Post #2618102

2026-05-16 18:12 UTC

I run boring, stable Debian on mine, but I have plentry of experience adding the non-free (not foss) drivers not included in the core distro. For gaming with lots of native hardware support right out of the gate, Bazzite is really popular. No matter which distro you settle on, see if you can install the ‘linux-headers-generic’ package to avoid broadcom wifi issues after every kernel update.

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@Leax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-16 19:27

Thanks! I have thought of giving a try to Bazzite but wasn’t sure I wouldn’t face the same problems with my GPU. You have the same MacBook as mine, with a discrete GPU, and you get the same snappiness as on MacOS?

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@TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 2026-05-16 19:16

Also check which Wi-Fi driver is used. ArchWiki delais this nicely. Sometimes you may end up with wrong one enabled (I did with some distros in the past).

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