This is good. Hopefully it’ll be extremely slimmed down and allow for remaining X11 applications to keep functioning.

Steam Deck’s OS is immutable. It’s pretty “locked down” already, although not quite as much as a Switch.

I use Debian and Mint. As others have said, it’s because it just works and I don’t have to screw with it.

What are you even talking about? Debian is fine and extremely stable, which is what you want for a work PC when your pay is on the line.

Oh…huh…I didn’t even know we had cake days on Lemmy. Haha. Thanks.

IPv6 should be the preferred option. It’s the same on Windows and MacOS.

If you have IPv6 issues, just turn off IPv6 on the adapter you’re using.

Calling it a “Fischer Price” distro is a little patronizing. I’m a seasoned Linux user and I use Mint for work because I just want something that works when my paycheck is on the line. Mint has never broken on me and always works.

Debian or Linux Mint, if you want a no-nonsense, just works kind of experience.

Flatpak is a fully open source technology. You’re thinking of Snaps.

Why?

There are rumors they plan to do this with the first Xbox handheld.

Yeah it’s basically Arch with KDE Neon/gamescope that runs Steam in Big Picture mode with an immutable file system. That’s why Bazzite is able to make a StramOS-like experience. The hardest things are the hardware-specific tweaks.

I was specifically referring to games as a subset of software in general. Generally, I haven’t run into a game that doesn’t “just work” on Linux unless the developer has non-working anti cheat. Are there any major games you’ve tried that that wasn’t the case?

As for all software, we still have work to do there.

SteamOS is purpose built for gaming. Windows LTSC is specifically not for gaming, but many shoehorn it into it.

Arch is a stripped down version of Arch.

Linux isn’t monolithic like Windows, so it can be purpose built for anything.

Windows LTSC is designed for things like kiosks, ATMs, etc that have a long service life. It’s not made for gaming. It doesn’t even include things like DirectX by default, IIRC. You have to add it.

Pretty much everything will run on Linux now. It’s just the companies behind the games being dumbasses and blocking it with their anti-cheat.

A performance uplift plus double or tripled battery life compared to running on Windows…hot damn that’s impressive.

Get rekt Windows.

IMHO you shouldn’t have to run a stripped down Windows to get good results. It should just work that way out of the box. LTSC is not supposed to be a consumer OS.

Ubuntu 6.06 was my first Linux install. I still remember the pain of ndiswrapper to get Windows WiFi drivers working on Linux.

I just finished working four 12 hour shifts dealing with morons and shitty people, Mike. I’ll play some god damn video games if I want to.