA drivers. Pop_OS! or Linux Mint provide installation images for such case, the option will pop up either before image download or during installation process
@@JiriPohanka Good advice. Most if not all Ubuntu based distros will have the "install 3rd party drivers" option during installation. As mentioned in the video I'll be using Kubuntu for my next video and it also has this option.
Fedora you just need to add RPM Fusion first, then installing and updating nividia drivers are simple along with everything else. They used to ask if you wanted this during Fedora install, but I think they took it out, and you have to go look it up yourself on how to add it (which is really easy though).
How is performance compared to Windows in games? I have a 5800X3D, 64GB Ram, 7900XTX, and all NVME drives. I'm assuming it will all work just fine, but I'm not sure on the performance. I was a Manjaro user almost five years ago, so I would be sticking with Arch based. I'll probably try EndeavorOS.
It depends on the game. Some games run better on Linux and some games run better on Windows. That's because Proton/Wine is a translation layer and sometimes requires extra CPU resources, but this is pretty minimal. Your 5800X3D should help in that regard. And yes I recommend EndeavourOS if you're going Arch based.
@@PhazerTech Ok, that makes sense. I've seen I can run non steam games as well, so I might jump into it soon. I'm really tired of some of the Microsoft shenanigans, and I can go without Gamepass.
Consider Linux Mint, please if you are going to start with Linux. That has been my first Distro and it is a real smooth start in the Linux world. Easy and reliable. And the Gaming is as good as Ubuntu. Now I am on Manjaro. But I think I will try another Distro, in the Future.
Would you recommend Endeavour or Fedora for a HTPC that is used for watching HDR content, some light gaming, and is a Docker Plex/Minecraft server? I'm currently using Fedora KDE as my daily driver on my main PC after a lot of distro hopping, but my HTPC/server is still on Windows 10.
Either one would be a good choice and it really comes down to personal preference. Both can do HDR so if you're already familiar with Fedora then that would probably be the easier option.
@@PhazerTech Thanks for the reply! I tried out EndeavourOS on a VM and I really liked it. I ended up going with Fedora on my HTPC and am going to eventually switch to EndeavourOS on my main PC once I have my HTPC set up.
No luck with Kubuntu, I installed to a partition of my drive, I get some weird errors when it finishes installing, then when I try to launch into it it's just the grub terminal!
Which version of Kubuntu? What was the error message? Also I normally recommend installing to a separate drive, not the same drive as your Windows system. Even though the installer makes it possible to do this, I think it's generally better to have separate drives.
@@PhazerTech I appreciate the help. I think part of my issue is that my boot efi stuff is a mess from old Linux installs. I don't have windows installed on the drive I want to use, but I use it for storage, and I partitioned off empty space for Kubuntu.
@@uponeric36 No problem. I can't say for sure but it sounds like something weird happened to Grub. I'd try to repair/reinstall it: www.baeldung.com/linux/grub-efi-reinstall
It's a linux mint alternative basically. Same package base, similar interest in glitzing up. I'd pick mint out of higher confidence for the mint team but it's gala vs honeycrisp apples.
That GPU is new enough that you shouldn't have any problems with any distro. Perhaps try an Nvidia-focused distro such as Pop OS if you want the best compatibility straight out of the box. Any other distro should be fine too, you might need to manually install nvidia drivers though.
Can someone point me in the right direction. I am trying to switch to Linux (starting off with Pop OS since it is my most recent distro I have experience with) for development and gaming and have mostly professional experience with Linux. The problem I am running into, is when I try installing a particular Minecraft mod pack, it will not run after the first run. The crash log doesn't really tell me anything useful (other than some exception happened). Should I try a different Distro? Should I be asking for help in a Minecraft reddit forum, the Pop OS one, somewhere else entirely? Google hasn't been my friend either so I am kind of at a loss. So what would people recommend?
I did a quick search and this came up. Have you installed the java openjdk package? www.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/18t3t4j/certain_modpack_doesnt_work_on_linux/
@@PhazerTech One or both of those might have worked. I was able to load the mod pack, start a save, quit and come back into that save with out it crashing. Thank you for the help. :)
So how has your experience with Linux Gaming been? Which distro did you end up choosing? Let me know here in the comments!
Be sure to watch the follow-up video: ruclips.net/video/kNWZ3rRMnXo/видео.html
Also one thing I wanted clarify. Since Arch and Fedora based distros have newer kernels/drivers, they're usually a better choice for PCs that contain brand new hardware.
Is gaming modding the same on linux as it is on windows? I play a lot of single player games and I love downloading me some mods.
@@99mage99 Yep if you install mods manually it's the same as Windows for the most part, they install through wine. Compatibility can be hit or miss though. Steam workshop mods have good compatibility. If you want to use a mod manager then those are available too. For example here's the link for Mod Organizer 2 which works for Bethesda games: github.com/rockerbacon/modorganizer2-linux-installer
Not a gamer. Started using Linux in 2017. Started with Peppermint 8, currently using MX Linux Xfce. Quick install, quick overall and important to me, stability.
Unfortunately, in both Kubuntu and Garuda, I cannot for the life of me get my xbox one controller to work. Only time it's worked is while playing a game from one of my Windows folders, so I know the Garuda distro recognizes it. But on Steam, there's no recognition. On Kubunto, Steam recognizes the controller, but it makes no difference because it won't work, and I have no idea if the distro does.
@@HankBaxter Some drivers for the xbox controller are wonky. I recommend using this one: atar-axis.github.io/xpadneo/
All the major distros are supported. I personally use this one on EndeavourOS without any issues.
At this point microsoft is begging us to switch to linux so thanks for this vid
lol yea they're gonna continue to push more and more AI features which can be a big privacy concern.
Yep, if my nvme dies I'll be happy. Just deciding when to switch without too much pain.
I don't have a working flashdrive at home, in a hurry to buy one
Just wait Microsoft will be offered 10 billion for Linux then screw us again
@@Dustygoodz Linux would never sell, it's an Open Source Project, it cannot be sold
Minecraft On Windows 11 : Average 50 FPS
Minecraft on Linux Mint : Average 90 FPS
To be fair there's no reason in this day and age to not use a performance focused vanilla modpack if you are interested in playing vanilla minecraft.
lol bullshit
On Nvidia or Radeon? Is the difference so pronounced on Nvidia too?
@@cretium805 No. He's lying.
Lmao Linux mint time 😼
if you don't play competitive shooters you're basically good to go. Hardly have any issues at all playing most of the games i enjoy and have finished about 83 or so games on linux so far and regularly play multiplayer games like gunfire reborn or risk of rain 2 with friends.
how easy is it to switch between linux and windows?
Depends on the desktop environment imo, KDE looks pretty similar to windows, a windows-like distro could be Linux mint cinnamon, zorin os, or if you want a more "macOs" type distro go for Pop os! That was my daily for a while.
@@Zenden1STswitch back and forth with a bootloader or go from Windows to Linux forever? One of the Mint Distros is best for painless switch, but they are painfully to install gaming. Not impossible, just a lot more work than installing a windows game. Usually it'd just a matter of installing Steam/Proton/Play-on Linux/W.IN.E. which will also give you access to most windows apps with the noted exceptions of native Adobe products. Although several minor Adobe products have always been on Linux. And web versions should work. In fact I think they did away with desktop versions last year? IDK I've been using the F.O.S.S. equivalents for over a decade now since Adobe pricing is beyond my wallet.
Do you know how the Fallout games do on Mint?
Other than anticheat compatibility, are there any performance related reasons (i.e. latency) that would make Linux unsuitable for competitive FPS titles that do work on Linux?
I just installed Mint and am Happy that you are making videos about Linux Gaming! Thank you.🎉
Great video; it is nice to see more people targetting and helping newcomers to Linux getting started rather than lording over them with knowledge as sometimes has been the way in the past, so kudos to you for this! After all, the more people who run Linux, the better gaming under it will become.
Personally I choose Gentoo, but I have run it on and off for a long time, so I'm not really the target audience. Either way, it is nice to see how accessible gaming under Linux has become - I remember only barely being able to play World of Warcraft with wine quite a number of years back. Those were not the days. :')
Thanks, yes I'm trying to make these videos very approachable for new users. And it sounds like you've been using Linux for even longer than I have so I appreciate the positive feedback!
Damn, I use arch, but gentoo is a whole other league 😂
I'm a Windows 10 holdout who refuses to "upgrade" to Win11. Your linux explainer is the best I found so far. I've used linux in the past but never full time like I'm about to do now. I just ordered a 2TB NVMe M.2 for linux so I can set aside my Windows install for possible (but unlikely) future use. I'm leaning toward the Mint distro and will do mostly gaming.
I just subscribed and will be checking out you other videos. Thanks!
OK, after watching your next video I guess I'll install Kubuntu!
@@earthoid Haha excellent choice, glad you're enjoying the videos!
I settled on Fedora after trying many different distros. It is stable like Debian while still having newer packages like Arch. I briefly considered Nobara, but GE takes too long to update. I did all the gaming optimizations to Fedora in under 15 minutes and its been smooth sailing ever since.
Fedora is the best distro
@@AyaWetts the more I use it the more I like it. About the only other distro I would consider using at this point is Debian Testing.
what gaming optimizations you used?
@@Ehren1337The ones highlighted in the guides I followed. Basically the major ones GE includes by default in Nobara.
@AyaWetts Nice pfp
Valve has done a lot to push Linux Gaming to be actually viable since they're one of the few companies out there that has the muscle and vested interest in it being as smooth as Windows.
Honestly at this point the only reason I was not running Linux on my Gaming PC was bc it came pre-installed with Windows 10 and I didn't want the hastle, but last year it shat the bed after a storm and it's a heap of trash- the power brick, the motherboard and the CPU are dead- so Im building a new rig and I'll be dead before I pay Microsoft a cent after all the bullshit they do...
This video explain very well and also helps narrow down distro choice for linux beginner and/or gamer, unlike some people that says "any distro can game", and I doubt if they even game. I used to believe that causing me to distro hop a lot, but finally I found my home, EndeavourOS, due to it's minimal, yet user friendly also support for Nvidia GPU.
Thanks glad you liked the video. I also run EndeavourOS as my daily driver :)
I switched from Manjaro to EndeavourOS. I was having a few issues with Manjaro, but after switching, my laptop runs much better. I found out (after having RUclips videos start constantly buffering) that I had to switch my audio from PulseAudio to Pipewire and after rebooting my laptop, the problem was solved. RUclips videos started working properly again. Other than that, I've had no problems with EndeavourOS. It is now my daily driver as well.
@@shadeblazer i have way better performance on regular arch than endeavouros for some reason
The amazing thing about Linux is that i dont have to pay 10$ to just remove an annoying "activate windows" and change my background
Lol, there's lots more amazing about it than that.
I wish that was the only concern with windows.
I would also add that if using something like Debian, you can take benefit of flatpaks to get the latest software, but not everything. But it's really good if there is few software that you absolutely want to have the bleeding edge version of. Backporting is a thing too, but that can cause problems. Basically you don't want to backport anything that has a lot dependencies as it can whack the system unless you know what you are doing. And it's not that officially supported either, even if the official tools do allow you to do that.
Great points, I'll be sure to mention flatpaks in my next video.
Thanks for the update! Your input is appreciated
Which distro makes pairing a controller via BT easy? I messed up my Fedora install when trying to pair my XBOX controller.
Thanks for the support! The issue is probably the driver and not so much the distro. I recommend using this driver: atar-axis.github.io/xpadneo/
All the major distros are supported. Scroll down to the Prerequisites section. I'm personally running this driver without any issues on EndeavourOS.
I've been watching all these videos about distros, and this is BY FAR the most informative. Thank you.
Great video but I doubt the algorithm will bring it to the mainstream where it's needed. Good luck mate
Thanks! The algorithm was nice to my previous Linux gaming video, so lets see how it treats this one.
Great video, I'm a old school guy 54...
Love Linux, I like to use them all with VM's...
I appreciate you and others for keeping the knowledge going strong, keep doing your thing king... 😉😉👍🤔🤔🤩🤩👏👏👏✌✌
Excellent video, finally someone who explains the fundamentals in a clearly structured, easy to follow video. Great job, need to check out your other videos!
Thank you I hope you enjoy my other videos! Check out my Linux playlist
I liked this video because of how clear you were talking about the topic!
And that there haven't been unnecessary music until the end!
Thanks bud, glad you like my style of videos!
installed mint yesterday, lol, i grow increasingly impressed with it, every day.
What DE are you running? I'm really enjoying Cinnamon, lots of customization options. But I heard the other ones are even more lightweight.
@@MrCrazyjoe259 Oh i ran regular cinnamon... Though, i don't use Mint anymore, i switched to Nobara, and since couldn't be bothered to continue trying distro's, lol.
If i'm gonna switch again, i think i'll switch to CachyOS.
Huge help for my first built PC AND when I dual boot with two distros of Linux on it. Liked, commented, and subscribed. n.n
Just switched myself from w10 to Linux Mint! Loving it so far. Really anything that wont play on here or on my steam deck i just play on my series x, so i really get the best of both worlds.
Nobara comes with KDE ( although you can get Fedora KDE spin) by default and set for gamers. I dont like Gnome. Endevour if you prefer Arch based distro.
Im migrating to Linux from windows starting with dual booting so this video has been really helpful. Thanks.
You bet! Check out my Linux playlist for more helpful videos
Fedora ended up being the sweet spot for me. I didn't need much extra configuration for some niche games (e.g. additional packages for Ren'Py games) and it just kinda works without much fuss. Newer kernel version for GPU perf improvements is also nice.
Mint is where I started, but I ended up having issues due to the Cinnamon desktop not performing well in games I was playing, which was not a problem with vanilla Gnome (which I discovered after testing with Debian).
I had bad luck with Debian, between the KDE version being crashtastic and the 12.0 live ISO having a bug preventing package updates that led to me breaking the OS entirely when I tried to fix it.
I haven't tried Nobara, but I'd probably do that that if I was into recording or streaming, or if I had an Nvidia GPU. But for just standard gaming with an AMD GPU, Fedora seems just as good with the benefit of being more vanilla.
Nice, Fedora is a great middle ground and I think it's probably the better choice for general use when compared to Nobara. Everything that's included in Nobara can be installed in Fedora, and you can pick and choose only the things you want, so you're not really missing out on anything. And thanks for sharing your experiences with those other distros.
I'm just mad that Nvidia, AMD, and Intel, including Microsoft, want to force A.I. onto us through everything..
I want to avoid artificial intelligence at every turn.
Thank you for doing this video. Very interesting things to consider!
Nice and informative video. Please make sure you tell people to stay clear of the steam snap in the follow up
I definitely will, thanks!
That was actually a pretty good general linux intro!
My best Linux distro so far for ex Windows users is Zorin 17. I have tried Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, Garuda, Debian, Arch and Pop OS.
Yeah I'm making the switch at the moment. Windows told me too. It's a shame, the AI stuff is epic, but I'm just sick of the ads and the telemetry crap
It seems MS is their own worst enemy. People are leaving Windows in droves lately.
A.I. is the most evil, and even the hardware they want to put that crap in NPU chips and graphics cards. It's just sickening!
When I do a full shift to Linux rather than dual booting, I'll run a Arch-Fedora hybrid set up. Bazzite for gaming and EndeavorOS for my Arch distro of choice since it's pretty much just Arch with preinstalled drivers and has most software I would already plan to download the instant I install this distro. I simply don't see the utility of a Debian or Red Hat distro all that much and I would install OpenSUSE tumbleweed once I got use to the inner works of a Arch and Fedora distro and run a KVM of all the distros I want to try out and implement Passthroughs for everything I need and want for said distros and maybe even try out some custom Windows OSes. Unlike Windows 10, 11, and Copilot+ in the actual drive, KVMs are secure since they're being emulated rather than being hard implemented in your system. Of course, I would never actually try out Windows Copilot+ or its Shitcall
Started dabbling with gaming on Linux about 2 days a go. Currently trying out Linux Mint XFCE. Might not be set up with the lowest latency so there could be improvements there.
ETS2 For me was the most flawless. In ETS2 I seem to have noticed less microstuttering and overall a more fluent experience than I had on Windows (with some measuring, I have been able to contribute that down to my videocard for whatever reason doing a microsleep and clocking back on Balanced Energy schemes.)
OMSI2 actually starts. And that is more than I was expecting. Unfortunately, all addon maps work fine, but my own map (which is not offered through Steam) causes the skybox bug (the map contents appear to get loaded, but there is nothing visible but the sky texture.)
I have yet to test my other games (space-constraints due to using an old SSD that runs Linux Mint) but all in all it has been a whole lot less cumbersome than I anticipated.
Another interesting thing: lsusb sees my HP Reverb Business VR glasses. And all of it: the sensors, the remote controllers and the audio-display adapter on it.
Another interesting thing: My Fanatec CSL GT DD Pro wheel actually has force feedback through a script written by a private individual (the github project is called hid-fanatecff).
Definitely going to mess around with this a bit more.
What about gamer who also is a digital artist (Blender, inkscape, gimp, darktable, kdenlive, krita, and more) and streamer? i've tested endeavorOS and Garuda, but have been having trobules with the updates on OBS pretty frecuently, and in games, for some reason they run well at the beginning and after some updates, begin to lag :S (my principal reference is Brawlhalla)
Manjaro is great for noobs. Gaming on it was great. I recently switched to arch and the experience is the same, but requires more effort to get it working. I play Skyrim and Fallout mostly, with a few old emulated games in between, so I can’t speak for COD style games, as they aren’t really my thing.
Endeavour is basically a shortcut for much of that early effort on Arch.
As longtime debian (ubuntu) user I tried few distros myself a month ago. Pop!OS, Ming, EndevourOS. The latest, EndevourOS is my personal favorite. It captures spirit of arch and it has wonderful comunity with knowladge base (wiki and basic guides) etc. Just love it.
Thank Phazer for wonderful video. :)
BTW Kubuntu is my second favorite. On old computers I use Xubuntu.
Manjaro never felt like system for me for some uknown reason.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I agree EndeavourOS is awesome and it's my personal favorite too. The AUR makes package installation super easy and everything is on there.
Fantastic video for the satellite altitude overview of the Linux world.
I’ve done a lot of distro hopping over the years; and the most “Windows like” for helping people make the change is Garuda, imo of course. Almost anything anyone could ever want is there, and most of it is scripted into GUI interfaces.
That said, I went for the XFCE version for a bit cleaner look and less eye-candy. But the Dragonized version will give the shock and awe effect to those that wonder why Windows would never allow such creative freedom.
I keep hopping around and keep coming back to Mint.
Ubuntu base, flats no snaps. Pop os is on my radar but .. cosmic isn't done yet
This is a genuinely great explanation of the Linux for noobs. Thanks for your video.
If you are using any sort of game specific hardware such as handheld computers like the Legion Go and ROG Ally I'd recommend going with Bazzite instead of the ones mentioned here. The reason for this is mainly that it comes preconfigured for that kind of hardware so all the buttons just work and the OS is made to be navigated with a controller instead of mouse and keyboard. It's basically like SteamOS except it's based on Fedora instead of Arch and it's more optimized for other handhelds than Steam Deck.
I noticed you need a somewhat new LInux Kernal version too.. like version 6.4 and up to work with new AMD CPU/GPU. I just got a Ryzen 7-7800x3d and Radeon 7800xt; and they need newer Linux kernal version to work; this might help others. I am a bit confused which distro to go with, for now Win11 basically suits my needs for now; but I am concerned about the future with Windows going to subscription. Ya, the video is right about Ubuntu beeing newb friendly..... April 25th is the next major release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and it will have Linux Kernal version 6.8.
Good info, yea the latest kernel is best for the latest hardware.
Currently on windows but I’ve tried out a few distributions over the course of a few months and I think I’ve settled on endeavor as it’s a but easier than vanilla arch but it has latest packages along with the AUR which was a huge selling point for me as I use DaVinci Resolve and that was the easiest setup I’ve had. Also nvidia drivers were really simple to install compared to something like fedora.
Also just found out that you can only undervolt Nvidia on Arch, apparently.
That's actually huge for gaming performance with even remotely modern hardware. Sure greenwithenvy will monitor temps, but if it conflicts with python based undervolting, it sounds useless for stock cards. I modded mine with thermal pads and copper and I'm still not sure if stock voltage is ideal due to the power draw limits that go along with it. I haven't actually used greenwithenvy so I could be wrong, but if the +core slider works like afterburner, it's still gonna waste a ton of volts and throttle, and the python method lets you directly change the v/f curve. There's a bit about it on the cachyos wiki, and also in their forums somebody posted their own method. I looked at the latter and it was very simple and included instructions for running automatically at startup
Thanks for the video. One thing I havent noticed anyone mentioning is the ntfs problem where Ubuntu based distros, such as Mint and Kubuntu, will not mount and read ntfs drives. It makes accessing your back-ups impossible till you have done a lot of reading and experimenting, its really annoying. I have yet to find a permanent fix, so I see a lot more research on the horizon if I want to keep using Kubuntu.
This article shows how to do it: phoenixnap.com/kb/mount-ntfs-linux
But it's not recommended to use the same NTFS drive on both Linux and Windows because there might be permission issues, as far as I know. Also performance will be bad on Linux. If you want to use secondary drives on Linux you should format them with EXT4 or other Linux friendly file systems.
Problem using Debian or Ubuntu (in its LTS edition) is, if you are coming from Windows with an already built PC; the hardware. Some chipsets of my 1 year old MB are still not supported and I had to install a distro with a 6.11 Kernel.
That's a good point. I alluded to it when I mentioned that Arch and Fedora distros have newer drivers/kernel, but I probably should have explicitly stated this when I recommended Kubuntu. A lot of newer hardware will still work fine on Ubuntu 24.04 though, so your mileage may vary depending on the specific hardware.
Well that was ludicrously informative, thank you sir.
Glad to hear that!
I started using Garuda. Pretty good so far.
I moved off Ubuntu as of 24.04. It would no longer recover from Suspend on my 2010 imac. I could find no forecast for a patch, so I moved back to Debian 12. I had a good 14-year run, but I don't miss Ubuntu' move to snap and a few other developments.
Nice, if you know what you're doing then Debian is preferable for many people. Also running Linux on an old iMac is pretty awesome! 👍
We still have the issue of kernel level anti-cheats that only work on Windows.... thought some already work on Linux... My hopes is that now that Microsoft wants to cut kernel access to those apps eventually those games will also work in Linux
Im gaming on intel arc card and have only gotten one game to launch on fedora everything else just launches then crashes. Would switching to an amd card solve this?
As far as I know Intel GPUs are pretty well supported in Linux and should work with most games. You might need to install a driver package. Check out this thread: www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/130at02/anybody_know_how_to_install_the_intel_graphics/
Looks like you need to install the intel-compute-runtime and oneapi-level-zero packages
I already made the decision to not "upgrade" to win11. The reason im not switching to Linux right now is due to certain games where i want to make sure they run at launch, but im already considering doing the jump next month. From all ive heard its probably gonna be Fedora. I had used Ubuntu a long time ago but had a very sour experience with it.
But the thing that i cant wait to see is to have no bloat on my pc. After getting my Steam Deck it felt really nice to not have all these garbage programs, and i cant wait to have a windows free experience on my desktop
If it ditches windows monitoring, all I do is play games and browse. Looks like you get a 15 to 20% boost in gaming. I might try it as a Linux noob!
Yep that's a common reason why people are switching. And as far as gaming performance goes, it depends. Some games run better on Linux but a lot of native Windows games still run better on Windows. This is because Proton/Wine are translation layers and sometimes require extra CPU resources.
I had Debian installed cause i wanted stable software and didn't care about old packages. But then i upgraded my graphics card and the kernel Debian used did not have drivers for it and it wouldn't boot. I then debated between Fedora and Ubuntu for a later kernel version and settled on Kubuntu because I'm already familiar with apt.
Yeah, I grew up in the days when Windows didn't even really have a start menu. Only used Macs in school. Gnome and Windows11's Mac-ish menu is annoying for me. KDE and Cinnamon are my preferred GUI's. I've been figuring that I'll set my system up for dual boot. Then again, if I can find a Linux distro I like well enough, I can finally just give Microsoft the finger and move on entirely.
M.S. has had their ups and downs throughout the years with various Windows releases and I go as far back as DOS 6.0 and Win 3.11 - OS/2. For me the last Desktop PC Operating System that MS put out that was an OS that was customizable, mostly worked out of the box, didn't get in your way, spied on you the least, etc... was and still is Windows 7. Windows 8 sucked, Windows 10 is an improvement over 8 in some regards, and there were a lot of nice features in Windows 10 {DirectX 12, WSL for direct linux - bash support being able to integrate it into CMD provided you have Windows 10 Pro..., and a few other small features like improvements to task manager}, however their added telemetry, their Tablet - Phone touch screen UI sucks, and their constant bloatware advertising machine is horrendous. On top of that, removing the option to either install or not install updates and forcing them onto you is probably one of their worst shittiest business practices throughout the decades. Also, many of the core functionalities of easily and quickly getting to various controls and settings that use to be 1-3 clicks away from Windows 8+ are 7+ clicks away buried behind a bunch of unnecessary bullshit. Windows 11 I have not used, but I assume it is still heading in that same direction and the fact that you must have Secure Boot enabled at all times, and you must have their TPM 2.0 module on your hardware to dictate to you what you can and can not do with the hardware you paid for, yeah FUCK YOU MICROSOFT! You are about 1-2 steps away from losing a 30+ year customer. So here I am, scouting out and doing some research into Linux alternatives. I still currently have Windows 7 on my 16 year old machine and I am about to put Windows 10 Pro onto it, but I do not think I'll go to Windows 11. I think Windows 10 Pro in conjunction with testing out a few Linux Distros might be my transition to drop MS like a red hat (pun intended). I've been debating between Ubuntu and Arch... Arch you have more control but is for more experienced users, Ubuntu perhaps not perfect but for most cases should just work right out of the box. Now, I'm not a noob to computing, and I can learn Linux fairly easy. For me I think the hardest challenge or part is unlearning Windows habits. We are talking about a good 30+ years of DOS commands vs Bash... And old habits do Die Hard: "Yippie-kai-yay Motherfucker" - Bruce Willis!
How do i get cpu power draw to display on mangohud? it reads 0w for me when I tell it to display. I heard something about Zenpower, but I don't think it's been updated in quite awhile.
Yes for AMD CPUs you'll want to install Zenpower. I have it installed on my system and it still works fine.
@@PhazerTech Thanks, Just wanted to make sure it was the correct package for that.
I set up my first gaming linux setup recently with nixos, was also my first time using nix but it was really easy to set up for gaming once in. Partitioning the drives was weirdly hard though for nix
I think pre-configured distros like Nobara are important for new users to remove a lot of the difficulties in switching over from windows. Not having to worry about setting anything up except for their steam and knowing that any game fix or launch option they find online for whatever game won't have them trying to install and build a bunch of packages that will need manual updates later on. A not super common example that might only apply to me and like 4 other people are those that wants to use HDR reliably, gamescope is the only real option for that, and it might not always be available through the package manager so you would have to build it. Even though it isn't super difficult, most people are intimidated by it and won't even try.
Take a gander at these setup steps I kind of remember doing while just starting to use Linux and wanting to try out some game with HDR on Nobara and Kubuntu (tried kubuntu first and only used KDE because I don't like gnome and KDE is the only one that mentions HDR as "usable"):
Kubuntu: Plugged in USB, kept secure boot on, chose USB as boot device, went through installer, almost missed third party drivers' checkbox, rebooted, got weird resolution at desktop, changed to native resolution, opened Firefox and search for steam Linux, saw article about using flatpak version, looked in discover, only found snaps, search for flatpak kubuntu setup, got it working, installed a bunch of stuff, didn't see any of them in start menu, after a while found out you need to reboot to see them, rebooted, found steam, logged in and got proton set up via the same article, installed some HDR compatible game that I can't remember, tried to enable HDR but didn't find the button, quick search recommended updating packages and drivers if features are missing, 1x update and upgrade later, still not there, check NVIDIA drivers and try Ubuntu-drivers install anyway, no difference, get confused but seems like apt can install NVIDIA driver, try to reboot, black screen, long search later, recovery mode, install them again via apt, works, reboot and still no HDR, a bit more research and seems like you need KDE 6 but kubuntu is 5.2.something, check if I can update, negative, a bit more searching and convince myself that somehow gamescope would work because it does on the steam deck even though it's arch but whatever, try to apt install, cant find, search install guide, find GitHub, see build tutorial, get scared, leave, give up on HDR, got annoyed with Linux, started the game, got stutters and decides to look for frame rate monitoring like RTSS, mangohud time, apt install, nothing in game, a bit more search finds goverlay, flatpak download exists, find global enable for mangohud, finally fps monitor and game isn't running great, a bit more searching and proton-ge might help, find protonup-qt, installs proton-ge, select for game runs better.
Nobara: Plugged in USB, disabled secure boot, chose USB as boot device, clicked through fedora installer, rebooted, got pop up for "first steps", installed updates and drivers with a couple of clicks and my password, restarted, saw steam on the desktop and logged in, got windows only error, remembered to enable steam play/proton, installed doom eternal, enabled HDR in display settings, found out the games can't find HDR signals ootb and no fps is showing, goverlay is apparently pre-installed, global enable should work, check protondb and arch wiki with keyword HDR, copy-paste launch options and see that user had proton-ge, check protonup-qt and its already installed, add proton-ge to steam, select for game, and I'm gaming with a pretty experimental feature for KDE 6 without any real issues.
Yes, you can say that I was more experienced when using Nobara, and it's more up to date and fedora vs Ubuntu isn't a fair comparison, but new users might not know all that. It had also been maybe two months since the first time I had touched Linux on my main desktop PC and not just on an old laptop. I was just kind of hopping around distros and getting confused. My use case with HDR is also not very common, but I had just gotten a new monitor and the "amount of troubleshooting" involved will probably be even worse for people that want to mod, so I think it's a fair point in being something a lot of ppl might have to deal with when switching over.
This was the base overview I was looking for. With Windows 10's end looming and absolutely loathing Win11 (have to use it on work laptop), I've been looking for an out for my desktop. I've been running all my servers on Linux, my personal dev machine is Linux - unless I'm using the Mac. For years it's been Redhat based all the way (CentOS, really), but since IBM took over, they've lost their way (we'll see how long Fedora remains a thing, I don't trust IBM further than I can spit). I recently migrated all my servers from CentOS to Ubuntu Server LTS, so I've gained familiarity there. I've used Linux Mint for some VMs and quite like it - it seems less bloated than full-fledged Ubuntu. Thanks to you, I think I'll give Kubuntu a look-see as well. Professionally I continue to need access to a range of "productivity apps" and easy authentication against AD. So, I feel like I can't just go off into the wild Arch landscape. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful. Yea I'd also place IBM in the same bin as Microsoft when it comes to trustworthiness haha. And yes I think you'll enjoy Kubuntu!
@@PhazerTech I still have the huge hill of "Office365 whether I want to or not" to climb, as well. Dreading that.
My work laptop has auto updated to win 11 as well and holy shit I hate it so much. It's not enough that even if it did work correctly it'd be dogshit compared to 10, after the update the performance nose-dived completely and there's also some bug with the system leaking memory resulting in the work laptop crashing due to running out of RAM after 4-5 hours of system up-time.
I'd rather get quartered than install win 11 on my personal desktop especially since windows 10 bricked twice within a month of installation when 8.1 was at end of life.
What games are you playing in the B-Roll of the first few minutes? They looked cool to play!
I showed Titanfall 2, Doom Eternal, Metro Exodus, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, StarCraft 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and Metal Gear Solid V.
All of them are a blast to play!
Thanks, nice video. How to get that nice overlay in games?
Thanks, to get the overlay you can use MangoHud. I talked about it in this video: ruclips.net/video/kNWZ3rRMnXo/видео.html
I am already running Garuda in my main (gaming) PC for a week now and I am pretty satisfied, for someone who touched Linux for the first time. I am wondering whether I should install something else in my laptop, thinking of Pop!OS, Drauger, Endeavour, or Nobara.
Nice! I think you should try several distros and pick the one you like best.
when you said the was anti cheat compatibility I was worried Easy Anti Cheat was one of them but then 3:00 "unfortunately the 3 popular games you have no interest in don't work cause they use battle eye or something scummy and kernel level" wonderful!
I'm currently testing Mint and it's awesome. The only thing I don't like is the old nvidia drivers. Is there a way to use the newest nvidia drivers with Mint or should I switch to another distro?
These are the latest drivers for Ubuntu based systems: launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Scroll down to the "Adding this PPA to your system" section for the commands to install it, then reboot.
im looking forward to pop os and fedora any suggestions and which is both lighter and better for gaming
Both are great choices and as explained in the video the main difference is the package manager. Ubuntu distros might be slightly easier to use for noobs, while Fedora offers slightly newer drivers. I suggest trying both and stick with the one you like more.
@@PhazerTech thanks man
I'm really wanting to switch to Linux, but a few things are holding me back. I work from home a lot, and my job has me strapped to Adobe products. I suppose I could technically switch over to DaVinci Resolve and Reaper DAW completely, but I still need Illustrator and After Effects.
Also, even though I'm mostly a single-player gamer, I do hop into Destiny occasionally, and Bungie is being very stubborn when it comes to Linux support.
There are also alternatives for Illustrator and After Effects, check out Inkscape and Natron. This link has more Adobe alternatives: itsfoss.com/adobe-alternatives-linux/
But yea it won't be easy to completely overhaul your workflow and will take effort to learn the new apps.
PikaOS, based on Ubuntu but with Nobara optimizations.
Ultramarine Linux, based on Fedora, not as optimized as Nobara but more stable.
Holo ISO. based on SteamOS (which is based on Arch) for PCs.
As i thought the same at the end of you'll suggest ubuntu for beginners
Name of Robot or mech schooter Game ?
It's Titanfall 2. Hard to believe it's over 8 years old now but still holds up extremely well.
thanks so much. going to try endeavouros.
Good choice!
Can you share name of the games on the video?
Sure thing. I played Titanfall 2, Doom Eternal, Metro Exodus, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, StarCraft 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and Metal Gear Solid V
My experince with linux gaming is great, I'm using Archcraft with qtile wm .
which game is that at the video final part ?
is it a steam game?
The game is Titanfall 2 and yes it's available on Steam. When it goes on sale it's usually only $5 or less.
@@PhazerTech Thanks :)
According to Steam, Titanfall 2 is not compatible with Linux.
@canalconscienciaglobal You must be new :) Valve created the Proton compatibility layer which allows you to play Windows games on Linux. So while it's not a native Linux game, it still works with Proton.
@@PhazerTech You're right. :) I'll look for more info about Proton. Thanks :)
i want a distro that uses low ram and also good for gaming.do ya guys have any recommends?
I have tried gaming on linux but always go back to windows. I did a board swap and MS blocked me from using my old key and want a new key purchased. I have tried garuda but had some issues. I hate unity desktop. I think i will try nobara. Any tips on this? 7800x3d and a 4080.
Nobara is a good choice if gaming is your main priority. Its default desktop is KDE, I think you'll like it better than unity.
@@PhazerTech I am going to give Garuda another shot and see. If it annoys me I'll try nobara. It's more important to me to really try to get away from MS I am sick on their crap.
@@chrisgraff2103 I hear you man, MS is doing some really sketchy things. I think many people are going to switch over now.
@@PhazerTech so back to report. With Garuda I had some graphical issue that would not display setting windows and wifi windows etc, I moved to nobara and it would not see my wifi7 card due to the old Kernal, endeavoros works but fml trying to install via terminal alone lol. Not sure who to try next or if I should tinker with endevor more.
@@chrisgraff2103 EndeavourOS is what I use on my daily driver so I might be biased but I suggest sticking to that lol. Installing via terminal isn't hard at all, and I'm sure you'll get comfortable with it faster than you think. To install most applications all you need to enter is: yay -S app-name
So lets say for steam, all you would do is enter: yay -S steam
Some applications require dependencies but again you'd install those the same way, just Google for a guide or instructions on how to install a particular program and the dependencies will be given, all you do is copy and paste. Also be sure to see some of my other videos which have detailed instructions, and you'll get the hang of it.
EndeavourOS guide: ruclips.net/video/2U1_Vi6zsNA/видео.html
Running Steam games: ruclips.net/video/kNWZ3rRMnXo/видео.html
Running Epic, battlenet, & other game launchers: ruclips.net/video/5mOCwpS6sII/видео.html
Does freesync/VRR still only really work well on KDE?
Yea, as far as I know KDE is your best bet for those
Great overview thank you very much
Thanks I'm glad you liked it!
I'm linux user since 2018, what I learned is, if you're using linux for your day by day, and you're working remotely and you don't have windows, you're full over linux, then use debian, you will save yourself a lot of headache, plus, gaming on debian is super stable
Made a gaming on Linux video and didn't touch on gaming kernels :/ I finally managed to figure out how to force Heroic Games Launcher to use a C++ distribution to run Marvel Rivals, but it's laggy garbage. Im assuming gaming kernels are the way, but Im struggling to get them installed. It ALSO appears as though Ubuntu has way fewer critical optimizations than Arch for the tkg kernel, even though Ive yet to figure out how to install it properly on either distro. Only on Garuda did the tkg kernel builder even ask what CPU model Im using. The scheduler optimizations sound hugely important and benchmarks indicate ~10% performance differences, which is pretty big
Special kernels aren't really worth the trouble. They might help in a few games but the vast majority of games won't see a noticeable difference. Custom kernels can also be less stable than the mainline kernel, so if you do work or other things with your PC I'd just stick with the stock kernel. Since you sound like a power user I suggest going with an Arch based distro, my favorite is EndeavourOS. Also if you're having trouble with a particular game try a different runner/compatibility layer. You can also import the game into Steam which should give the best compatibility.
I just installed ubuntu 24.01 lts version. Yes its gnome but honestly I don't mind it, it gives a different vibe from windows. And I have set it up for dual boot without many issues. Had to select ubuntus efi first as a priority in bios. That way I boot with grub and can choose between the two systems If I want. What really surprised me after coming from Fedora kde plasma version 40 is how it just works out of box literally. I even have my nvidia 550 drivers pre installed. Gnome is different but a lot faster and idk fancier then fedora I used. Now I need to figure out some apps how to install them and maybe try running some games. Also it seems like I can open up my windows partition and go through files if necessary. Overall so far its one of the better linuxes I installed so far. Only thing I liked with fedora is how light it was. Only 8gb compared to 28. But I don't mind. Because I don't need to hassle to install drivers and browsers and what not.
Kernel patching is not something that you can do on a vanilla distro unless you do it manually which is crazy and a good candidate to break your system or at least having to do it manually after every single kernel update. Therefore I saw in your video that nobara was saying that it includes kernel patches, although some of them are nonsense to me, like: support for Microsoft surface. So on the one hand it is supposed to be a distro for nvidia cards but it also gets a kernel patch for amd cards? I don't get it. And, finally, I also prefer vanilla distros, but you say in the beginning that a rolling release is needed for gaming because of drivers. But then you use Kubuntu which is not a rolling release and I think that you said that it can take up to 1 year for an update of an app, or was it on debian? Anyway, you said that you can enable 3rd party repository on debian but didn't say the same on Kubuntu, but I think that probably you can do the same? The question is if driver releases are more frequent in nobara than in kubuntu and fedora, or in endeavour and Garuda than in arch. Personally I dropped my support for fedora based distros since red-hat closed centOS by closing its sources and making people pay. I think the same could end happening on Fedora so I won't stay on a red hat backed distro (fedora and all of its spins and subdistros). Therefore nibara shouldn't be an option either. Therefore only Kubuntu and the arches are for me the only acceptable ones. Therefore I want to know what is the driver and app frequency rate in Ubuntu vs Arch/Garuda/Endeavour. I definitely need a rolling release because I want to stay updated in hardware terms, Therefore Kubuntu must have an option to become a rolling release or I will have to switch to an arch. Personally I preferred a good big company backing the distro, but a big company which is not gonna close the distro like Red Hat has done and could so again with Fedora. Therefore, Canonical seems a better option, but the problem is that it also has many comercial interests. On the other hand I was always told that Ubuntu was the Linux distro with the maximum software and driver compatibility, but your video and affirmations seem to reject this affirmation. So now I really have too many doubts and would appreciate someone answering them. PS: KDE is mandatory for any user with minimal aesthetic and functional valuable concepts.
It's irrelevant but I have a question. I have a laptop. I want to switch to Linux. But there is no power/fan management and RGB management application in Linux.
For fan management you can use CoolerControl: gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol
For RGB management you can use OpenRGB: openrgb.org/
And I'm not sure what you mean by power management. The CPU and GPU handle all that in the bios, and my most recent video covers GPU OC tools.
@@PhazerTech Thank for respond. In laptops, the power is limited to the CPU and GPU to increase battery life. I tried the application you mentioned and it did not work. I found the Linux application made by community for my own laptop. But thanks anyway.
I only use my laptop for games, office work, web browsing and the only other apps I use regularly are todoist and notion, wich i dont really care. I am only looking for validation at this point to swich to linux.
I´m only worried because my laptop is the Asus Zephyrus G16, and I have no idea if the OS can manage the keyboard light and stuff, I actually don´t know if the same configs I can just "copy paste" to Linux.
There shouldn't be any issues controlling the keyboard lights, check out these apps: asus-linux.org/
However I'm not sure if you can use the same configs, you might need to create them from scratch.
Ea Sports fc 25 and Nba 2k25 is compatible ?
Im thinking about installing linux on my old laptop it has an i5 2520m cpu what distro should i get?
That CPU is new enough that it shouldn't have issues with any distro. For new users I suggest either Linux Mint or Kubuntu.
If you would have to choose, would you go for Kubuntu or Endeavour?
Personally I use Endeavour on my daily driver, but for new users I recommend starting with Kubuntu since it's generally an easier learning curve. It's up to you though. If you want the latest drivers and software then go with Endeavour.
what about regata os made for gaming you should check that one out
I wasn't familiar with it but it looks nice. Based on OpenSuse. Thanks for the suggestion
So i switched to linux my hardware is pretty old now have a nvidia gtx 950 and playing games on linux but i while playing games i found that if i alt tab or watch a video or listen to music videos my game would crash in couple of minutes after researching i found that nvidia on wayland have a issue with suspension of VRAM but as my work got pushed back i had to go to windows but in couple of days i will get nvme and will install endavouros on it.. i found fedora with gnome works great on my machine untill i solve this issue i have to wait ...
Yea it seems Wayland support on Nvidia isn't quite there yet. For now I'd use X11 with Nvidia.
CachyOS is great. It's an ArchLinux based distro that has SMOOTH integration for gaming. I just installed it and immediately started playing Last Epoch with zero issues.
Can you get by without using package managers? That was one of the items that made me not decide to switch to linux
Not really. It's required to update your system and it's the easiest way to install applications. Why don't you want to use a package manager?
@@PhazerTech - Don't so much care if I have to use one for system updates, but I got in a situation where I had multiple copies of the same software, and none of them were up-to-date -- keep in mind I don't mean betas or nightlies or debug software, I just mean the latest stable releases. It annoyed the crap out of me, especially since I had to remember which one was the right one.
there is one thing that makes me pissed off after i switched to linux and use windows again, and that thing is: idle performance
i have deleted every single app out of my windows partition and just leave valorant and discord because my friends only play valorant, but god, it is soooo damn SLOW
everything in windows 10 after i switched just looks snappy, slow and sometimes the start menu doesn't even work
while in linux, i click something and it happens instantly while still playing a funny animation while doing it
here is my specs btw, not great but it's what i could afford and i can run doom eternal smoothly so i'm happy with it:
gpu: amd radeon rx480 4gb vram
ram: 16 gb
cpu: intel core i5 (i don't remember exactly which core i5, but it is a core i5)
ssd: 512 gb, dual booted with windows 10 home and kubuntu 24.10
what about hardware ? i have a 3090ti will it work?
It will, but for the smoothest experience possible (without manual tinkering of graphics drivers) pick a distro that is bundled with proprietary NVIDIA drivers. Pop_OS! or Linux Mint provide installation images for such case, the option will pop up either before image download or during installation process
@@JiriPohanka Good advice. Most if not all Ubuntu based distros will have the "install 3rd party drivers" option during installation. As mentioned in the video I'll be using Kubuntu for my next video and it also has this option.
Fedora you just need to add RPM Fusion first, then installing and updating nividia drivers are simple along with everything else. They used to ask if you wanted this during Fedora install, but I think they took it out, and you have to go look it up yourself on how to add it (which is really easy though).
Garuda linux is best for drivers
Thanks. I will be buying a Linux.
you don't buy it
It’s freeeeeeeeeee
How is performance compared to Windows in games? I have a 5800X3D, 64GB Ram, 7900XTX, and all NVME drives. I'm assuming it will all work just fine, but I'm not sure on the performance. I was a Manjaro user almost five years ago, so I would be sticking with Arch based. I'll probably try EndeavorOS.
It depends on the game. Some games run better on Linux and some games run better on Windows. That's because Proton/Wine is a translation layer and sometimes requires extra CPU resources, but this is pretty minimal. Your 5800X3D should help in that regard. And yes I recommend EndeavourOS if you're going Arch based.
@@PhazerTech Ok, that makes sense. I've seen I can run non steam games as well, so I might jump into it soon. I'm really tired of some of the Microsoft shenanigans, and I can go without Gamepass.
@@TheCgOrion Yep my latest video shows how to run Epic Games, GOG, Battlenet and more. Feels good to be free of MS!
Consider Linux Mint, please if you are going to start with Linux. That has been my first Distro and it is a real smooth start in the Linux world. Easy and reliable. And the Gaming is as good as Ubuntu. Now I am on Manjaro. But I think I will try another Distro, in the Future.
Would you recommend Endeavour or Fedora for a HTPC that is used for watching HDR content, some light gaming, and is a Docker Plex/Minecraft server? I'm currently using Fedora KDE as my daily driver on my main PC after a lot of distro hopping, but my HTPC/server is still on Windows 10.
Either one would be a good choice and it really comes down to personal preference. Both can do HDR so if you're already familiar with Fedora then that would probably be the easier option.
@@PhazerTech Thanks for the reply! I tried out EndeavourOS on a VM and I really liked it. I ended up going with Fedora on my HTPC and am going to eventually switch to EndeavourOS on my main PC once I have my HTPC set up.
@@Wolverineeeeeeee Excellent choice, I switched to Endeavour a few years ago and have been loving it!
You should give CachyOS (arch based) a try.
No luck with Kubuntu, I installed to a partition of my drive, I get some weird errors when it finishes installing, then when I try to launch into it it's just the grub terminal!
Which version of Kubuntu? What was the error message?
Also I normally recommend installing to a separate drive, not the same drive as your Windows system. Even though the installer makes it possible to do this, I think it's generally better to have separate drives.
Also if you installed version 24.04 see the first comment here for a fix: www.reddit.com/r/Kubuntu/comments/1cdko49/comment/l1ht1l9/?
@@PhazerTech I appreciate the help. I think part of my issue is that my boot efi stuff is a mess from old Linux installs. I don't have windows installed on the drive I want to use, but I use it for storage, and I partitioned off empty space for Kubuntu.
@@uponeric36 No problem. I can't say for sure but it sounds like something weird happened to Grub. I'd try to repair/reinstall it: www.baeldung.com/linux/grub-efi-reinstall
Just started testing Zorin OS, which you don't mention here, any bad experience with that?
It should be good, it just wasn't on my radar. Too many distros to mention in one video.
It's a linux mint alternative basically. Same package base, similar interest in glitzing up. I'd pick mint out of higher confidence for the mint team but it's gala vs honeycrisp apples.
is debian and ubuntu same ?
Yes they're extremely similar and both use apt but Ubuntu has newer software by default and is more noob friendly.
What the best linux for low end laptop? My old gt555m always always crash when play game on windows and i want try linux now
That GPU is new enough that you shouldn't have any problems with any distro. Perhaps try an Nvidia-focused distro such as Pop OS if you want the best compatibility straight out of the box. Any other distro should be fine too, you might need to manually install nvidia drivers though.
Can someone point me in the right direction. I am trying to switch to Linux (starting off with Pop OS since it is my most recent distro I have experience with) for development and gaming and have mostly professional experience with Linux. The problem I am running into, is when I try installing a particular Minecraft mod pack, it will not run after the first run. The crash log doesn't really tell me anything useful (other than some exception happened). Should I try a different Distro? Should I be asking for help in a Minecraft reddit forum, the Pop OS one, somewhere else entirely?
Google hasn't been my friend either so I am kind of at a loss. So what would people recommend?
I did a quick search and this came up. Have you installed the java openjdk package? www.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/18t3t4j/certain_modpack_doesnt_work_on_linux/
@@PhazerTech Not sure but that doesn't sound exactly like my issue, but I will give it a shot when I get home.
@@jessefinnegan1719 You might also want to look into the Prism launcher.
@@PhazerTech One or both of those might have worked. I was able to load the mod pack, start a save, quit and come back into that save with out it crashing. Thank you for the help. :)
@@jessefinnegan1719 No problem, that's great to hear. Happy crafting!