Linux Distros Evolution over time (in the context of Gaming) - July 2024 Snapshot : https://boilingsteam.com/linux-distro-july-2024/ #linux #linuxgaming #update #distro #ubuntu #fedora #bazzite #mint #evolution #protondb
@boilingsteam Wasn't expecting to see Arch in #1. The sort of people who are going to cobble together an OS to game without Windows are also the sort of people Arch is aimed at, though. I had an Arch gaming rig for years #linux #arch
@Natanox @RegalBeagle How about OpenSUSE vs Fedora? What would be the advantages of OpenSUSE?
@boilingsteam @Natanox Haven't run OpenSUSE, but Fedora is the daily driver on my work PC. I get to pretend I'm working on a Red Hat system for the resume, ha
-> Covered by GDPR / not under US legislation
-> Far more graphical configs (Yast 2)
-> Comes with btrfs snapshots and rollbacks through grub2-btrfs by default
-> Not Red Hat
Would be the ones I can immediately think off. There's also the graphical (web) package store for system packages at https://software.opensuse.org/ in addition to the Yast 2 system package tool, which might be nice for users new to Linux.
The legislation part is a huge bonus in my books.
@Natanox @RegalBeagle
Thanks! About your last point:
The "not-RedHat" may be a disadvantage in a world where a lot of software (especially from commercial sources) is provided as .rpm or .deb and not much else.
@boilingsteam @RegalBeagle That's a good point; perhaps it isn't the optimal distro for commercial use right now. However given the trend to both AppImage as well as the active work to implement payment features into Flathub / The Flatpak ecosystem I see a bright future in this regard as well. 🙂
@Natanox @RegalBeagle yeah, it may eventually provide a good alternative.
@RegalBeagle @boilingsteam I'm not surprised. Up to date drivers and software is what one needs for gaming.
@RegalBeagle @boilingsteam Pretty sure this is mostly due to the data source. Arch users are more likely to contribute ProtonDB entries.
I'm kinda sad to see OpenSuse down there. Tumbleweed is just an excellent, rock-solid distro I'd recommend over almost any other by now.