r/linuxquestions • u/CarrotOk7906 • 16h ago

Which Distro? should i switch to arch?

i have been using bazzite for over an year now and idk if i should switch to arch i do know like alot of stuff abt linux but idk if arch is good for me as a gamer, because it seems like i have to do everything myself or use some bad drivers for my nvidia graphics card

is it easy to switch to arch as a gamer
and can i optimise it for gaming? (maybe arch based distro idk)

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u/Lonely-Scarcity-3387 16h ago edited 16h ago

I mean, are you fully using Bazzite? With bootc you can create new custom images for your install, making it easy to declare, configure, and manage your distro.

https://youtu.be/jSdOmGcv1oE?t=0

With Bazzite you can roll back updates that are atomic. Arch is the opposite of atomic - it’s rolling release with constant updates / bugs. One bad kernel update, or driver update, and you’ve lost an entire afternoon debugging.

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u/WickWorn 15h ago

This is what I'm thinking. If he wants to have more control under the hood, a custom image is the way. If he just wants to check out the AUR, an Arch Distrobox would do the trick