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The best linux distro for gaming and graphic design? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I am in the process of building my own PC. Nothing fancy, just something that is much more powerful than the old PC I currently have. I've been using Linux on my laptop for a few years now (KDE Neon), and I'm very happy with it, I would like to put Linux on my next PC, but I have my doubts...

I don't know if I should stay with the distro I already use or if there is one that better suits my needs.

On the one hand, I'm a graphic designer but I've been using only FOSS for many years, I only use Adobe in the office (reluctantly). On the other hand, I have seen that thanks to Steam with Proton gaming on linux is getting better and better. What I don't know is if SteamOS can be good not only for gaming.

I would like to know if there is a distro that works well both for gaming and designing using FOSS (like Krita, Inkscape, KDEnlive, etc) or if it's ok to stick with KDE Neon.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

When I started using Linux more frequently everyone recommended Manjaro for gaming. Since then many people berated me for even mentioning it...

I've been using it for years and never had any problems; both gaming and graphically intensive apps run perfectly. It's best to go with all AMD, given how bad Nvidia drivers seem to be.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Manjaro is sort of speedrunning things. It is not a responsibly managed project. You CAN get shit done with manjaro the same way you can drive to work by just flooring the accelerator the entire way. It’s a bad idea but technically it can work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Honestly this is one of the things I hate about the Linux community. The distro elitism is over the top. Make recommendations, but don’t talk down to others or you’ll never get Linux to grow.