cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19744473

I’m going to be building a new computer soon for myself. (Going AMD for the first time, since intel microcode issue.)

I would say I’m an expert or advanced user, as been using pcs for 25 years and set up arch and slackware in the past. I have tried many distros and would like some feedback.

I mainly use my pc for gaming. I want something customizable, KDE ish, and without bloatware. A good wiki is a plus.

I think that i may end up with arch… is it better for gaming since it’s bleeding edge and isn’t steamos built off it?

Side question is distro chooser accurate?

  • CrypticCoffee@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Rolling distro, up to date kernel, very good KDE support, stable?

    OpenSuse Tumbleweed has got you covered.

    Though this weird bloat fetish usually leads to Arch…

    • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      2 months ago

      On the other side: point-release distro, LTS kernel, also very good KDE support, practically unbreakable?

      Debian to the rescue.

      This one won’t lead to Arch.

    • Crazyslinkz@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      2 months ago

      Understood, not really a fetish, more of I don’t want extra stuff that I don’t want to use or take space for no reason.

      I want to use every drop of my system for performance, maybe that’s from my “old person” in me.

      • CrypticCoffee@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Non-running software doesn’t affect performance as it isn’t anywhere near your RAM or CPU. What often people perceive of bloat is frequently software dependencies that are likely to be used over the course of the OS’s usage.

        Often I have found bloat free setups end up taking hours of digging out dependencies on multiple occasions. Life is too short. I have things to build.

        • Crazyslinkz@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          2 months ago

          It still takes space on the drive. It takes an icon on the start menu.

          And then there’s that little devil in me that I don’t want to send feedback back to servers of what I do with my system.

          Maybe I’m paranoid or maybe I just want to squeeze all the pure power (and space) I can. It’s like an old hot rod, there’s no radio; there’s no heated seats; it’s made to go fast and have fun.

          • CrypticCoffee@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            It does take space on the hard drive. Can easily remove desktop shortcuts. Telemetry on open source software doesn’t usually happen without consent and you can turn it off (Firefox for example).

            This is more of a feeling type thing. If it makes you feel good though, go ahead.