Post #2567295

2026-05-13 16:47 UTC

pondering which #Linux distribution select for my nephew (he got fed up with windows) and I&#39;m hesitant between #Bazzite and #CachyOS ... both are geared towards &quot;gamers&quot;. The latter seems to be more similar to #SteamOS (also based on arch) and the former seems to be more stability oriented (based on immutable #Fedora). Somewhat leaning towards Bazzite considering I&#39;m not here if anything happens, he is new to Linux and Bazzite is immutable so it should be easier to recover ... thoughts?

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@IndigoPulsar@mastodon.social 2026-05-13 17:14

@wojtek@social.vivaldi.net I would defo go for bazzite. Updates happen in the background, system files are read only and it's atomic so if something breaks you can choose to boot from the previous state when the system boots.

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@strateture@mastodon.social 2026-05-13 17:19

@wojtek@social.vivaldi.net It's a tough one. I have people around me who uses either Bazzite or CachyOS. They're all happy with their choices and seem to have an overall good experience with both. One of those who run CachyOS is a first-time Linux user as well. So it's possible for a new user to manage it. But based on what you've said, Bazzite might be the better option for your nephew.

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@clutch_lever@mastodon.social 2026-05-13 19:46

@wojtek@social.vivaldi.net i built my wife a bazzite box, exactly because of it being immutable. i'd rather tell her to reboot instead of troubleshoot

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