Quoting: RoosterSo why would you say Ubuntu is safer choice for new users than Endeavour or Endless OS?

Most of my reasons are actually the same Liam mentioned in this article:
1) There is a lot more info out there to help you solve whatever problem you may face (e.g. AskUbuntu is a great resource that helped me a lot in my early Linux days).
2) Almost everything a beginner level user may need is already in the official repositories.
3) Most of the game developers or porters (Feral Interactive, for instance) ONLY officially support Ubuntu. So, if you have any problem running a game, you can expect to be able to contact them and get a response.

Don't take me wrong: I love EndeavourOS, but I won't recommend it to new users. I showed it to my wife, who has been using Linux for several years now, and she prefers to stick with Linux Mint and Ubuntu.

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I agree with Liam's recommendations for newer Linux users. Ubuntu is a pretty safe choice.
For the experienced users, though, the choice of OS or DE is more a matter of personal preference.
E.g. I use Ubuntu and EndeavourOS on my main gaming PC, but I also use plenty of other operating systems, like Solus or Fedora, and I wouldn't deem any of them as not gaming-capable. If you keep your drivers up-to-date, you are good to go.
Still, there are always some games that don't run properly on one OS, but work perfectly on some others (e.g. some Total War games). That's the reason why I have two operating systems installed on my gaming PC. :smile:

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Quoting: EagleDeltaI found the source: https://github.com/Ryochan7/sc-controller [External Link]

Thanks!
I believe it's the same Python 3 fork (not 100% sure, though), but there is a more up-to-date version in the repository you've found.

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Quoting: EagleDeltaMy main point being is that even with a Snap and AppImage, I either can't get it to run on Pop!_OS 20.10 or, when it does, it can't detect the controller. And I can't install the package via PPA as it requires Python 2 dependencies that are no longer included since Pop!_OS 20.04

Apparently there is a Python 3 fork of this software. They mention it in this thread [External Link].
I tried that AppImage on Ubuntu, EndeavourOS and Fedora, and it not only runs, but also detects my Steam Controller.
Keep in mind, though, that I wasn't able to find the source code of the aforementioned Python 3 fork on GitHub, so I don't really know where it comes from.

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Quoting: NoStDoes anyone know if it works with Stadia or GeForce NOW?

Yes, it works with both.

Thanks for the confirmation!

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This seems to be a good time to get acquainted with this classic Bethesda game.

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Great news! I love my Steam Controller so much. Even though I mainly use it in Steam, it's very nice to be able to use it for other games.
Does anyone know if it works with Stadia or GeForce NOW?

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Quoting: mylkacould it be, that mangohud doesnt work for all games?

It seems to be the case.
I've tried several games, and it behaves very differently.
Mass Effect 2 - works with just mangohud %command%.
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition - doesn't work at all (even with PRESSURE_VESSEL_FILESYSTEMS_RO pointing to MangHud config file).
The Elder Scrolls Online - works with PRESSURE_VESSEL_FILESYSTEMS_RO specified, but hangs on the login screen.
I'm sticking with 5.0-10 for MangoHud for now.

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I can confirm that MangoHud works after adding PRESSURE_VESSEL_FILESYSTEMS_RO="/home/your_user_name/.config/MangoHud/MangoHud.conf" mangohud %command to the launch options.
Be sure to double check the path to MangoHud configuration file.
I haven't tried vkBasalt yet, but I hope it works too.

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I've been using Solus for a couple of years now, and I'm very satisfied with it.
I have it installed on my main work laptop alongside Kubuntu and Fedora (GNOME), and I must say that it is definitely the fastest and the most responsive one of the three OS.
Gaming on Solus is also a very pleasant experience. I had very few problems running both native and Proton games.
The only downside, I'd say, is Solus' own eopkg system, which means you have to build some pieces of software from the source code, but most of the commonly used software is in the repository.
Budgie is a great desktop environment too. I used to have Manjaro with Budgie (installed via Architect) for some time, and, even though it isn't officially supported, it actually gave me less headache than, say, the KDE Plasma version.
I'm happy to see both Solus and Budgie getting improved!

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