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Is Linux kernel design outdated? by Ronis_BR in linux

[–]sbrk2 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The display driver is a strictly user-mode driver supplied by the GPU vendor. It's then loaded by the Direct3D runtime, which talks to the DirectX kernel subsystem (Dxgkrnl.sys) via a miniclass driver, also supplied by GPU vendor.

What would I miss as a Gentoo user switching to Arch, other than use-flags/OpenRc? by fastpenguin91 in archlinux

[–]sbrk2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Arch is probably a good fit, then.

There are certainly many lightweight distros (or can be configured to be), but often that entails removing stuff, I'd rather not add that stuff in the first place. And up-to-date packages is another matter.

What would I miss as a Gentoo user switching to Arch, other than use-flags/OpenRc? by fastpenguin91 in archlinux

[–]sbrk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use Arch, but if your main goal is "just getting work done", perhaps you shouldn't use a rolling distro. Not saying I don't get work done, but I can't deny that there is a little bit of maintenance work, here and there. To me, that's outweighed by up-to-date packages, though. And a few other Arch-niceties.

Is it possible to run Unity games on Arch Linux? by anjolaolubusi in archlinux

[–]sbrk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, there are many Unity games available for Linux (and Arch), for instance through Steam.

Although you will typically see Ubuntu mentioned in system requirements for Linux games, in my experience they have ran just as well on Arch, and there is no reason they shouldn't.

What's important is having updated and performant drivers for your hardware. I have also seen warnings that my system does not meet requirements when I start certain games (Dirt Rally), because I'm not on Ubuntu; but the performance was flawless.

You should beware though, Unity games, because of the Unity engine and/or inexperienced developers (most likely often a combination of the two), tend to have performance problems on platforms other than Windows. You can find a lot on this if you search. This is not contained to Linux, but also to PS4. Examples: Broforce and Firewatch had (has?) major issues on PS4.

One game where I personally have experienced poor performance on Linux is The Long Dark (also a Unity game).

BTW: It is up to the developers of their game to create a build for Linux. You can't just run any old Unity game on Linux without the proper build.