Let me start by saying I think Linux Mint is one of the top 5 greatest distros of all time. It is an absolutely essential starting point for many people and their work is responsible for much of the user-friendliness you see in the world of Linux today. It is stable, has a nice aesthetic, “just works”, and doesn’t make you update constantly.

These things are great but they are the very things that make Linux Mint unsuited for online gaming. Is this a bad thing? No!! It’s just not a distro made for gaming purposes. It’s like showing up to a monster truck drag race in a Ferrari. I cannot count on my two hands how many times I have provided support to a user, to find their issue was outdated libraries due to using Linux Mint. It happens all the time. Go look at any game on ProtonDB that is currently working, and you’ll find 1-2 “not working” reports and they are always on either Debian on Mint.

I understand why we see it so often, because Linux Mint is awesome and users want to play their games on it. But if I suggested Hell Let Loose to a friend using Linux Mint right now, the first distro suggested for gaming in our FAQ, he wouldn’t be able to play because of his choice of distro. Making rolling distros look like a fortress in 2023 and suggesting Mint for gaming will only set new Linux users up for disappointment.

  • ThutexBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    kde… it may be the most used desktop, likely due to it being “windowsy-like” but that does not mean it is the best desktop (and on top of that, DE’s are often -luckily- a personal preference).
    in my case, i find it absolutely horrible, and always have…

    if you like eyecandy, deepin’s DDE and solus’ Budgie are 2 great choices, but i find myself always returning to the clean cinnamon environment with plank.

    that being said, why would one DE be more “gaming compatible” than another? i mean, it is the OS and libraries that count, not the DE itself.