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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Stillhart@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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It's time once again to bang my head against the wall of Linux gaming to see if I can make the switch from Windows. What's the flavor of the month for gaming distros for a Windows native that's not a moron but also wants something that just works once its set up?

Bonus points if you can point me at resources for how to put Linux on my Windows box as a dual boot without breaking my Windows installation.

EDIT - Tried Mint and Nobara and neither could figure out how to dual boot with Windows on a machine with two physical drives. I'm sure if I had a CS degree I could figure it out in short order but a little googling and messing around trying different things didn't work so I think I'm done. Maybe next time, Linux.

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[–] pvr 3 points 2 years ago

I use Pop!_OS (based on Ubuntu). I know it’s a more mainstream distro but it’s super easy to setup with built in Nvidia drivers. Runs most games without an issue using Steam and Lutris.

I also dual boot with Windows for some games but I main Pop. I used a separate drive for the install so I didn’t have to mess with resizing the Windows drive.

It’s pretty straight forward. Had to tinker a little bit to make the boot drive work so I can select between Windows and Linux but nothing super difficult.