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No account? No Windows 11 for you, says Microsoft (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I am waiting for an official SteamOS Desktop release. If I am switching to Linux, I would prefer a gaming-focused PC distro that has the support of an 800lb gorilla.

If I have to migrate early, say, at the start of a 2nd American Civil War, I will probably use CachyOS. I don't expect Microsoft to be neutral or to work for the good guys.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    The meat of the work Valve did was with the compatibility layer, not SteamOS itself. This means you can choose any distro you're comfortable with and games will work as well as they do in SteamOS. I recommend Bazzite.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I ran steamos for a few months on my gaming PC.... You can download the iso and run it on just about any hardware (so long as it's team red).

    Cachyos is better

    The immutable nature of steamos made sure i wouldn't ever be able to fuck it up, but it also means you cant really sudo anything, plus it's missing basic PC functionality like printer drivers etc.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    For anyone else on the fence, you don't need to wait. Lots of distros support gaming right out the box. I switched my gaming desktop (nvidia card) to Pop_OS!, installed Steam, and it just works.

    What factors lead you to select Cachy?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    More performance, which would be appreciated. I use local AI for roleplay, shaving off a couple minutes from a response would be nice.

    Aside from that, KDE Plasma might let me tweak my experience better than what Mint allowed. Being nearly a complete newcomer to Linux, I don't really know what distro actually suits me. That is why I would prefer an official SteamOS Desktop, since that would probably have enough casual and power to be useful for me. I am pretty much just going to try Cachy and see how I feel.

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