I switched when they announced Windows was going to start watching everything you do. So it can help you better… of course.

I started with Bazzite and didn’t really understand immutability. I had just heard it was good for gaming. I bricked my installation trying to get write access to the folder where login screen images are stored because that part happens to be immutable.

I switched to Garuda because it is also gamer focused and the system folders aren’t on lockdown. Both were super easy and have worked great.

I’m still learning what it means to be on Arch, but that’s an interesting journey, so I don’t mind.

I tried Bazzite first and switched to Garuda after. Both were easy and good for gaming.

Garuda is a gaming focused Arch distro. Super easy and works great. It’s what I switched to after Bazzite.

I use the xfce version and it’s pretty bare bones. Other than a background image I replaced, it didn’t have any annoying UI stuff in it. It still runs all the gaming stuff just fine out of the box.

If anyone likes Bazzite but doesn’t want the immutability, Garuda is also gamer focused and easy.

Microsoft said they were going to start tracking everything I do, to, you know, help me or something.

Fuck that.

Haven’t tried Cachy, but can vouch for Garuda being stable and easy.