I forked SteamOS for my living room PC

Re:I forked SteamOS for my living room PC by ParetoOptimal on Sunday December 31, 2023 @02:52PM (#38826967)

I think a lot of times recommending Lubuntu or other niche distros to first-time linux users is a mistake.

Instead one should recommend using KDE or Gnome and turning down all of the graphical settings if needed to improve performance.

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Re:I forked SteamOS for my living room PC by mattl on Sunday December 31, 2023 @03:34PM (#38827310)

I think it comes from the idea that you should install Linux to get more time out of aging hardware.

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Re:I forked SteamOS for my living room PC by ParetoOptimal on Sunday December 31, 2023 @03:38PM (#38827341)

Yeah, but for first time users I maintain it'd be better to risk potential slowness than "fast but unacceptable user experience".

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Re:I forked SteamOS for my living room PC by mattl on Sunday December 31, 2023 @05:50PM (#38828209)

Fully agree. I don’t really know what the user groups are doing these days? Are installfests still a thing?

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