I've got an old win10 laptop. It's nothing fancy in 2025, but I use it now and then while traveling, just to have a proper computer on hand. It's time to move it over to Linux, and I have A LITTLE Linux experience. I work in software dev, so I know my way around CLI, but I don't have much firsthard experience, other than occasionally using Kali for offsec tools. What are the distros I should be considering for a personal gaming laptop for occasional use for both gaming and occasional general use? Why?

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd say start with Bazzite and see how it is, it generally just works well out of the box and needs minimal effort.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    does bazzite have good battery management?

    Last time I installed Linux on a laptop, it kinda thrashed my battery health.

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