cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19744473

I’m going to be building a new computer soon for myself. (Going AMD for the first time, since intel microcode issue.)

I would say I’m an expert or advanced user, as been using pcs for 25 years and set up arch and slackware in the past. I have tried many distros and would like some feedback.

I mainly use my pc for gaming. I want something customizable, KDE ish, and without bloatware. A good wiki is a plus.

I think that i may end up with arch… is it better for gaming since it’s bleeding edge and isn’t steamos built off it?

Side question is distro chooser accurate?

  • CrypticCoffee@lemm.eeEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Rolling distro, up to date kernel, very good KDE support, stable?

    OpenSuse Tumbleweed has got you covered.

    Though this weird bloat fetish usually leads to Arch…

  • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
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    15 days ago

    Gentoo lets you trim the fat even more by adjusting your packages at build-time. It has great KDE support. It comes with LTS kernel, but lets you opt for newer ones.

    • Crazyslinkz@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 days ago

      Hmmm… thanks for the response, I like how it’s more built for your system since you compile it locally.

      • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
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        15 days ago

        The USE flags (feature compilation option) can be a bit tricky to manage, but they’ve tidied up the defaults quite a bit.

        The one thing that might still be hard to get right is having all the media codec you need. I wish they’d include it in the default so I didn’t have to fine tune it myself, but well, that’s just part of the fun, and I already got my battle-tested set, so I got nothing to complain.

        • Crazyslinkz@lemmy.worldOP
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          2 days ago

          Ok I tried a gentoo setup this week. 8 hours in was able to build a kernel and get a cli on my box. But I’m failing at my attempts to get xfce or KDE or even startx to work. 😅 debating if I should keep it at this weekend or go back to my arch or simple eos.

          I like emerge and I like the philosophy but gotta get a bit more knowledge on this use flag thing.

    • kusivittula@sopuli.xyz
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      8 hours ago

      i wish i could like fedora based distros, but they always make my hdd unmountable and it’s really hard to revive it :(

  • SolarPunker@slrpnk.net
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    15 days ago

    Arch. Bazzite/Nobara are for noobs (in a positive way, don’t get me wrong). Gaming is in spot where you want stability but also a rolling release, since we have daily improvements on essential packages; as an experienced user you can use Arch for that; consider also even Valve is on it with the Steam Deck (Arch-based).