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 I cannot count on my two hands how many times I have provided support to a user, to find their issue was outdated libraries due to using Linux Mint.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.

  • ghoultekBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    A distribution that doesn’t teach you how to use GNU/Linux isn’t even worth using. Slackware at least teaches you GNU/Linux at the basics. I’ve used other distributions before and a point-click-and-go distribution is a waste of time. You’re basically wanting Windows without it being Windows.

    The above works for you but you cannot push your ideals and your level of skill, knowledge, and time commitment on everyone else. This simply is unrealistic. Its like assuming that since one can carve a cooked turkey that automatically makes one a certified open heart surgeon. Or worse… telling someone that they need to have the skills of an open heart surgeon in order to carve up a holiday turkey.

    Gaming on Linux requires knowledge of how the system works, especially to troubleshoot. If you want a point-click-and-go OS, then just stick with Windows and make your life easier.

    Your ego is showing. Please don’t do the above. Never ever push that attitude toward newbies. It is straight up elitist talk. You are not helping the Linux community by espousing those ideas. This is very very harmful.

    Pros? If you aren’t willing to learn GNU/Linux then why use an operating system that is traditionally a command line OS where everything once stripped down is ran on command line via Bash that requires knowledge of the system to get problems solved? Stick with Windows for the love of God if you’re not a pro and willing to learn!

    Why are you here in r/linux_gaming? You’re a pro. You don’t need any help and you aren’t offering any help. Trial by fire works for you but not for everyone and 90+% of newbies are not ready for your trials. Shouldn’t you be solving bigger problems instead of complaining about newbies not having the skill to be on your level?

    Please stop bro. Please. You are doing more harm for everyone else who commits the time to help newbies and the newbies.