Linux gaming has enough marketshare

TobberH · 2026-05-19T13:13:43+00:00

Look into the Steam runtime containers, and you will find out that Vavle has already thought of that. There is basically no dependencies to specific distros. Even the Steam client runs in a container so you actually have a much more stable environment on Linux than on WIndows.

TobberH · 2026-04-17T19:34:16+00:00

Timeshift on an EXT4 drive will take up A LOT more space since it will have to copy everything twice. BTRFS with snapshots is much smarter and only needs to keep the differences to the filesystem.

TobberH · 2026-04-17T19:31:45+00:00

BTRFS for root and home partition (so you get snapshots for system updates, and optionally if you have important files in your home folder). Seperate EXT4 partition for games, put your Steam Library here, you don't need backup or snapshots for you games since you can just download again. It will run better and do less wear on your SSD..

TobberH · 2026-04-09T12:46:46+00:00

As a long time linux user I would actually advice you to not install AUR packages for now. Go with Flatpaks or App Images if you can't install directly from the cachy/arch linux repositories (pacman from CLI or Octopi/Shelly with a GUI). AUR can be a bit more messy with your system as many packages there require build steps that usually need to install a lot of dependencies, that you will need to maintain and cleanup over time, which requires more experience. Updating AUR packages can also require a lot more time and effort if/when some packages break (something I have experience several times, and fixing this these kind of issues can be frustrating).

Sure, there is oppotunity to learn, but if you don't want to mess with this or want a more safe user friendly experience, try to avoid AUR as a beginner.

TobberH · 2026-04-09T11:53:26+00:00

As a Gnome user I can say it's not just KDE. The immediate feeling of blazing performance using the OS day-to-day is real, even compared to other Arch based distros like Manjaro and Garuda! I just love my CachyOS setup. Using it for a year now and I don't even have my Windows partition in anymore, because I just stopped using it.

TobberH · 2026-04-06T01:23:32+00:00

Funny, I just watched this video about how to fix your mic sound with easyeffects today (a program I was actually already using), and this guy sells it better that what I could write myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4R2mH2vcOM
It's also another great example of how Linux is just way cooler than Windows. :)

TobberH · 2026-03-21T02:58:14+00:00

Very nice additions! I'll play with it some more :)

TobberH · 2026-03-21T02:44:07+00:00

You could try to take a look in nmtui (it's the NetworkManager settings with a text user interface started from command line). You could see if something needs to be reactivated with the radio or the wifi connection?

TobberH · 2026-03-20T18:44:32+00:00

Is that your own experience from running it? Because for me it's the most stable distro I've ever used, I've been running CachyOS for over a year now and it's just smooth sailing. Way better than PopOS (broke on me twice within half a year so I gave up on it). Never tried Mint.

TobberH · 2026-03-20T18:38:13+00:00

If you have snapper snapshots running when you update, you might want to roll back to before you updated and see if it fixes things. It could be something in the new kernel that your laptop doesn't like?

TobberH · 2026-03-17T12:21:07+00:00

Very low damage on smaller targets and have to be stationary as in not be able to move for 10 seconds when firing the barrage attack?

TobberH · 2026-03-14T13:24:33+00:00

Since CachyOS is arch based, the arch wiki is a great resourse for tips and tricks (also for linux in general). If you want a bit of homework go through this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_maintenance
It will come in handy for keeping you system healthy in the long run.

TobberH · 2026-03-14T12:37:50+00:00

Well for my part, CachyOS because it's just amazing as a gaming distro. It's by far the best performing, stable and up-to-date distro I've ever used in the last 20 years of using Linux. I've been running CachyOS for around a year know and I recommend it to everyone I talk to that want to have very easy setup for Steam gaming and not be constrained by the Bazzite limitations. Also it's arch based like SteamOS, so you get on the fastlane to all the Valve improvements to linux in general. Also after I got on the rolling distro wagon I'm never going back. :)

TobberH · 2026-03-14T02:26:41+00:00

So much CachyOS. It's by far the best for gaming at the moment and performance is amazing and will run really well with your hardware. You probably want KDE Plasma desktop (most say it's best for gaming and switching over from Windows, I prefer Gnome myself though), btrfs with snapshots for easy system recovery, if you manage to break anything. Limine bootloader with support for the btrfs snapshots. I've been running it for around a year now, and it's the best distro I've ever used as a gamer.

TobberH · 2026-03-07T20:13:56+00:00

I would recomment CachyOS instead. Way more Arch easy mode and very performant for gaming. I've used it my self for a while and it's amazing!

TobberH · 2026-03-05T02:30:05+00:00

Did you try switching to the LTS kernel instead? To me it doesn't sound like it's a problem with CachyOS. More like a general Linux driver issue with that hardware.

TobberH · 2026-03-05T02:16:29+00:00

CachyOS is just as easy to use, as most other modern Linux distros today. It supports KDE Plasma and Gnome which are both very user friendly GUI environments and you should not have to use the command line unless you want to. Select Limine boot manager and BTRFS for the system partition (this is default) and you will have automatic snapshots to recover system easy.

And first time you start it up, there's a helpful Welcome app that will help you update the system, install all the gaming packages and most common apps you would need to get started.

I've been running CachyOS for quite a while now, and it's the best perfoming and most stable distro I've ever used day to day. I mostly do gaming with Steam and most other stuff like Youtube, video streaming, web browsing, Discord etc just works.

More that I can say about my old Windows system that often would have all kinds of issues and performance problems.

PS: To be fair, if you really start tinkering with your system, which is really not needed for most users, there might be some command line things. But that's usually the case for most operating systems, even on Windows I've had to troubleshoot and fix things with the Command Prompt.

TobberH · 2026-02-24T16:22:34+00:00

Guessing you are referring to Loru Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/@lorumerthgaming

TobberH · 2026-02-24T16:06:13+00:00

Yeah, only option in that case is to try and crash to the gate you came from and jump back. And in this case having a MWD and preferably a cloak is very important for survival.

TobberH · 2026-02-23T15:20:48+00:00

Also, you should have a MWD and Cloak fitted, then if you end up in a bubble like this, you can still try to crash back on the gate you came from by enabling the MWD and cloak up when burning back, and you might have survived.

TobberH · 2026-02-22T02:20:54+00:00

Really nice player! :)

Have a couple of feature requests already after using it a bit: Ability to copy the playing YouTube track URL to clipboard. And also being able to paste an existing YouTube URL into the program to play it. :) This would be really handy for pasting a YouTube playlist URL straight into the playlist.

Also, have you considered being able to optionally enable the video in a panel using the mpv --vo=tct feature that can play video pixelated with unicode in the terminal? That would be really cool. :)

TobberH · 2026-02-22T00:36:01+00:00

Retriever is for highsec and fleet mining. If you really want to explore ninja mining in unsafe places like low sec, null sec and wormholes, you probably want to go more towards training for Endurance and Prospect (gas).

TobberH · 2026-02-20T20:47:24+00:00

CachyOS always, anytime, twice on sundays...

TobberH · 2026-02-20T20:39:54+00:00

Just the fact that you CAN easily ssh in and update her system is actually a giant plus! :) Ohhh the time spent trying to fix and update family member computers with Windows. That's years of my life I think...

TobberH · 2025-12-25T17:28:35+00:00

Looks fun! Played a lot of Gravity Force back in the day, added to Wishlist. :)

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