Linux Distros for Gaming: CachyOS is Taking over (ProtonDB data)
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CachyOS claims performance improvement by compiling its packages with CPU-family-specific optimizations. Okay, but most games are not CPU bound, and even those that are mostly spend their CPU time in game code, not distro package-provided code.
CachyOS claims interactivity improvement by using the BORE scheduler. Okay, but that's unlikely to help games unless you're running other tasks that compete for CPU time while you play.
So for most gamers, I wouldn't expect CachyOS to offer much improvement in either area.
This is the one true CachyOS description. The distro has been gaining so much traction based on naive interpretations of what performance is.
It’s not a bad distro, but its advantages are minimal over others. Whatever linux people pick, it will be fine.
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If you post your system specs and the distros that had that problem, it might help someone else who runs into the same thing. Or it might even hint at a cause more specific than "wasn't running CachyOS".
If it works and the user is happy, why not Judy go with it? Surely with a ton or research you can find why it works better on cachy and with much not time you can try to replicate on a different distro the myriad of things that can be, and then spend time making sure nothing breaks.
Or, hear me out, you can just play the game you wanted to play on the fist place.
I'm using Bazzite because it's the first distro where gaming wise everything just works. Only had to fight with the printer/scanner. I wanted to use other OS, but seriously, I also want to play and use my time doing something other than solving problems I've created.
If catchy is a batteries included distro that people can use, even if their performance gains are questionable, let them. There's no shame on that.
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I didn't know Pop_OS was no longer being updated. I know I've had recent updates though. Perhaps I should switch distros.
It's being updated, just not being changed constantly I guess? I dunno, I think it's kinda nice.
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If it works and the user is happy, why not Judy go with it? Surely with a ton or research you can find why it works better on cachy and with much not time you can try to replicate on a different distro the myriad of things that can be, and then spend time making sure nothing breaks.
Or, hear me out, you can just play the game you wanted to play on the fist place.
I'm using Bazzite because it's the first distro where gaming wise everything just works. Only had to fight with the printer/scanner. I wanted to use other OS, but seriously, I also want to play and use my time doing something other than solving problems I've created.
If catchy is a batteries included distro that people can use, even if their performance gains are questionable, let them. There's no shame on that.
If it works and the user is happy, why not Judy go with it?
There's nothing wrong with Judy using a distro that works well for her.
There's also nothing wrong with sharing information so others can learn, identify patterns, and perhaps find something that works better for them.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/6562285
Companion article here: https://boilingsteam.com/distro-for-gaming-cachy-os-takes-over/
wrote last edited by [email protected]Despite the changes around them, both Nobara and Bazzite seem to keep hanging on at a stable share, close to 5% each. However it seems that both have stopped growing at that point and may be stuck at the current threshold. I’m not sure there is however much future when it comes to Bazzite, since SteamOS will eventually be rolling out to more and more devices out there. I guess it depends how much Valve does in terms of hardware support, and if Bazzite provide tangible benefits on top what Valve delivers.
I mean, Nobara is definitely steady or losing some of its share but Bazzite has only ever continued to gain, even if a bit slower now. As far as if it has benefits over SteamOS, well the Steam Deck is the largest percentage of Bazzite users by far, so it's clearly offering something that Valve isn't. I'd say that it's a lot simpler OOTB to set up other store's games with Lutris included.
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3.1% NixOS... that's barely a step below Debian at 3.4%. Is Nix really that popular?
First before the results, the usual disclaimer, as this data comes from 'ProtonDB':
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Despite the changes around them, both Nobara and Bazzite seem to keep hanging on at a stable share, close to 5% each. However it seems that both have stopped growing at that point and may be stuck at the current threshold. I’m not sure there is however much future when it comes to Bazzite, since SteamOS will eventually be rolling out to more and more devices out there. I guess it depends how much Valve does in terms of hardware support, and if Bazzite provide tangible benefits on top what Valve delivers.
I mean, Nobara is definitely steady or losing some of its share but Bazzite has only ever continued to gain, even if a bit slower now. As far as if it has benefits over SteamOS, well the Steam Deck is the largest percentage of Bazzite users by far, so it's clearly offering something that Valve isn't. I'd say that it's a lot simpler OOTB to set up other store's games with Lutris included.
Plus, Bazzite doesn't have the same hardware requirements. I have a handheld device that can't install SteamOS because of an incompatible hard drive, but Bazzite works just fine.
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Plus, Bazzite doesn't have the same hardware requirements. I have a handheld device that can't install SteamOS because of an incompatible hard drive, but Bazzite works just fine.
Yeah, it does seem to be a lot less picky. I'm genuinely surprised we haven't seen OEMs like Ayaneo, GPD or MSI jump on it for their lower end devices.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/6562285
Companion article here: https://boilingsteam.com/distro-for-gaming-cachy-os-takes-over/
I've been using CachyOS on my HTPC for the past few weeks now. Works fine so far
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This is the one true CachyOS description. The distro has been gaining so much traction based on naive interpretations of what performance is.
It’s not a bad distro, but its advantages are minimal over others. Whatever linux people pick, it will be fine.
I just like it. I treat it more like EndeavorOS. It's got sensible defaults.
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I don't get it, CachyOS is probably improving performance in the low single digit percentages. Why are people so crazy about it?
Why are people so crazy about it?
Looking at the chart, I guess it's just one of the destinations a bunch of Manjaro and Ubuntu users moved to and Ubuntu users are probably amazed how a Linux distro without Canonical BS feels like.
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The data
️I'm always surprised by how low the Flatpak share is.
It's just kind of annoying to not have your files where they normally are.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/6562285
Companion article here: https://boilingsteam.com/distro-for-gaming-cachy-os-takes-over/
Love cachyOS, I don't pay much attention to the claimed performance improvements. I just think it has some really good defaults and in-house tools for beginners that make navigating an Arch distro easier.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/6562285
Companion article here: https://boilingsteam.com/distro-for-gaming-cachy-os-takes-over/
glad more people are using Arch-based distros! I finally installed arch (btw) without the archinstall script, and I must say, the more people that can potentially feel the sense of accomplishment that I felt when I got my display manager and window manager set up the way I wanted, the better!
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The data
️I'm always surprised by how low the Flatpak share is.
The sandboxing sometimes breaks applications or requires additional configuration. And I don't like that it's a separate thing I need to maintain, although some package managers pair main package updates etc together.
And as a NixOS user, I prefer to use nix to handle as much of my system as possible, although flatpak at least is useful as a fallback in a pinch. Of course, this is a niche within a niche and mainstream users, particularly those using immutable distros can and do benefit from flatpak.
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The data
️I'm always surprised by how low the Flatpak share is.
Imagine having a 40% market share and losing it all. Honestly, it's kind of incredible how far Ubuntu has fallen. Hopefully it serves as a lesson for anyone thinking about alienating their users.
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The data
️I'm always surprised by how low the Flatpak share is.
Flatpacks always break the moment you want to mod use community tools or need to do really much of anything.
They are great, but in a gaming or streamer context they are an annoying problem child.
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Yes its based on arch packages but its not the same as when people say "arch based distro" because SteamOS doesn't inherit the arch problems because its not on archs update schedule. While other arch based distro's follow the arch schedule and get all the issues that come with bleeding edge software.
Steam OS is basically just Manjaro.
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Steam OS is basically just Manjaro.
Not at all. Manjaro holds packages back for 2 weeks and thats it. SteamOS has its entire root system setup in an immutable way. SteamOS doesnt enable pacman and expects users to only use flatpak for software.
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CachyOS claims performance improvement by compiling its packages with CPU-family-specific optimizations. Okay, but most games are not CPU bound, and even those that are mostly spend their CPU time in game code, not distro package-provided code.
CachyOS claims interactivity improvement by using the BORE scheduler. Okay, but that's unlikely to help games unless you're running other tasks that compete for CPU time while you play.
So for most gamers, I wouldn't expect CachyOS to offer much improvement in either area.
Everything you say is spot on. I've chased the tail of the dragon in search of performance gentoo, custom kernels, over clocking, etc. The defaults are 99.99% that other .01 just isn't worth the effort.
