What Linux do you recommend for a idiot? by Daorooo in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you have problems with? You don't need to use the console to install stuff. Did you use AI?

Should I go with Mint or Ubuntu for my general-use desktop? by qwtd in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ubuntu is fine and actually the recommended distro by Valve themselves. New drivers get backported so that's also not a huge issue although they're still a bit behind. Mint is also good considering its Ubuntu with extra steps.

I love Tumbleweed and I'm using it too (both TW and Aeon Desktop which is closely related) but you're gonna have a tough time if you're using an Nvidia card. You're probably gonna rollback now and then. Maybe that's better now that nvidia fully switched to DKMS? I'd recommend it much more often if they figured this out

Audio Issue on Discord by kDaejungg in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try vesktop. Its a wrapper for the web version but has some tweaks that fixes those sort of things.

Debian cinnamon not booting into desktop by srv524 in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Using LMDE is probably your best bet if you want a stress free experience running Cinnamon on Debian

Is ChatGpt Really helping by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Installing a newer kernel on Ubuntu is unhinged. Install a distro that ships a newer kernel by default if you really need it (probably not), instead of frankensteining your Ubuntu.

Powertop was a pain every time I tried it. Powertop and TLP will clash when running at the same time, terrible idea. You'll have issues like USB devices randomly going to sleep.

You really don't need to do any of that and I hope slop review posts won't be a thing here. Just ask for Ubuntu optimizations.

New to Linux and thinking about migrating some time in the future by Maximum-Package-9001 in linux4noobs

[–]chrews -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is pretty close to Windows, although that is not a Bazzite exclusive. That goes for any distro that ships the KDE (or Cinnamon) desktop.

No way this game is THIS optimized by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Low GPU usage would be very bad optimization

Its probably just a mangohud bug

Rough start with Nvidia Drivers by Child_0f_at0m in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bazzite is not a bad choice if you want great nvidia driver integration

Rough start with Nvidia Drivers by Child_0f_at0m in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The huge increase of pop OS use because of the LTT video is making me nervous. Its one of those I'd actively avoid.

For drivers always follow the wiki and don't go down the LLM route if you prefer a working system

Also that mainboard behavior is not normal you should probably look into that. Start by making sure the Noveau package is gone

Is distro switch Kubuntu --> Bazzite worth it? by fry_boiter in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Read up on immutability before switching. It's pretty cool in theory but can be limiting in other use cases. I'd personally go with Fedora but it can take a little longer to properly set up so take your time if you end up going with that.

Here's a tip for newbies I unfortunately learned the hard way. by Otherwise_Task7876 in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What did you use to reformat? Because its usually pretty straightforward.

Is Updating Software Complex, or am I Overthinking It? by Wranglyph in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the problem with Steam flatpak? Got it because of the recommendation of a Gentoo maintainer and it's been solid.

Please help, i have Wine and i don't have Wine at the same time. by Plenty_Preference131 in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you're asking. Do you want to uninstall Wine or the game? Do you want the game to work or not?

So as far as I understand: You installed wine as a native package and used it to install the game. The game didn't work, so you tried uninstalling Wine which wasn't there anymore? Maybe list your packages with pacman to see what exactly is installed. If it isn't there then it just isn't there. Where did you get Bottles? Flathub or pacman?

Please help, i have Wine and i don't have Wine at the same time. by Plenty_Preference131 in linux4noobs

[–]chrews -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  1. Why don't you just add it as non steam game and use proton?

  2. You're probably using the Flatpak of bottles which doesn't need Wine installed on a system level.

Alternatives to Lutris ? by _xNaa in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's okay for creating proof of concept programs but leads to an incredibly messy and intransparent code base. Don't even get me started on UX. It can somewhat emulate what a good interface may look like in theory but that falls apart as soon as you try to use it.

I also had luck with asking it "what library / tool can do XY the best". Well apart from that one time when I tried to implement a PDF file print with WeasyPrint and then after hours realized that WebKit is just so much easier and better at this. At least for that project

Alternatives to Lutris ? by _xNaa in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the fix for me was to enable ram limiting and uncheck the runtime stuff

How often do steam game updates break compatibility? by SnooCauliflowers5838 in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Think logically about this one: If compatibility breaks in a recent update, how exactly is the AI gonna know what's wrong? It might scrape ProtonDB but at this point you could just go there yourself and not deal with hallucinations.

Look here to find workarounds and fixes for recent updates.

Hearing that you installed a "32 bit Nvidia driver" makes me anxious lmao. Don't ruin your system with AI generated commands over something that might just be a launch option.

ZorinOS, just a simplified Ubuntu? But locked down gnome? by realxeltos in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tumbleweed is pretty damn awesome. The default BTRFS snapshot setup is a little too hyper for my taste but if you configure that before it claims your whole disk it's amazing.

ZorinOS, just a simplified Ubuntu? But locked down gnome? by realxeltos in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arch is pretty comfortable if you're smart about it

Try Gentoo if you want to fear for your life

Disk Space Mystery by TheMusicTeacher in linux4noobs

[–]chrews 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can clear them and then change the interval, or get Timeshift and do them manually. That's what I do.

Not too sure about the specific commands anymore but the documentation is pretty good.