Is NixOS The Best Gaming Distro | Linux Gaming Setup

Vimjoyer is the GOAT nix content creator

I game on NixOS all the time. Best distrito for me. Never break's unless I am actively editing my config, and then it's easy to revert. Stable, declarative greatness.

This might just be the best-timed youtube video ever, I just sat down to set up gaming on my nixos install and this pops up

great... just AFTER i set up everything... time to learn how bad i did

According to the NixOS Nvidia docs, lspci or lshw both output the bus id in hex and it needs to be converted to decimal. May be worth clarifying for folks that don't have values equal in hex and decimal

Thanks to you I got NixOS running very well with a configuration struction that I'm pleased with. You are the GOAT of NixOS!

Thanks for addressing hybrid even though it "cost" video length!

Since documentation for nixos is not the greatest... videos like this are GOLD!

Excited to try this out tmr! Great explanation. Love how thorough you are!

I would love to see some long format videos from you. Especially around the more complex implementations with home manager and flakes, so we really have the time to cover the more complex concepts

Always a pleasure watching your content <3

You're the best! So much info I didn't know!

Your videos are so helpful! thank you!

Great video as usual. Had no idea nix-hardware existed going to use this with my laptop.

I'd love to see another video about setting this up through Flatpak. I'm not a Flatpak zealot, but I use it for games because Steam (and others) are separate marketplaces not checked by Nix contributors, and there are so many games that I'm sure some malicious code slips through their validation. Flatpak isolation isn't perfect but it can help with that. Flatpak is easy to install on NixOS, and Steam, Lutris, Heroic, etc. are easy to install through Flatpak, but the details are different than explained in this video. You can still install Gamemode and other tools through NixOS, and Gamemode knows how to track Flatpak-run Steam games.

Não tem como, Oda é um gênio.

Bro, you are the best, it would have been way harder to set everything up without you!

Thanks!

Yep, it works about as well as any other distro I've gamed on. I've run BG3 and Elden Ring so far, little bit of driver trouble at one point but all good now. At least I know my config file will make it easier next time.

I don't play games anymore, but liked the video!! Keep going, bro!