I can actually use my computer on Linux!

Debian stable or testing, with MATE or XFCE or something crazy like WindowMaker (wmaker)!

I didn't switch yet for lots of reasons, but I'll write one! Games; I lose 10%-15% FPS, when gaming on Wayland, compared to using Xorg. My hardware: Ryzen 3950 CPU, 64GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3080, 12gb VRAM GPU! This happens on each n every game, around 10%-15% FPS loss!!!

No tips needed; everything will work rock-solid and you'll never return to Ubuntu

Carbon credits/offsets = bigger Ponzi scheme than nft + cryptocurrency!!! There's none environmental protection with capitalism ruling!!! Plain & simple!

I switched from XFCE to Mate; I aways loved crazy & light desktops, like XFCE, Enlightenment, Window Maker! Simple things that DO work!!!

Are you running Steam with the option to pre-cache Vulkan shaders, by any chance? It usually eats a lot of CPU when you aren't playing anything on Steam, for some minutes!!!

Old ass adwaita/libadwaita bug; happens on every distro... I'm really starting to think it is more related to libadwaita itself than to flatpak 😭

A solução é mais fácil do que parece; ao invés de usar um aplicativo, o que faz com que você fique próximo ao computador/tablet/celular/smartwatch, seria melhor vc ficar longe dos dispositivos digitais, sempre que possível!!!

Pick one that fits your bills! Usually, AMD ones have more VRAM for the same price compared to Nvidia... I use Nvidia here (Asus tuf rtx3080 with 12GB VRAM), but I'd use an AMD one without problems too, if I had one...

Just avoid Intel Arc right now!!!

PS: if you need CUDA, you'll have to use Nvidia

Debian Stable (or testing) with the MATE desktop... I mean, if you wanna use AND learn a little bit of Linux!!! Debian is aways your friend, and it is super rock-solid! Avoid distros with poor documentation, and avoid Ubuntu at all costs... Ubuntu has weird bugs, just like Windows. If you don't like Debian, I'd say: pick OpenSUSE or ArchLinux...

Im not a PhD on Arch, but, why are you using Flatpak to install a driver that is available at AUR??? When it comes to drivers, try to stick to your distro ones, unless you really know what you are doing!

Debian testing (install debian stable n change the repository to testing). Upgrade to testing...

Reboot;

After it, type, as root/su:

dpkg --add-architecture i386 && apt update

*i386 for 32 bits apps like Steam

Install the Nvidia drivers packages (check debian + Nvidia official debian documentation, piece of cake)

https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

Reboot, fine tune the GPU/monitor config with: nvidia-settings

Install steam:

apt install steam

GG, happy gaming

Basically, I aways use an:

AdBlocker = AdBlocker Ultimate

Anti-paywall = https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

UltraWideo = ultrawide "support" for Disney+/Star+/Netflix/etc

Weather = just for fun, to see my local weather

The distro choice just depends on how much you wanna "learn" about Linux; if you wanna learn a little bit about it, and have a rock-solid distro, with a small RAM usage, I'd recommend Debian stable or testing, with the Mate desktop!

1st) quit Ubuntu n use Debian testing, based on your hardware!

Yeah, so you're telling me you don't want the entire idea suite installed (which can be reduced by installing only the plasma version), but you are ok having 500 different Nvidia drivers, which are at least 350MB each... grats! Continue to use flatpak!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂

Well said! If you start distro hoping on each problem you have/face, you'll use none Operating System!!!

Nah; just takes time to get used to it! Awesome tool to solve dependencies problems!

Maybe because flatpak is raw propaganda, and, actually immutable OS is a pipe-dream?