People bitching about Flatpaks don’t understand that they have dedupe built in. You’re literally not using any more space and it’s easier for app developers to deploy.

Try using Snaps sometime, if you want something to actually bitch about.

You… prefer snaps?

I guess we found the one person with that hot take.

Back in my day we coded in assembly and we liked it that way!

Why Bazzite for a non-gaming setup? Or are your parents gamers?

Indirect Playback goes through them first. Also, they host DynDNS for the Plex media server to make accessing it remotely from apps easier.

The second thing is a joke to host and requires no resources. The first one can be a significant resource usage item.

VTubers are people who use avatars instead of being on camera. Typically the avatar is lip synced to their voice.

Helldivers 2 runs great on my Steam Deck LCD. Great game.

They’re trolling and have no idea what the fuck they’re talking about. I’ve literally not had a bootloader failure in a decade from multiple Linux OS installs.

The only time I had an issue was when I was playing with a bleeding edge distro and it borked full disk encryption, but that was INTENTIONALLY bleeding edge and I knew the risks.

I’m happy my company basically issued a ban on Windows without pre-authorization. We’re entirely a macOS and Linux shop.

If you want to go as cheap as possible while retaining usable status, I’d recommend generic Xbox 360 controllers. You can get deals on two of them in a set for sub-$20 and they’re usually fine functionally. They will have cheap sticks and poor build quality, but they take AA or the Play N Charge packs and their 2.4ghz dongles they come with work on Linux perfectly for every “brand” I’ve tried.

If you want a nice non-Xbox/PlayStation controller, as others have said: get an 8BitDo.

Don’t bother with anything else. I’ve bought plenty of generic Switch controllers, off brand Xbox or PlayStation controllers, etc. They all lead to pain, connection issues, and frustration. ESPECIALLY if they’re Bluetooth. You might be OK if they come with a dongle for 2.4ghz, but even those are spotty sometimes and often have range issues.

Speaking from experience, generic Switch controllers on Linux often suck. Many off-brand controllers use crap Bluetooth modules that will only connect half the time. I’ve tried two or three. Get a wired controller, 8BitDo, Xbox, or PlayStation controller.

Why are you using X11 on Plasma? Wayland support has been great for a long time on Plasma and they’re working towards deprecating X11.

I bounced between them both. Decided on Mint with Cinnamon because it just works without fuss.

As a fellow Mint enjoyer who is too fucking old to be fixing their desktop all the time…yes

Really? Nice. Didn’t know that about Flatpaks.

While I prefer Debian packages, what’s wrong with Flatpaks other than a bit of bloat caused by redundant dependencies? They’re not Snaps.

Debian and Mint user…yup I’m old.

Now there are 15 competing standards.

Glory to you…and your distro.