steam os or some other linux for laptop, need help

[IDontGiveUp]

This are my Specifications:
Device name DESKTOP-UIGP4H9
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1125G4 @ 2.00GHz 2.00 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.67 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display
Graphic Card Intel HD ARC
Space of Disk SSD 1 TB

i really dont know what linux to use, so i need asap suggestion, because im planning to do it in 1 hour.
i only play regular old games, not newer one, since im not that much into it.
i play usual counter strike 2 , source, 1.6
left 4 dead 2 and mostly now warframe game.

[Omega]

Does not matter much, it can be any of the major Linux distros.

Linux Mint is often recommended for beginners.

[IDontGiveUp]

well as far as i use windows OS i use even linux and other one, but i want to see with people who can recommend one, that will be a longer in that state for use for gaming and other stuff.

[IDontGiveUp]

but is it possible to install steam OS on laptop this i currently use.

[Electric Cupcake]

Current SteamOS release is still only meant for the Steam Deck. It's not ready for wider deployment.

It isn't too difficult to set up and optimize the components in a regular distro like Mint, but projects like Bazzite that assemble the Steam and Proton components (along with other game-focused tools like Lutris and Heroic Launcher and ProtonTricks and Flatseal) are being worked on.

[IDontGiveUp]

so i have mint, but what do i need beside steam added there.

[IDontGiveUp]

Ok I manually deleted windows, used that hard disc size for destination of steam.library and voilla now all games of windows can work on Linux mint, as long you have enabled the compatibility for all games from settings.

[spaceweezle]

Any luck with Zorin OS?

That will be my first foray into Linux when my new laptop arrives. Fingers crossed that wine emulation works well for old windows games.

I'm excited to try an OS without all the bloat. It would feel like the happy days of Win7.

[IDontGiveUp]

as far as i know Linux mint has application called bottles. which makes virtual desktop that allows to run windows software, but you need to download all stuff,that requires normal windows like Direct x, all fonts, Wininet etc... by following instructions it can help to run windows programs as usual on windows operating systems. but alternative for windows is always welcome wine program, they are both the same workable, only bottle is kinda easier to manage stuff to run programs. i don't know how other see it, but it helps me a lot.

[spaceweezle]

Originally posted by IDontGiveUp:

as far as i know Linux mint has application called bottles. which makes virtual desktop that allows to run windows software, but you need to download all stuff,that requires normal windows like Direct x, all fonts, Wininet etc... by following instructions it can help to run windows programs as usual on windows operating systems. but alternative for windows is always welcome wine program, they are both the same workable, only bottle is kinda easier to manage stuff to run programs. i don't know how other see it, but it helps me a lot.

From what I've seen, Zorin is supposed to be the more accessible option for Linux noobs like myself. According to one such video, you just have to install windows support software, which I assume is everything you mentioned combined into a single package.

At least I'm hoping it is that easy.

[IDontGiveUp]

that is all awesome, so i tested steam and warframe and i noticed some issues along the way.
1. running warframe and adjusting settings, which is not a problem by lowering down the stuff for fps and perfomance.
2. playing randomly warframe and doing for a long run seems to have error and issues while using proton experiment with 8 gb ram and how much proton and steam and linux chew the ram, seems that they need to give info, on how much we need ram to run it, since windows has no issues to run this old game.
3. all windows games are running perfectly fine, but looks like some programs need adjust it to use no ram for this things, unless they find something to stop chewing this much ram memory, and i get it we need to buy more ram, but what is the point.

[tremulos]

Originally posted by IDontGiveUp:

but is it possible to install steam OS on laptop this i currently use.

currently i have 2 laptops installed with steam OS both have amd processoers one has and amd gpu and one has a nvidia gpu both work out the box with the newest stteam update, what i would be concerned about is if your arc card is compatible, if it was mine i would just try to install it and see if it runs cant hurt anything and may be a fun prodject.

id love to know how it goes.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by tremulos:

id love to know how it goes.

Intel generally has very strong Linux support.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/topics/linux-osv.html


They obviously have GPU drivers but Intel also has their own distro - Clear Linux.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Linux_OS
I've tested it when it came out it was very snappy and light.