I just picked up a cheap older gaming PC with a GTX 1050 and and Intel I7 CPU. Trying to decide what distro to load on it for gaming. Curious that others experience is gaming on various distros.
I don’t think the hard part of linux is getting proprietary GPU drivers. They all have package managers that will grab them for you, after quick google search anyway. Mint will have the most specific google support for more esoteric problems/goals. Pika OS includes gpu driver bundles and is similarly debian based. But it wasn’t good at waking from sleep on my old hardware with 1650super. Too hard to fix.
I’m on Mint with an RTX 3060ti and Ryzen 5. Pretty much everything “just worked” except for the proprietary software for rebinding my mouse and gaming controller. I found alternative software for the mouse (Logitech g300s) but I’m still having difficulty with the controller (8bitdo Ultimate 2).
Void Linux with XFCE on my desktop, and Bazzite on my media center PC.
Arch. If it’s not a server, arch. Always arch.
Arch Linux is Linux built my way. My system blends to what I do. Clean and fast, no clutter in sight, with 100% freedom and control. I use Arch BTW !!
It suits my needs because I decide. It’s bleeding edge, so I get latest packages. Just the way I like it.
Debian Stable
Guix
Guess I’ll lie, next time.
Fedora atm, I heard it’s pretty good I haven’t really tried anything else.
I just run Arch, I’ve been an Arch guy for years and never saw any reason to switch
Slackware current.
This isn’t a troll. I use it to game on my dual core pentium lovingly dubbed ‘the craptop’. And I use it to game on my mid-tier gaming PC.
Eh, I don’t find dnf very limiting nor do I frequently get stymied by a missing package.
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. Meets all my requirements 😀
I don’t think the hard part of linux is getting proprietary GPU drivers. They all have package managers that will grab them for you, after quick google search anyway. Mint will have the most specific google support for more esoteric problems/goals. Pika OS includes gpu driver bundles and is similarly debian based. But it wasn’t good at waking from sleep on my old hardware with 1650super. Too hard to fix.
I started with Bazzite but wanted a system that wasn’t immutable, so I switched to Garuda. Both have been easy and reliable.
Fedora and steamOS
Currently Pop!_OS
Endeavour OS! So far it’s been smooth for the past 4 years. I’ve enjoyed it.
I’m on Mint with an RTX 3060ti and Ryzen 5. Pretty much everything “just worked” except for the proprietary software for rebinding my mouse and gaming controller. I found alternative software for the mouse (Logitech g300s) but I’m still having difficulty with the controller (8bitdo Ultimate 2).