I'm switching to Linux for gaming — here's why
…It also means you may get better performance , as some of them include performance patches. Bazzite is one such popular gaming distro that looks really promising, and it comes with RetroArch too…
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Console player here, do I need 32gb of ram? (7500X3D/RX6800XT Bazzite HTPC)
Console convert here, I'm struggling to understand the importance of having 32gb of DDR5 ram specifically. I got the 7500X3D microcenter bundle for $300 and paired it with an RX 6800 XT I scooped for $280 second hand. Th…
Thanks to the Steam Deck and SteamOS I'm officially moving over to Linux
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CachyOS feels like it hit out of nowhere. I'm out of the loop - why's it taking off like this?
I've been on Linux for about a year now, and I've seen a few distros spike in popularity. Pop!_OS and Bazzite are two that come to mind. I played around with a few when I started, but ultimately settled on the Fedora-bas…
Who else tends to not recommend any distro based on Ubuntu?
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There is a very heated discussion about this topic, and I don't know if I will find definitive answer, but I suppose it won't hurt to ask. I'm definitely in team Debian/Ubuntu, and I'm thinking which distribution should …
Valve already lost me on the Steam Machine, and now I don't even know who it's actually for
…They're installing Bazzite, SteamOS, or some other Linux distro on desktops and mini PCs to create cheaper and arguably more powerful machines, no pun intended. If you don't want to…
Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it
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…NTSYNC fixes those at the source by matching Windows behavior exactly, and that means as soon as your favorite distro moves to the new kernel version, whether it be Bazzite, CachyOS, Fedora…
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By the time the Steam Machine ships, it will have already lost the market it was supposed to own
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