I used Linux Mint 21 first, which didn't (correctly) support my ancient wi-fi card or graphics driver. I then tried 22, which was much better, but failed to run a number of games, exhibiting a variety of issues not listed on ProtonDB.

I then switched to Bazzite, which ran those same games correctly, but its OS-integrated file explorer was oversimplified far past what Windows does, it failed to install several Linux-native applications, alt-tab behavior was frequently glitchy around games, and often I would come back from sleep mode with bizarre graphical glitches forcing me to restart.

I'm not even highlighting the poor usability, or the stuff I might be able to reconfigure. I'm okay with taking time to tweak my OS how I want it, but not when that's just a matter of having it work correctly.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I totally get it. in terms of ease of use and setup, if you ever do give it another go, try fedora. I had similar gaming issues with multiple Linux distros, gave fedora a go, and everything worked pretty much right out of the box, I was super impressed. ymmv ofc but keep it in mind for the future!

[–] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't Bazzite just Fedora with more stuff baked in. If anything, Bazzite is supposed to be even easier and more compatible.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

it meant to be yes. unfortunately having more stuff baked in can lead to more issues than good on some systems. kde neon is meant to be kubuntu with more stuff baked in but ime it causes more issues than good.

[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

That sucks it didn't work well for you. Hopefully the useability is more improved the next time you may be willing to try again.