It honestly makes me wonder why i keep using windows on my main desktop if proton allows playing most anything i play
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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Man thats great. Im not a devoted player but from time to time I just buy a game to have some fun. Last ones were Hellblade and Witcher 3. Also In thinkng of starting a new build from scratch so I might just jump into Linux and leave Windows behind for good. What is the ideal Linux flavour for gaming? Ubuntu? Mint? Whats it like with gpu drivers and what not?
If you have AMD GPU, it "just works" with pretty much any Linux distribution since the driver is included with the kernel.
If you have an NVIDIA GPU, you need to install the drivers from your distribution's package manager. That's usually pretty easy, at AFAIK Ubuntu and Mint detect it and prompt you to install them.
Once it's installed, just update your system like normal and you'll always have the latest drivers.
It doesn't really matter, just pick something you like. If you're using Steam, it's basically the same experience regardless of the distro.
So pick something relatively popular so you have better options if you run into an issue. I recommend Mint, but plenty of others work well.