"Tech journalists" installing linux in 2025 like it's this hot new tech is not exactly the early adoptership I'd expect from them :)
this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2025
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Gaming on Linux has gotten way better than what is was a few years ago.
🤞pleasejustpickbazzite pleasejustpickbazzite pleasejustpickbazzite🤞
I’m going to install CachyOS, an Arch-based distro
oh god dammit
Bazzite is much worse for a new user then cachy. Worse documentation and a load of quirks from being immutable.
Frankly they would be better off with mint unless they need very up to date hardware support for like a laptop.
I installed CachyOS for a weekend and it’s now been several months. I love it.
But I would never, ever recommend it to a new user. It still requires someone to be comfortable on the command line and it’s possible to break it if you don’t know what you’re doing.
Bazzite just works. You install it and start logging into your accounts. It’s nearly impossible for a newcomer to break, and perfect for the vast majority of new Linux users.
Recommending Cachy to new users hurts not only those users but the entire Linux ecosystem.
I don’t recommend Mint, either, but only because I am a KDE cultist, I hate Cinnamon, and every time I’ve tried it on anything I’ve had frustrating hardware issues that I have never had on Fedora.
I’m BlameTheAntifa and I have a distro-hopping addiction.
Bazzite is good for people who break their computer constantly because it's harder to break. Cachy is better for people who can be trusted with sudo
This. I mained Arch for 2 years and still can't be completely trusted with sudo. Moved to Nobara, would recommend as well. Its a bit more advanced, but you don't have to touch the command line if you don't want to and setup is right there step-by-step when you first boot.
I did try Bazzite first. I just couldn't get used to living the Flatpak life. I know you can force install native packages, but at that point why wouldn't I just use Nobara, lol.
Cachy's not that bad for beginners. I just did a test install on an old Nvidia PC, and it works for gaming OOTB.
We've come a looooong way from Manjaro. I wouldn't wish Manjaro on my worst enemy, to be clear.
I haven't used Manjaro in many many years, but IIRC it was the first distro I used that reliably supported Wi-Fi.
Are you looking for fellow Bazzite users? (I'm one of them)
Good to meet you brother/sister! We walk a rather lonesome road but glad I stand alongside you
I'm standing slightly to the left of you.
I'M FED UP, GOING TO INSTALL LINUX!
- picks a complicated distro where you really need to read the manual or do some heavy google searches to do gaming *
I'M FED UP, THIS IS TOO HARD, I'M GOING BACK TO WINDOWS!
CachyOS has been flawless on my S/O's desktop. From an easy install to plenty of documentation available, I couldn't have asked for much more. During install, there's an entire step dedicated to checking a box if you want to play games. (To enable non-free drivers).
I don't think it was a poor choice.
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Just went from Bazzite to Steam OS on my TV PC. It's a little less flexible but I don't use desktop mode for much on the TV or want to install anything outside a few emulators and external game launchers. I've had too many updating issues with Bazzite over the years. The recent deal breaker was sunshine broke preventing it from updating.
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Installed Mint last week. I already ported most of my personal stuff there ; as a user of FOSS software, it was a breeze. Still dual booting Windows because of work, but I'll start trying to see if I can get the required tools to work on there too.
For now, my biggest issue was that connecting my Bluetooth headphones to both Linux and Windows was fucky but, lo and behold, there was a guide online that told me exactly how to make sure both OS had the same device ID.
It's not a painless experience yet, but it's way less painful than what it was running Win95 back then. And it feels so good to finally flip Microsoft the bird.
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