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Proton Experimental adds fixes for GTA V Enhanced and more for Linux / Steam Deck
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Thinking of Switching to Linux for Gaming — But Have Some Concerns
I’ve been a lifelong Windows user—mostly because of gaming compatibility and its dominance in enterprise environments. But lately, I’ve been tempted to switch to Linux full-time. I already like Debian and use it occasionally, but Windows has always been my main rig.
If I were to actually switch to Linux for gaming, what distro would you recommend? • I don’t want something too “kid-friendly” or overly simplified (like Zorin or Ubuntu with heavy theming). • At the same time, Arch feels like too much—I want some control and tweakability, but not a full-time job maintaining my system. • I have an RTX 2070 Super, so I’d really prefer a distro that won’t make me fight with drivers or GPU support constantly. • I’ve heard about Proton and Pop!_OS—are those still good options in 2025?
One sticking point: Photoshop.
I actually use and pay for Adobe software (not just for fun), so Wine and alternatives like GIMP don’t really cut it. I’ve even considered switching to macOS instead, just to have Unix-like tools and full Adobe support… but then I lose a big chunk of gaming compatibility.
So yeah… I’m stuck. I want a distro that makes gaming easy-ish, still lets me tweak and feel like I’m on a “real” Linux system, and won’t leave me stranded when I need to run Adobe stuff.
Any recommendations or thoughts?
Then use Debian. You can tweak it in largely the same way as any other distro.
Photoshop compatibility isn't going to change much between distros, it's going to suck regardless of what you pick. If you need it (e.g. for a job), then I really recommend not bothering with Linux for that task. In fact, I recommend just having Windows on a separate drive and use that for Photoshop and anything else that doesn't work on Linux (i.e. games w/ anti-cheat).
Then pick something release-based, like Debian. The main issue w/ Nvidia cards is with rapidly changing kernels, and that's not a problem with release-based distros, like Debian.
That's basically all mainstream distros. Steam, Heroic, etc. will be essentially the same between distros.
Just use Debian. If that doesn't cut it, you're probably doing something wrong.