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Proton Experimental adds fixes for GTA V Enhanced and more for Linux / Steam Deck
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Thinking of Switching to Linux for Gaming — But Have Some Concerns
I’ve been a lifelong Windows user—mostly because of gaming compatibility and its dominance in enterprise environments. But lately, I’ve been tempted to switch to Linux full-time. I already like Debian and use it occasionally, but Windows has always been my main rig.
If I were to actually switch to Linux for gaming, what distro would you recommend? • I don’t want something too “kid-friendly” or overly simplified (like Zorin or Ubuntu with heavy theming). • At the same time, Arch feels like too much—I want some control and tweakability, but not a full-time job maintaining my system. • I have an RTX 2070 Super, so I’d really prefer a distro that won’t make me fight with drivers or GPU support constantly. • I’ve heard about Proton and Pop!_OS—are those still good options in 2025?
One sticking point: Photoshop.
I actually use and pay for Adobe software (not just for fun), so Wine and alternatives like GIMP don’t really cut it. I’ve even considered switching to macOS instead, just to have Unix-like tools and full Adobe support… but then I lose a big chunk of gaming compatibility.
So yeah… I’m stuck. I want a distro that makes gaming easy-ish, still lets me tweak and feel like I’m on a “real” Linux system, and won’t leave me stranded when I need to run Adobe stuff.
Any recommendations or thoughts?
If you want power usage without the rolling release hassle of Arch, Fedora seems like a good bet. Remember tho that while linux mint is often recommended as the "beginner" option, it's also a distro that gives power to the user and in the end you can do as much with it as any other distros. If I can add something, Debian testing/unstable could be a good idea for a desktop too since you're already used to that one
If you're gonna game on Fedora, you should game on Nobara.
Nobara is based on Fedora, So it already comes with that history and support, but with gaming focused tweaks and changes. Its created and run by Glorious Eggroll, the same guy that does the custom proton versions, and the reason why I suggest Nobara above everything else is that it has all the game related stuff baked in, with easy updaters to keep anything thats not updated by the system updater up to date with a simple click.
So no having to compile shit from sources or anything else. Its all done, and packaged, for easy use and updating.
Its as user friendly as ubuntu, and ready to go for gaming.
In the use case of the person who originally commented I would rather use Fedora and then eventually tweak it using some of Nobara's stuff to my liking.
And thats fine for you if thats what you want to do.
Not everyone wants to spend endless hours tweaking.
And judging by this, he doesnt either. He just wants games to work easily. and Nobara does that. since it has everything ready to go. Especially since it has a version that also has the nvdia drivers baked in.
Nobara is like 3 or 4 tweaks, not endless hours and is already gaming ready by default...