cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14762903

I am switching to Linux for the first time.

I heard Mint is really good but am not sure exactly which distro is best to use with Steam, as well as with newer games, as I primarily use my computer for gaming.

I generally play games like Final Fantasy XIV, Baldur’s Gate 3, Elden Ring, Elder Scrolls Online, and Total War: Warhammer 3.

    • seaQueue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      AMD/Nvidia hybrid user here. I’ve had more breakage in the amdgpu driver than Nvidia by far. I think a more fair comment is “drivers break on Linux occasionally and it’s a good idea to learn how to roll back package versions.”

    • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.caEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      As a general rule for Linux; Yes, Nvidia hates linux, and the drivers cause issues in a lot of cases.

      But Pop! has specifically worded to try to deal with Nvidia, so it might be smooth sailing, depending on which card you have.

    • Kory@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Not at all, in Linux Mint for example I simply picked the recommended driver and I had no issues with that.