I just want something as a proof of concept that this can be for me. I am aware I am the problem.
But everything is wildly difficult for me. I pulled back from docker after realising it was above my skillset, I just want to try home assisstant with a few lights but fair enough it is beyond me.
I opted to install a game, fail. Learn about wine and bottles. Start a bottle and get told I only have 8gb free in directory, I cannot for the life of me see where it is getting that from.
Please god someone tell me there is a step by step for the fucking imbeciles out there on where to start!?
Sure, Bazzite has some nice features. But, I would argue that apart from the Nvidia images (there is no AMD image) those are all minor things. And for Nvidia cards, the Mint Driver Manager is pretty good. I don’t think any of those differences play a role here.
In general, I think it’s really unhelpful to present “switch to my favorite distro” as the first step in troubleshooting an issue.
The minor things together make a huge difference. Can you install all this stuff on other distros? Sure, but you need to know it exists, first.
Well, you should use tools that are suited for the purpose. I’ve been a Fedora user for years, I think a decade, but after trying out Bazzite I realised how ideal it is for gamers switching over from Windows. I’ve never been one to suggest Linux to friends, as I don’t want the responsibilities that come with that, but nowadays when a gamer friend complains about Windows, I can dare suggesting an alternative.
I’ve been in OP’s shoes, although in my case the issues were getting my CRT monitor to show anything or my dial-up modem to work with ndiswrapper, and any help reaching some of your goals goes a long way in helping you persevere on the task.