I was able to get a slew of retired machines from work (giant towers no one wanted) and I am going to do a home lab project where I'm testing #gaming on a variety of #linux distros.
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I was able to get a slew of retired machines from work (giant towers no one wanted) and I am going to do a home lab project where I'm testing #gaming on a variety of #linux distros.
I plan to take notes and do a write up. So far I'm going to test on:
- Nobara
- Pop OS
- Mint
- Ubuntu
- Kali (just because I can)
Testing straight Linux installs, and through stores, eithe r directly with Steam or through Heroic // Lutrix // miniGalaxy for older installs, GOG, Epic, etc. Also some DweebDOS for the really old ones.
Are there any other distros I should test?
This is part of a larger personal project on helping friends and family remove themselves from the Person as Product ecosystem.
May turn it into a conference talk.
Hat tip to @tinker for the inspiration.
@infoseclogger - Folks have given some really good ideas already (I myself have used Bazzite as well and like it for gaming specific builds).
One thing I can add is this resource: https://www.protondb.com/
Highlevel overview for discussion: Proton is the "compatability layer" that Valve/Steam puts out to allow for playing Windows games on Linux.
ProtonDB specifically goes into detail on individual games and what Linux distros they work on and with what tweaks (if any) are needed.
I found it really helpful to see who was using what distro for gaming and how well they liked, for example.
(Edit to include: I've considered SteamOS proper but have not attempted a build of it: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227 )
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