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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Mangoholic@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hi, as many others I am looking to switch to linux before microsoft kills win 10. I read a lot of advice online for distros, but my main needs are not really discussed. I need a distro that runs well for game dev specifically unreal engine 5.4-6.

I am currently aiming to try mint, as it has been recommended to be stable and i already dabbled a little bit with Ubuntu on my laptop.

I am not afraid of some tech journey, but even though arch seems the coolest, with Wayland, kde, hyperland customization, i am not confident enough to use it for work. I heard it can completely crash your system if your a noob.

So in essence i need something stable that is relatively easy to use and has great ue5 and gaming perf. Thanks in advance for all the help.

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[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You’ll probably need to run the software in bottles

nope, unreal engine 5 has a native linux version

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought you need to launch it through the Epic Games launcher, and that does not support Linux?

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

not according to this

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh I see, when you go straight to the Epic Games Store page it doesn't have a download for Linux and doesn't even say Linux is supported.

But that link says Red Hat Linux 8 or Rocky Linux 8, so OP should probably use Fedora or Rocky. Rocky's a bit of a no-name though so forum support might be lacking.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

when a particular distro is recommended, almost every time it just means "this is what we have actually tested it on" so as long as your distro has the correct packages/versions available there is a very good chance it will work even when not recommended