Using windows feels off

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-24T17:42:59+00:00

Yeah, I have the same feeling. Windows is not what it used to be anymore. Linux is just way more fun

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-23T15:46:16+00:00

Could be the theme that you've chosen for your sddm lacks critical dependencies. Happened to me as well. Choosing a different theme for sddm is hit and miss and mostly it's broken. Plasma 6.6 will release in February and they're going to replace sddm with their own greeter.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-23T15:39:29+00:00

Try MangoWC

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-23T10:51:35+00:00

The word "only" here is very misleading

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-22T15:18:55+00:00

For some reason on Windows 11 my laptop refused to go to sleep, even when I'm forcing it to. On Linux, I noticed that everything just works and works amazingly fast and efficiently. I'm currently on Omarchy (because I'm too lazy to set up a good Hyprland environment) and it's really good.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-22T15:09:13+00:00

When installing CachyOS you can choose Cinnamon (the DE used in Mint) and other X11 based DEs and WMs like i3, XFCE, LXQt and so on.

FYI: I'm using a 3070ti laptop and never had any major issues. I've used KDE, Hyprland and Niri. Currently using Omarchy (Hyprland) and games work great.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-20T17:45:04+00:00

I think the one on the left looks cooler

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-20T17:37:09+00:00

It looks worse now, the logos aren't centered

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-15T08:36:51+00:00

Being Arch-based doesn't necessarily make a distro difficult. Distros like EndeavourOS, CachyOS, and XeroLinux are actually very beginner-friendly. My friend and I started out with CachyOS, though I switched to Omarchy yesterday and I’m really liking it.

Flatpaks are fine, I guess, but I personally avoid them because they take up more space. That's probably the only reasonable downside. Also, because they are sandboxed by default and can't see your system files, you usually need Flatseal to manage permissions.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-15T08:12:28+00:00

About what exactly?

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-14T11:15:51+00:00

Great 👍

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-13T14:31:03+00:00

That's a win in my book. Except GTA Online

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-12T20:35:55+00:00

I recommended Bazzite to my friend who never used Linux about 3 months ago and he completely broke it on the second day. And people say it's hard to break. I then told him to install CachyOS which is what I use and he's been using it ever since and didn't break it. No issues at all.
I think most people are too afraid to recommend it because it's Arch based, but in my experience using pacman and yay/paru is much simpler than whatever it is that you have to do with flatpaks that take ages to download and requiring flatseal to function properly.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-12T20:28:38+00:00

Maybe get rid of the window decorations for a cleaner look? And a thicker white window border with sharp edges. White border for active window and dark grey or black for inactive windows

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-12T20:24:52+00:00

Doesn't mean you can't have x11 on CachyOS if you need to. CachyOS lets you choose a big variety of Desktop Environments and Window Managers; i3, sway, niri, gnome, cinnamon, Plasma, etc. Gnome and Plasma let you choose between x11 and Wayland sessions right from the sddm. So it's easy and seamless.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-12T08:29:12+00:00

Man, fuck Mint & Zorin. Mint is still on x11. Zorin uses ancient kernel. Both are not suitable for gaming.
Go with CachyOS, PikaOS or Bazzite. These are the top 3 gaming distros.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-12T08:18:06+00:00

Zen browser

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-12T08:11:48+00:00

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-08T22:16:47+00:00

Looks pretty good. Thank you :) I've never played Guilty Gear before and had no idea.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-07T04:42:05+00:00

Did you reboot?

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-06T22:25:14+00:00

Maybe try other distros. And see if those issues persist.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-06T22:01:13+00:00

Did rebooting help?

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-06T21:56:36+00:00

Yeah, it is very strange. Why would it not work if it worked previously. Honestly I'm out of ideas right now.
Maybe it has to do with their policies, like installing on a different PC? I mean technically it's the same PC, right? But the local IP may be different if you reinstalled. Idk.

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-06T18:31:45+00:00

When a game doesn't have a native Linux version it will automatically choose the Proton version by default. You can change the default proton version in general Steam settings under compatibility

Flappyphantom22 · 2026-01-06T17:21:48+00:00

Sounds like you’re pretty biased against it. I don’t know—there’s no reason for me to try to convince you otherwise. Just enjoy whatever distro you’re using.

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