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  • That's true, I forgot to mention that, thanks

    Edit: Bazzite has tools for this preinstalled as well so it would be very simple to set up if needed.

  • Wow so bla bla bla is fairly universal

  • I ended up writing for a while on this haha sorry 😅

    A misconception that many people who are new to linux have is that certain distros are better for certain kinds of use cases. While this is definitely true to an extent, hardware support is pretty good all around for most popular distros, so all that really matters for a mixed use cases like this is differences in how the distro sets up the desktop experience. What one distro offers out of the box is probably available with some tweaking in another distro. What is most important in having a good gaming and general experience is the apps, so make sure that all the apps you want to use have support on Linux, or alternatives are available. For specific game compatibility you can look at https://www.protondb.com/

    In terms of distros, I'll list a bunch. You can look into them more. Any distro should work fine for your uses, so it'll come down to personal preference.

    Bazzite

    • Bazzite is probably the most popular distro with a specific gaming focus. It comes pre-installed and configured with steam and launchers for other games, and has tweaks for gaming out of the box. It is immutable, which means that apps are stored in containers and can't directly modify the base system, which makes it a lot more secure from accidental breakage, and any changes can be easily reverted.

    CachyOS

    • CachyOS is a distro based on Arch, pre- configured with a variety of themes and desktop environments for whatever look and feel you may want. The handheld version comes with gaming tools pre-installed. Arch generally requires a bit more tinkering than other distros, but CachyOS seems to be pre-configured pretty well so I don't think it should require much of that.

    General use distros

    These won't have steam or other launchers installed by default but you can download them with one command so it's no problem at all. Any distro should work, I use Fedora as I find it to be stable and reliable with my gaming laptop. Mint, Pop!OS and Zorin OS are also popular options for new users. Ubuntu and its derivatives are ubiquitous, but are also at times controversial among linux users. Arch and NixOS are great if you want to customise everything about your OS, but you'll spend a lot of your time setting them up and getting everything working for your hardware. CachyOS offers a similar amount of customisation without as much hassle.

    Feel free to ask any questions you have about any of these.

  • It's such a little guy

  • The R1 is also good if you want something a bit cheaper.

  • Yeah, it was high school. I was using my large monitor which is an LCD so it definitely didn't have the best color accuracy. It's a good thing for me to keep in mind but still a little annoying.

  • Im still kinda annoyed by the time I submitted a poster for an assignment and the teacher docked marks because the contrast was bad, but it looked totally fine on my monitor :/

  • Is there human moderation as well?

  • Anyone is free to develop an app that can do this

  • I would not say this is technology. It is important, but it's not technology

  • Extremely loud passing noise is temporary. Lung damage is permanent. I'm not sure what I am trying to say here.

  • Wet hands

  • What is TRT?

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  • Or apkmirror

  • Such a great video

  • Sometimes I'm super groggy when my alarm wakes me up and it takes a while to adjust

  • Tldr surveillance software on loaned school computers can be used by schools to find when students are using lgbtq keywords and potentially out them

  • Yes

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    life changed due to shrimp

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    What's your favourite social media platform? (not counting Lemmy)

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    decapitation rule

  • LEGO @lemmy.world

    I just rendered one of my builds using blender! :D

  • Furry @pawb.social

    FYI The convention Vancoufur is happening in Vancouver in a few weeks

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  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    What’s the dumbest thing you ever got in trouble at school for?

  • Firefox @lemmy.ml

    Firefox keyboard inputs stop working when using a calculator

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world

    My YouTube homepage after I watch one balatro video

  • hmmm @lemmy.world

    hmmm

  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world

    Landscape for a poster assignment

  • tumblr @lemmy.world

    a good post from teaboot

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    What is a food that you used to dislike but now enjoy?

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    What is something you do to make mundane tasks more fun?

  • LEGO @lemmy.world

    I made a shelf hook stand for my new controller!

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    This official video from my Canadian English math course only has subtitles in Vietnamese

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    The future rule

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    The Adrian Dittmann Story

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    Xmail rule

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    What is a human behaviour you've never understood?

  • LEGO @lemmy.world

    👌 .