This question gets asked every week on every Linux community. We should have a pinned thread for this.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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Mint works fine for me.
Nobara if you want to "install-and-forget".
Any non-Ubuntu-based distro, minimal install if you don't mind tweaking.
but why not Ubuntu
For some reason it likes to slip some unsolicited bloatware in -- no idea why.
Fedora!
But wait.
Actually Bazzite, as a way to consume/deploy Fedora on your host desktop.
Even works great on non 64GB Steam Decks. With gnome available as an option as well.
- https://universal-blue.org/images/bazzite/
- https://universal-blue.org/blog/2023/10/05/bazzite-buzz-no-5/
Also builds for Nvidia users
Bazzite/Universal Blue is Not a "distro", it's a project. It's not "immutable", it's Atomic OCI cloud based image deployment for your host OS.
It's Chromebook easy, it's Fedora "with batteries included/extra steps."
Since they want it for gaming, Nobara might be a better option. Based on Fedora, but comes bundled with everything they would need for it.