Goldy
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•Created by Goldy on 1/10/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
This is epic
Hello.
I can't seem to find an explanation for my issue that had emerged recently. Before I describe it, I'll provide a bit of context:
I've been a windows user for a very long time, but due to my university studies in server administration I've been given an actual reason to start learning Linux. Before that, most I'd do with my computer was gaming. During my studies I had some help easing into the CLI but ultimately it kept being the "server thingy" that I'd interact with through SSH and VM's. However, for the past year or so, I've decided to give a try to Linux on my laptop with desktop environments. It started off with Debian, then over time I started hopping through distributions. Eventually I settled on PopOS after having a few months of struggling with breaking Arch with my incompetence. I still used Windows 10 on my desktop PC for gaming, even though I did manage to make most of the games run on my laptop.
The issue came when I decided to connect a second monitor to my desktop. I was using a 1080p 180hz monitor for a few months now without issue, but I decided to connect an old 1440x900 75hz monitor to my desktop for the dual monitor setup. That made Windows 10 have a seizure (no surprise here). My 1080p monitor defaulted to 4k resolution at 30hz while the older monitor worked fine. I spent some time trying different things to fix it. When I connected the 1080p 180hz monitor to my laptop, everything was fine. When I connected it back to the desktop, it wouldn't let me set 1920x1080 180hz resolution no matter what. Unplugging the old monitor didn't help. Reinstalling drivers didn't help.
Obviously it is an issue with windows. Gaming on linux is getting better way faster than I expected, so I'll just try using it as my daily OS for gaming.
So I do some reading and come upon Bazzite and Nobara. Both are said to be better suited for gaming, especially with all the pre-installed stuff. So I download Bazzite and start installing it.
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