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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).

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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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[–] sgh@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

I am using bazzite for gamedev and it is AWESOME.

It is immutable but ships with distrobox and boxbuddy, which lets you easily create linux containers with mutable systems (i.e. I am currently developing on a fedora container with Qt Creator, for example) and you can install your packages in that terminal.

No chances of breaking your main OS.

I set up my instance like follows:

Boxbuddy -> New distrobox container -> Fedora -> Give it a name.

Wait for the installation (should be about 300MB IIRC).

In the start menu you will now be able to run your instance's terminal (search for your instance name).

sudo dnf install qt-creator

Back in boxbuddy, in my instance I selected "show installed gui applications", selected Qt Creator -> Add to applications menu.

Qt Creator then shows up in the start menu (search for either Qt Creator, or your instance name).

It will run in the container, but has full access to your home directory for development.

I could then install all my other required packages from the same terminal that I installed qt-creator from.

Easy peasy.

Disclaimer: Typing from my phone. The instructions may not be exactly like I said, but those are the steps.

No terminal magic is needed in Bazzite to make this work.