I want something that’s stupid easy to install, requires no setup, and has recording and gaming functionality from the beginning. I constantly see people shitting on ubuntu for semi-valid reasons, and I’m open to stable alterantives.
I’m installing it on this laptop :
NB : This is for mission critical etc laptop. This will be my only daily driver computer, stability is the topmost priority.
BONUS POINTS : If it’s debian based so I can run solarus : https://solarus-games.org/
Ubuntu Studio is only configured by default for creators and the open source programs a creator would use OOTB like OBS for recording and Kdenlive for video editing; gaming support is easy enough to gain by using Heroic Launcher and Steam’s Proton Compatibility. If you want other tweaks, you’d have to research it and implement it yourself. Stay far away from CachyOS unless you are prepared to become very familiar with the Arch way of doing things (it’s not noob friendly like Ubuntu generally is). Ubuntu, while it does have that corporate stench, it’s still one of the better distros out there for being fairly easy to use.
OBS uses more system resources in Windows than Nvidia Capture, bcause Nvidia Capture uses something lower level than NVENC, is the same true of Linux?
I’ve only used OBS a tiny bit on Linux as I wanted to play around with it for a while, but the system impact wasn’t significant in my opinion. Didn’t stress my CPU or GPU while playing a game and using a browser at the same time.