Gaming On Linux For One Year
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I show you my two computers that I have daily drove for a year. One had Pop OS and the other was Manjaro. For the most part my Linux experience has been really good. I have had no issues using Steam or playing games on either computer. I prefer Linux over Windows and will not go back to Windows anytime soon.
welcome to the community, most of us love penguins (:
🐧🐧🐧
@@resyntax no
Kitty confirmed 😻😮
This was hands down the most precious thing I've seen today.
"Welcome to the family son!" 🐧
been gaming on manjaro for a while now i love it
It really has been good. I have seen so many people go on about all this bugs and broken packages. I have never had any issues with my experience. I think I just Pop OS better.
@@basementtech9361 the broken packages that those people are talking about are packages from the AUR (arch user repository) which tend to not play well with manjaro due to holding back packages to keep a more stable environment.
On Windows is app called WingetUI which uses winget repository for all the software available for windows and its amazingly fast to install everything when you fresh install windows
Winget, chocolatey and everything on windows are still not as fast or good as Linux package managers, e.g. Winget just downloads the exe/msi and runs it while all Linux package managers install without anoying popups and installers
@@ParvosGranum with winget i dont have installators popups in any app I install
or ninite
Gaming on linux is so goood, oh my goood, i cant believe iiiiit oooooo maaaah gaaawd. Talks 8minutes of nonsense, then launches a 2D game. Don't get me wrong, I'm using linux, but I dont lie to people, gaming is not that good as it is on windows, obviously. Period. It never will be. I'm using endeavouros which is an archlinux based distro, and arch/arch based are known for their versatility and gaming capabilities. I'm on bleeding edge with kernel and nvidia prop driver. I'm tearing blood every fucking day, because how bad experience I'm having with my nvidia card with linux. Also, don't believe the urban legend out there, AMD's Radeon is just as garbage as nvidia on linux. It's just "better" at out of the box experience, but OC'ing is another story (fan rpm for example is a nightmare to set up properly, just to list the simplest thing here). So yea. Wayland + nvidia = flickers the shit out of you. X11 + nvidia: its more stable, but you don't get that smooth experience. Its no where near complete, no where near compatible. Yes - steam proton and lutris. NO! It's an utter garbage, you gotta tweak every single shit to make it possible to launch. You need a programmer centric brain, or else you're fucked. If you use games out of the box, you're not utilizing your GPU/CPU enough, and you wasted $$$ for no reason. Period. That is where linux is right now.
Flickering is a problem of newer Nvidia drivers, as far as I know 535 version of Nvidia drivers works fine on Wayland. Also I don't know what do you mean about "tweaking" because all popular games are compatible with linux. Some no name games or online that's the problem, but it's the company's fault, not Linux's.
I am really glad you've entered the Linux community and are overall happy with your new system. That was a cool video, subscribed
Awesome, thank you!
I believe we've hit a crossroads where Linux is 'good enough' and Windows 11 is 'bad enough' that switching over genuinely has some merit. I switched completely 5 months ago because I grew too annoyed with W11. Without my numerous tweaks to remove the ads, spyware, bloat and whatnot it simply isn't bearable. Initially started out by distrohopping on my laptop. Fedora was lighter, faster, improved battery life and had better gestures/touchscreen. I'm happy to see others have had such a good experience.
I'm in windows 10 and I hate how there are game files I don't even have permission to delete AND IM ADMIN!
@guts :]
@guts Ahh this made me laugh really hard lol
my CPU is 1 generation too old to upgrade to W11 and 22H2 or whatever ever released early this year finally broke the tweaks I have made to make Windows lighter so it wasn't using 6gb of memory at idle and that made me mad enough to finally install Ubuntu on my gaming PC at idle it doesn't even use 1gb of ram when W10 was at 1.1gb with my tweaks and I should have switched when Proton first released considering I have been playing with Ubuntu for 10 years now.
Over the last 5 or 6 years there has been so much progression in the Linux gaming field . It's much more user friendly now and you get the added bonus that YOU actually own and control your PC :)
100%
as a windows user and linux lover, I am so happy with the progress, I was shocked when found out my game on linux run better has more fps and very stable
@@Unad777for me it's the opposite, i like Linux but games run worst on Linux. Nvidia not open source drive. I have a win 11 install rn but i wish opengl would be better because vulkan is good, but for an older pc (which is not bad, good for old games, just doesnt support the latest vulkan) you don't have the pleasure to use vulkan.
I saw some games run better on Linux than on windows for some people, but until they don't make games natively on Linux windows gaming will perform better because the compatibility layer is minus fps as well.
@@Unad777and i forgot to mention the stutters i get when i last tired it while gaming. It was hard to use my mic because in windows it is plug n play, but in Linux it's cracking. Obs was a hell to live with because there was no docks for twitch. There might be more but i don't remember. I like Linux but it's not ready for my general use
Hey, I'm glad you've found linux such a good experience for the past year. About that lag with your controller, recently on a clean install with arch on my workbench I was getting a missive delay on my controllers, for reference a PS4 controller. However I fixed it by going to steam -> enabling big picture mode (view -> (enter big picture mode)) -> Settings -> Selecting my controller -> then calibrating it. I don't know whether you have tried this method, but it worked for me!
Thanks! I'll keep this in mind. It's strange as I only noticed lag in the one game I was playing. If it happens again I'll try this.
It's amazing how Linux has surpassed the immense vendor lock barrier
The best thing about it is if it continues to grow we could be at an inflection point, at which point support is inevitable or required, which only makes things better.
Linux has a long way to go before I switch my gaming PC. You dont buy a £1000+ GPU to cripple it with software. But once/if linux improves gaming then I will switch. Outside of gaming linux is great.
For games of Epic Games Store I'd take a look at the Heroic Launcher
100% thank you.
Linux compatibility for games has gotten better lately, and I think that's thanks to the Steam Deck. I myself started using Linux back in November when I built my new PC, but not exclusively though. I still have a separate SSD for Windows just to run the occasional Call of Duty Warzone or Destiny 2 session. Even then I stay with Linux more than Windows by choice. I use Ubuntu myself and it's been a great experience for me so far. And personally, you can't go wrong with Pop OS or Manjaro either. They're good choices too. I believe this year is going to be an interesting one because, while I don't think it will be "The year of Linux", it will be a considerable change in the wind for Windows.
Also welcome aboard!
I agree with you, I think big things are coming this year. Those online games have to be used in Windows because of that anti cheat I think. I've always felt that could be a big reason why people don't use Linux because of how everything is online gaming now. I'm mostly in to single player games, so in my case it's OK.
@@basementtech9361 well it's not even valve's or linux's fault. they have provided ways to implement EAC and BattleEye but ultimately it's up to the devs to enable it. Also some games such as Naraka Bladepoint, despite having inhouse anti cheats, have provided support for proton
Nice, to see ppl change to linux, even for gaming.
i am using Linux Mint Mate 20.3.
For reasons i changed the look and feel into appearance like win2k, because i had til win7 all Windows look like win2k. I love the clean and simple look of an OS. So i've done with my Linux, because I'm used to it since then. If someone comes to me, see my Desktop, he thinks, i am using Windows, old style anyway, if i am using those alternative linux software, then someone asks me, what software this is, and asking, where to d/l. So if i have to tell, its Linux, and wont run on his Windows, so hes shocked, because it doesnt look like "linux" (ppl thinking, Linux has to look much different to windows some way) and because all software, including game are still working. even i i buy a brand new game on Steam, i just installs ist and run it. w/o any issues, out of the box. so noone can tell, if its linux or windows.
its pretty nice, to shock ppls, they think linux wont work at all.
I switched now to linux the 4th time. and other periods of switching to linux, where i had to switch back to windows, was several games, which wont work on linux (StarCitizen, which now works like a charm, Satisfactory, which now runs perfekt (with epic launcher, not steam!) and New World as it cames out, i HAD to switch from Win7 to win10, against my will, to play this game, because it wont run on linux. now it does and very stable and smooth), but this time, since 5 Month for now, i can say, it was worth it, and i have deleted the second windows partition.
no way back now and im fine. i am using win10 in QEMU, which i passed through a second GPU, so, if i have to use win10 in virtual machine, it feels like an standalone PC, because of the dedicated GPU for exact one Game, which not runs under Linux (FiveM). And my Aquacomputer Controller, for it there are no Linux-options.
I can always say, Linux gaming is more possible these days than a year ago for example. And now its the best time to switch to Linux.
Windows is since win10 no Option to use it any more for me.
Win7 was best system ever made from Microsoft, (except Win2k and WinXP) but win10+ aren't an option any more.
sorry - but it really somewhat bothers me how you pronounce nVidia - you say "ne-vidia" - correct is: "en-vidia" ...
If you don't want driver headaches. Stick to AMD GPUs.
Welcome to the community! I use Arch btw 😂
Please stop saying Nvidia like that 😭
It's just the letter "N", followed by "vidia"
I use Manjaro but with XFCE desktop. Gnome has issues when a game freezes the whole system freezes.
Different desktops is why the terminal is often used in online help (due to the mentioned simplification of assumptions). It is also really good for automation. Here is a tip. Get the terminal to tell you the name of all the installed programs and put that into a text file with those names and the install command. Next time you reinstall or move to a new computer just run that file and walk away for lunch. Then you can come back to your computer being set up for your work instead of having to babysit some downloads and then manually go to every wizard.
Cool!
My Manjaro randomly freezes at boot idk why, but I should move to debain base again
Steam has helped gaming on linux immensely! I just have to figure out why linux sets my laptop on fire when i game. something with intel cpus i think but i dont know. Good job and keep it up! Linux is awesome, i love it!
Laptops do get crazy hot. My kids have Windows 11 on theirs and things get so loud and hot. I think they have 1650 Nvidia's in there.
The biggest problem with gaming Linux are the games with anticheat.
Linux is already spilling to normies like me so I guess linux is really getting there now.
Almost lost me at nividia, but I like Pop!_OS so I gave this a shot.
Welcome to the gang👍
You've been really lucky, to be honest. Having a system using an AMD graphics card will shoot up your chances of having a flawless experience on Linux. Though for some, it didn't meet their expectations. For me, I had issues with PopOS: bluetooth isn't working and everything just being sluggish. And in Manjaro, I started to feel like it's getting slower in every update so I left. In the end, I ended up using EndeavourOS for now and I've been having a blast with it. All of my games work with almost no problems. Though, now I'm considering to distrohop again to newer distros like CachyOS and Nobara which seems to prioritize performance and that's something I'm really striving for in my Linux distrohopping journey.
Try nobara
If you don't mind the hassle you can use all these optimizations that CachyOS and Nobara use in EndeavourOS but that is up to you
don't use nobara, the performance on it is worse than fedora
well idk my experience on a gtx 1070 has been flawless for the past few years. never had any issues with drivers
@@plasmahvh im on an amd laptop with radeon integrated graphics. never had issues regarding graphics, it's just overall system performance and some drivers for bluetooth or sometimes even wifi
Don't enable AUR if you don't want Manjaro to break.
The wireless Xbox does work on Linux but you have to be able to build xow program from source. It's the first thing I do whenever I install a new Linux Distro. Not a problem if you're a former IT support engineer. But an average user might find that to be too big of a hurdle
Most people: "I'm going to try Linux for a week!"
This guy: "i'm going to try Linux for a YEAR!" What a chad
Im gaming using nobara (base fedora) for 1 month
I switched to linux around when this was made.. very nice
Congrats and welcome. For years, I've been dual booting Linux for work and Windows for gaming, but I've been steadily drifting towards Linux for everything and at this point I haven't touched Windows in months - it still has a few bells and whistles that I miss but as you point out, it's SO annoying.
Yeah, I don't think I'll be going back to Windows.
I'm entering Pop!_OS Linux because Windows 11 likes to put down my WiFi drivers when I'm either playing online games,studying or listening to my teacher's live class. Idk if it is Windows itself but I had the same issue on two laptops and I changed the first laptop to Ubuntu and never had that problem again. Linux may not be perfect but Windows also crashes games and,in my case,also has internet connection problems constantly. It could be both of my laptop's problems and anyone can tell me what the problem is but I find it curious that Linux seems to fix it.
Hardware issue I guess, it's not connected with operating system
Archlinux + ATI card = Power
Been on Mint for about 5 years now and gaming just fine on it. I built my computer and bought the parts that work on Linux. I went with AMD graphics card specifically for Linux and steered clear of Nvidia. Got a Brother printer as it works on Linux. Planning on switching to Linux? You must research which parts work well with it.
I bought an AMD card for the same reason. My gaming PC was to run linux, but game at the same time.
I'm a tech savvy 15 y/o who discovered my love for the advanced side of computers in the summer of 2020 and along the way I found out that Linux existed and tried it out after LTT released a video on it in 2021 and I fell into the rabbit hole and Loved every second of it and will never go back! I would call myself an intermediate user because I can use and figure out apt, rpm and pacman based distros just fine it's just that I cannot read the arch wiki because they format it in a weird confusing way and my definition of advanced user would be to be able to install vanilla arch Linux. My setup at the moment is a Dell XPS 15 9510 that I got refurbished on black Friday and I saved up two years for it and I have a love hate relationship with it in terms of Linux, hardware wise I love it but software it is iffy at times, I do wish I could have bought something else with more Linux compatibility but oh well the warranty is over. Software wise I have a dual boot setup with Tiny10 (Custom Win10 debloated) and Tuxedo os with Kde and I use Win10 0.5% of the time and Linux the rest. I might actully switch my laptop over to Debian unstable one of these days for hardware support reasons so I hope that goes well.
If you did not read that wall of text about my Linux experience it's fine but what I do want you to know about is some people in the community are toxic to newer people like you or I but just look in the right places for support (Beginner friendly of course) and there is nothing wrong with a simple google search to solve it and also I'm happy for your happy journey into our wonderful community and I hope you get warm and cozy with Linux!
It sounds like you are going to have no problem finding a job in tech. I am really impressed with Linux. It plays games so well, I will never go back to Windows.
@@basementtech9361 Well I still have half of 9th grade and high school to get through and apparently I have to take all of the math classes they offer in college in order to get into IT but I am always excited for the day I can call the server room my home away from home! Thanks for the great video and I hope you can grow on your Linux journey and reach incredible heights! Also Thanks for the reply!
Experiences may vary. For gaming Windows is still the best option, but Linux is getting better and better with gaming. I don't game, so for me Linux is the better option. I said goodbye to Windows in 2017 and have never used it again. Started with Peppermint 8 and currently using Kubuntu 22.10.
"I'm going to use linux for one year"
YEAAAAH
"So I installed Pop! OS"
NOOOOOOOOOO
What’s bad about Pop! OS?
Lutris is a general platform with user-made installation scripts. Heroic Games is for Epic Games and GOG. It works perfectly for me. I can set up everything. Manage wine and proton versions, purchase, install and play games. It has many options. Lutris is also for other games.
GOG games have worked well in Lutris for me. I haven't really messed around with Epic though because they kind of gave me bad service in the past.
@@basementtech9361 I also use lutris. Currently for one game only. I just wanted to mention that Heroic may also be a good option for GOG games specifically. It's great that you had a good experience with Linux so far. I use it for more than a year now and now that I have a proper computer, most games just work. Except the games with broken or denied Anti-Cheat. (Talking about you Fortnite) I personally use Fedora KDE.
Brother! I am the same! This is amazing! Honestly, Linux community have been amazing little bit-by-bit i'm just learning as i'm going along with Linux.
Welcome to the Community. Linux can be a headache at t8mes, but so can windows. But yea, I have driving dual linux and windows on two different systems for 15 years and I still prefer Linux. This last year I went fully linux and haven't looked back
Happy Linux user and gamer on Linux since 2016. I can tell you Linux made a gigantic progress and the only thing yet to be improved is certain anti-cheat software (some already work ok). Everything else works on-par or better than other OSes. My Steam library is 98% fully functional. Office tools, productivity tools, all I need and use are FOSS already. The only time I needed to boot Windows was to update a SSD firmware one year ago (might even be possible under Linux, don’t Know, just wanted to do it quickly). Never looked back. I can vouch for your testimony. Cheers, dude. Great video.
Switch Pro Controller is also my favorite, I have yet to find a more comfortable controller
It really is fantastic. I also have to give a nod to the Wii U controller as the battery life on that thing was next level. I think I charged it once for Xenoblade and it took me around 120 hours. LOL! It had an 80 hour battery life.
GOD BLESS THE STEAM DECK
I enjoy pop, I use mine for gaming and for everyday task and it has been wonderful for my needs.
I'm so glad that you are part of the Linux Community instead of having Windows as your daily driver
My preference is Arch Linux as it's my favorite Distro but I run all my Distros in a Virtual Machine as I'm a hybrid user
Hey, welcome to the family!
I found that i prefer KDE way better than the default Pop_OS desktop, and its painless to install. Dont know if you have changed it, just thought you might find it intersting/useful :)
Hey, i'm torn between Pop os and Linux mint lol. This is the hardest part about Linux! Choosing a distro is impossible xD
Buddy, you can tell about StartWine Launcher, I heard that they wrote a program for launching games on Linux. Thank you!
Linux won’t take windows over fast it’s going to be a slow burn but it’s happening thankfully.
The ninja turtles have gotten caught in a freak accident with some computer cords.
In all seriousness, though, I'm really liking Pop OS, glad you got away from Windows.
Skyrim freezes and it is necessary to restart the pc, even though the game is fully functional from people, I came across a particle bug that breaks the game, outdoors have to wait a clear weather to swim (due to particles in the game, going under water freeze the game) but in cave with all particles, and the need for a quest to swim underwater, you're done, restart to pc and stop playing (protonDB Gold -_-).
for xbox controller drivers open a terminal and copy pasta this stuff:
sudo pacman -S xpad
then enter your user password and restart and then xbox controllers and x input types should just work
I just need some more games in Linux like multiplayer shooters that not supported due to anti-cheat spyware
For wireless XBox controllers, you need XONE and XPADNEO drivers.
Yeah i haven't played with wireless xbox controller, but wired definitely just works out of the box
I didn't know some people say Nevidia instead of Nvidia.
LOL! I got it wrong maybe.
@@basementtech9361 Yes, you got it wrong, but don't feel bad. Great video. Manjaro holds back its updates for a couple of week, and they do not use the Arch repos. Arch is an education, it will teach a lot about Linux under the hood,and it is bleeding edge. I haven't had stability issues with it lately; it is getting more stable.
I'm still using Mint in VM so I'd get used without having to struggle
Just got pop os, windows 11 is basically just spyware now
I recently installed Mint 21 after using Kubuntu and I like it so far. I have steam launcher, heroic launcher, and a bunch of emulators. I am going to try really hard not to hot to another distro for at least sim months. I recorded the whole process of installing the OS and all games without using a terminal. The video footage is bad because my capture card sucks and wasn't made for linux.
I had these problems on windows, but after this recommendation from youtube I was able to solve this doubt, the best of all is that you were very sincere in saying "look, it's not perfect, but it can be used very well" because many linux users who will try me converter spoke what was running everything but as mentioned youtube recommended me this video at the right time thanks bro I will subscribe to the channel to see your journey in this world (Obs I'm Brazilian and this English is from the translator haha)
I just entered the community a week or so ago after a long time ago. So glad to be back!
All the terms for Linux is what gives me hesitation. Distro? GTP? I've used computers for years, mainly windows and I touched Mac briefly in college. But never thought of the terms and I feel like I would need a computer language dictionary to really navigate through what people are talking about. But I do learn fast, and I'm willing to work through some stuff if it would allow me more control and freedom over how my computer runs and doesn't bloat me out with junk that lags my system..i just want a lean system with workable programs for writing and creative projects, drawing, maybe animating, maybe gaming. And not have to fret or fight over getting features to work all the time.
Linux can be pretty tough at first but it doesn't take long to learn it anymore. So many RUclips videos out there about it.
Ys 8 - Great choice! ☝
Such a good game! I beat it twice now. Second time I beat it on hard mode and now I want to play it again.
Im glad you're happy using linux. Welcome to the community :)
Will it work with AMD rx6600m?
Generally speaking Linux works better with AMD as the drivers are preinstalled. Pop OS gives you the option for Nvidia or just pick the other one and AMD works right out of the box.
@@basementtech9361 Thanks brother. Another thing! Will the graphics switching option work with AMD cards as well or is it just NVIDIA exclusive?
Try using the xone driver for Xbox controllers
I'm also a Linux gamer, I'm using Nobara its made by GlorousEggroll, the same guy who made ProtonGE
I have heard that distro is supposed to be one of the best for gaming.
I also use Pop!OS and I just think it's freaky your dashboard looks almost identical to mine
:)
what do you do about controllers? personally I hate keyboard gaming and prefer a controller. Is there any reccomendations for that? what controller should I use? is there anything I have to do in the software to make a controller work?
The Xbox controllers have the best compatibility but I alternate between Switch, PS4 and a wired controller I have as well. Some older PC games I play can be more difficult. Usually just plugging in the wire or using blue tooth will work.
Wow thats a rely positive experience. Im Glad.
what about mangohud and goverlay on pop OS
This does bring a smile on my face
really like the video! subscribed
welcome to the good side of gaming!
Thanks!
Almost had the thought of buying another PC to play windows games, but after watching this video will just stick with Linux.
I have had really had a good experience. Hopefully you do as well.
It's nice to see you had an overall good experience with your switch.
For games and other programs I suggest "Bottles" as well. It has some premade configurations that helps with running certain game stores.
about manjaro, remember that newer isn't necessarily better, arch linux itself, for example, has the newest bleeding edge software but often has problems with stability, while ubuntu and ubuntu based distros may have slightly older softly but tend to be much more stable
I dont think my friend ever had problems with arch.
But i on the other hand managed to broke my pop os install twice.
But then he is the clean user Type that dosent install a lot of unecsessary pacakges or stuff . Whereas i am quite the opposite.
You either have a cookie or eat it. However it is worth to give a shot to fedora which is basically somewhere in the middle of those two approaches - more stable than Arch and its kids and has newer packages than the Debian/Ubuntu gang
@@wiking793 flatpak has largely mitigated much of the "newer packages" problem
Welcome to the Linux Community
i personally prefer having actual Arch Linux installed through things like Anarchy Installer (still a bit harder than let's Manjaro or most Ubuntu based distros but there's plenty of RUclips videos explaining it) instead of Manjaro. and as for a Ubuntu based distro that is elegant and simple enough but is gaming friendly i recommend Linux Mint.
that said , i don't mind finding and trying out new distros (preferably under Virtual machines) all the time.
hope you enjoy your stay
Thanks.
Been using pop os on my laptop and its kinda better than all the other distros I've been trying. almost always had a problem with the others but pop always works every time I come back.
It is really stable I have to admit. Manjaro had a few more bugs when I was using it. I now have Pop OS on 3 towers and 1 laptop. LOL!
im 30 days popOS user, how you resolve android emulation issues?
I have never tried Android emulation on it.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Fedora better for gaming since it supports more games?
@guts Isn't Nobara based on Fedora and also focused for gaming, it supports Nvidia Auto Detection for the GPU and has some kernel tweaks to optimize the system for gaming
I’m really tempted
for the xbox one controller install the xpadneo driver, after that i'll bet the xbox one controller will work perfectly
Thanks, I thought Microsoft just hated Linux.
@@basementtech9361 oh they do, xpadneo is a driver made by someone completely unrelated to microsoft
im using linux mint for ease of use. But I did game on Pop os for a bit. and I tried draugerOS but drauger is not for the feint of heart lol
I actually forgot about that. I tried Linux Mint before Pop OS but there was some bug with the refresh rate. I couldn't ever figure it out so I started digging and I found Pop OS after that.
Keeping it real, respect
Zorin os is real easy.
"...down of my thing" 😀
Awesome! And cute cat!
By the way, with a new drive you can literally copy the data from your old drive (using dd) and it still boot with your new drive without problems. That may be nice to try next time.
Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks.
@@basementtech9361 It's one of the cool things about (most) Linux. It's all just in the filesystem! Nothing hidden in invisible/inacessible areas that can't be copied or anything. As cool and powerful as it is, it can also be dangerous if you're mucking around. There are, however a few immutable or semi-immutable Linux distros out there that can function more like Windows in that way.
Pop was the distro that got me using Linux as a primary OS. I'm on Fedora now, which has been amazing so far, but if Pop made some... different decisions, it'd still be my distro of choice. Lutris is amazing for the games I enjoy most, like Rollercoaster Tycoon and some other classics. Have you checked out the free game Beyond all Reason yet? Pretty amazing. Fun vid btw!!
What was the reason that made you switch from Pop?
@@isaaciktaile1118The perfect blend of cutting edge & stability.
To fix the wireless Xbox controller:
1. Find an Xbox console or Windows machine
2. Upgrade the controller firmware
3. If it was already paired with your Linux system, remove it and pair again
4. Should work just fine at this point
I have using Linux on every device for about 6 months now (have used Ubuntu on a laptop for 10 years just learning and breaking it) and I am amazed how far gaming has come on Linux since the early days of Proton I fully left Windows and don't see any reason to g back all my programs work on Linux. The biggest issue I have had has been when a PPA releases an unstable version which 99% of the time that PPA is Cinnamon.
I have been running PopOS and Mint for 2 years. I love PopOS. The only games i have found not to work that i play are Pubg, Rainbow Six Siege (anti cheat) and Distant Worlds 2. BF5 works flawlessly, War Thunder is natively supported and i have World of Warships installed through Wine, using Lutris using the windows installer as the steam version requires an entire new account and i already have years of progress in that game from playing on windows. Clearly, most gamers are going to use windows and probably should, but if you are sick of windows and are looking for a way out, know that there is a competent alternative that is also fun to use and free.
I play some really niche games and I'm yet to find the distro with a satisfying gaming experience.
I really do wanna ditch Windows and all of Microsofts BS. I'm not going to install Windows 11.
Maybe Manjaro is the way to go for gaming. It's pretty popular in the Steam charts
1:56 may I ask what the name of that video editing software is?
Kdenlive.
Arch-based systems are not better because they "update faster" all that means is that its more likely the maintainers will do something incompetent like ship a bugged version of the most popular bootloader and pretend they did nothing wrong when they brick a shitload of peoples systems. If someone is recommending you, a beginner, an arch-based distro they better be willing to help you out when inevitably something breaks.
Considering on Pop most of the programs you are using will be Flatpaks they're already gonna be fairly up-to-date. You generally wont notice a difference between that and Arch. But your core system (such as your desktop environment and bootloader) will be more stable and update less.
With the Xbox controller, it needs a firmware update, and you need either a Windows PC or an Xbox to preform the update. I had the same problems, and had to borrow a WinPC to do that, after the update, it will work flawlessly.
Welcome to the Linux world mate. I am glad you like it. I joined 10 years ago and never looked back. I also learned so much.
Can I play my favorite game Rocket League on Linux, fx PopOS?
I've played Rocket League on Linux. Actually it was the first game I tried.
@@basementtech9361 recently?
Might I suggest using Bitwarden for your password management