You’re probably not missing much — if your computer’s from 2018, newer graphics drivers won’t bring major benefits, and stability is likely your main goal.
That said, you’re not representative of all gamers, and older systems can still run into issues. For those with newer GPUs or who want to use the latest Proton or Wine, a bleeding-edge distro will usually work better. Linux relies on thousands of interdependent packages, and while Debian backports security fixes, it rarely updates package versions. This ensures stability but causes compatibility gaps as newer software depends on newer libraries.
Bleeding-edge tools like Proton and Wine evolve alongside their dependencies, so older, stable bases gradually fall behind. Backports help, but only to a point.
If gaming, especially new titles, is your focus, a more up-to-date distro will give you fewer issues. You don’t need a fully rolling release, but Debian-based distros with faster release cycles (every 6–12 months) offer a good balance between stability and modern software.
Sure. I guess because this version of debian is quite fresh (Trixie came out in august, this version is 13.1 already) I am not seeing that much “oldness”, and the problem with this choice might come out as the OS ages.
But if I really need dependent packages updated, can’t I add sources to apt and discover that have never versions of the packages?
You’re probably not missing much — if your computer’s from 2018, newer graphics drivers won’t bring major benefits, and stability is likely your main goal.
That said, you’re not representative of all gamers, and older systems can still run into issues. For those with newer GPUs or who want to use the latest Proton or Wine, a bleeding-edge distro will usually work better. Linux relies on thousands of interdependent packages, and while Debian backports security fixes, it rarely updates package versions. This ensures stability but causes compatibility gaps as newer software depends on newer libraries.
Bleeding-edge tools like Proton and Wine evolve alongside their dependencies, so older, stable bases gradually fall behind. Backports help, but only to a point.
If gaming, especially new titles, is your focus, a more up-to-date distro will give you fewer issues. You don’t need a fully rolling release, but Debian-based distros with faster release cycles (every 6–12 months) offer a good balance between stability and modern software.
Sure. I guess because this version of debian is quite fresh (Trixie came out in august, this version is 13.1 already) I am not seeing that much “oldness”, and the problem with this choice might come out as the OS ages.
But if I really need dependent packages updated, can’t I add sources to apt and discover that have never versions of the packages?