what is the best linux OS for wine/fps?

Question

im currently using ubuntu 12.04 beta 2 which is ok...
games run at an okay fps but i have a feeling that unity takes a drop in fps

im thinking on switching to mint which i hear users say gives a boost in performance.

or i could downgrade my ubuntu to 10.10 w/ gnome2
or i should i get an older mint like 11 w/out unity 3 - would unity3 cause a decreased performance

also i want to pick the most stable.

so my options are: ubuntu(10.04/10.10) or mint(11 or 12?)
any other suggestions are fine but i like ubuntu based for .debs and the wine support

thanks for any answers!

Answer 1

You don't need to start with a fresh installation.





1. Check the additonal driver utility (jockey) to make sure a faster driver isn't availible.



2. go into the software center and install xfce or lxde.



3. When you boot you should get an option to change the desktop enviroment, and boot into the other desktop OS when you want to play games. These aren't running with 3d effects by default so it allows more resources for the game. However most of the time it's not a huge different (10-20% typical)

Answer 2

Best Linux Fps

Answer 3

Most People that come on answers only know about windows, thoughs that know a little about Linux only know about Ubuntu, At least you know about Linux MintWhich is a good thing, But do you know that there are Linux distributions for gamers, Like Linux Gamers, Ultimate Gamers and if you have a 64 bit system I would recommend you down load CommodoreOS 64 Vision that is a mind blowing distribution it's a 4 gigabyte download, with Linux, Commodore and Amega games on it



You can download them from here, scroll down the webpage on the right hand side is the list of the top 100 Linux distributions

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Answer 4

REHL isn't loose, it is crimson Hats commercial application, Fedora is loose and contributes to the crimson Hat RHEL application. in case you're going for a certification, it probable could make no experience to apply another version of Linux, even regardless of the shown fact that, particularly all of them function and operated a similar whilst it is composed of the working structures information. crimson Hat makes use of .rpm information, Mandriva makes use of .rpm information and PCLinuxOS makes use of .rpm information additionally. you ought to use the different variations to objective issues out, using them as a LiveCD. desire you the wonderful. Centos is Unix based, Ubuntu is Debain/Ubuntu based (root get right of entry to disabled).

Answer 5

If you're looking to devote more system resources to your games, then you need a Linux OS that has a smaller resource footprint. Not being satisfied with Unity, Mint isn't going to be much different; it uses Gnome Shell as it's default UI, which isn't exactly lightweight.



Look for an XFCE, LXDE, or even an Openbox distro like Crunchbang. All take up less RAM and CPU cycles than GNOME or KDE.



Crunchbang is .deb compatible, it's Debian Stable with Openbox as the window manager; it just may take some getting used to Openbox.



Linux Mint's XFCE spin is based on Debian Testing, it's very light on resources too.



It's also worth pointing out you can use 12.04 without Unity; Gnome Classic Session does offer better performance, especially if you disable Compiz effects.