Linux is now the best gaming system. ｜ fernvenue's Blog
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When it comes to gaming on Linux, many many many people’s understanding stil remains in the Jurassic era. For the past few years, I’ve been using Linux as my main operating system for both work and gaming. From my personal experience, the gaming experience on Linux is far superior to that of macOS and Windows. I know I know…whenever I mention this, there are always some old-school individuals who come out to say that Linux’s driver configuration is complex, its game support is not rich enough, and its compatibility issues are significant, among other problems. In this article, I will directly address these issues and let everyone understand how much the gaming experience on Linux has developed by 2025.
  • Mossheart@lemmy.caEnglish
    141·
    1 day ago

    I just installed bazzite on a spare drive this week, trying to get off win11.

    So far generally pretty impressed but hardware support is eh for some lesser known devices. For example my headset (Lucidsound LS50) detects the dongle but can’t find drivers for the dedicated wireless channel and Bluetooth is patchy at best.

    It’s friction points like that that make migration from a lifetime of windows challenging.

    Hopefully I’ll figure out a solution that doesn’t involve replacing the headset!

    • secret300@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      Man if only Linux was open source and manufacturers could easily create drivers for it at any time…

      • Mossheart@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Sure but being able to and having a manufacturer actually do it are very different!

    • Glog78@digitalcourage.social
      1·
      5 hours ago

      @Mossheart @cm0002

      If the pain is not enough to replace a headphone with a new one , you most likely aren’t ready to change for linux right now. There will be more you need to learn, more which feels different and more which won’t work first try or even requiere you to rethink or replace things.

    • uis@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      10 hours ago

      Not sure. Usually having BlueZ(Linux bluetooth audio stack) and glue in audio server or bluez-alsa should be enough.

    • mrcleanup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      19 hours ago

      If you want a non immutable distro, I switched to Garuda after Bazzite and it has been great for gaming.

      • Mossheart@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        14 hours ago

        I’m new to Linux, sorry if this a dumb question butwhy would I want a non immutable distro? How would it help solve the hardware issue I described?

        • mrcleanup@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 hours ago

          Non immutable just means that your system isn’t locked down to make sure you don’t accidentally break something. Some people have a strong preference for it one way or another.

          As to why it might help, every distro comes with a custom mix of software and tweaks. Bazzite is fedora based while Garuda is Arch based. Some things may work better or worse with less tweaking.

          So if you are frustrated enough to consider something else and aren’t committed to an immutable distro, it might be worth experimenting with.