My teenage son wants to try a new distro for gaming. Our family has been using pop os for years, but he wants to try something new. The main three I see are

  • nobara (fedora based)
  • garuda (arch based)
  • drauger (ubuntu based)

The machine he’s using is a 2018 Intel nuc. It has a strong processor (core i7) but no discrete graphics. I can’t tell which (if any) of the distros above would be better or worse for his case.

Reading around, it seems like Garuda might be slightly more fiddly. And, Drauger I only saw mentioned in a couple of articles, but not on this forum. Are these impressions correct? Do you have any other advice for us?!

  • Potajito@feddit.ch
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    11 months ago

    For me it would be nobara or endevour os. Garuda is too messy imo. I run endeavour, but I don’t know how much gaming is possible on a nuc.

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      11 months ago

      Oh thanks for the endeavor recommendation. It might be a bit too much of a change for us, but I’ll let him take a look.

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        11 months ago

        I’d advice against using EOS. If it breaks and you don’t have the skills to fix it you can prepare yourself for a fresh installation already.